A now, a message from Karl Rove - heraldblog

A now, a message from Karl Rove

From the Christian Exodus website message boards:
"Well on one hand I kinda favor a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. But should homosexuals speak up, they should be deported, sanctioned, or held in jail," said one person, discussing whether their new 'country' should endorse or permit lifestyles they believe go against biblical teachings.
Other visitors had ideas on what laws might be applicable in their new South Carolina home. "No alcohol sold on Sundays at all. All entries into the town would be policed with random checks for alcohol abuse, breathalyzers mandatory. No places of business open on Sundays. All schools, public, private or otherwise would teach creation, have the Ten commandments placed and say prayer before classes start. No landlords allowed to rent to couples just living together ... Abortion would not be legal in any circumstance."
That sound you hear is Ronald Reagan spinning in the Capitol rotunda.

Christian Exodus advocates populating South Carolina with like-minded religious zealots, and then seceeding from the Union. The resulting state would look something like pre-9/11 Aghanistan, only with fewer beards.

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9.6.04 15:23

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(9.6.04 18:17)
There was a time when i would read an article like this and laugh it off. but, in the last few years - these kind of religious zealots have grabbed too much power in too many countries to be laughed away.
And that happened in my country too. We had an extreme Hindu education minister who introduced a BSc in astrology - and that was probably the funniest thing he did. They rewrote curriculla, subverted the constitution, and basically thought that they could terrify anyone who disagreed. Thankfully, the people of India voted them out before they could do too much damage.

(9.6.04 19:42)
It's often the case that when religious zealots are allowed to participate in the democratic process, they lose support and gradually, over time, learn to compromise. The worst thing a functioning democracy can do is to marginalize and outlaw these people. That's when they're dangerous.