Posted on 10/22/2004 8:13:59 PM PDT by nonkultur
Here's another Godless American firmly in support of the re-election of the President. With Re: to dangerous religious fanatics, the only ones I am truly concerned about these days are the MUSLIM sorts. They cannot be reasoned with and must be killed ASAP instead.
Thank you Boundless
This agnostic will join the atheists who are voting for President Bush to be re-elected. I trust GWB's faith to keep us safe.
I love my country and the principles on which it was founded. Although I do not hold the belief or faith of Christianity, I have a deep respect for the faith. I hold the freedoms of speech, life, and faith as the core ideals of a true American.
Oh come on, GAMPAC? An actual organization pretending to be herding the opinion of those who are like cats? Who died and elected them my delegate?
Add to that the folks at the so-called "American Conservative" who endorsed him today.
Godless and Terrorists for Kerry...he must be soooo proud!
Well, this is one atheists that spent 20 years in the military and my vote goes to Bush.
I'm getting really sick and tired of all these groups that say they speak for me.
Dang, you beat me to it.
Another agnostic for Bush here. GAMPAC needs to understand: It's one thing to not believe in God; it's another to be filled with animosity toward those who do.
Hey, them's fightin' words, young lady!
(rghhhghhggrrhh... just wait 'til this election's behind us... :-)
Ahhhh, that's lovely!
Kerry's rapidly putting together an endorsement list right out of the "Who's Who" list for the decline of modern civilization!
Very nice....
Nor is it the case that the left offers any alternative to the threats to the mind offered by the religious right. Censorship? We already have the shocking McCain-Feingold abridgement of the right of free speech--and in regard to political elections, no less. The left is no longer composed of liberals and no longer even supports free speech. The left has slid further than the right down the abyss into shackles on the mind, with "hate crimes," government-controlled pseudo-science ("global warming" and all of environmentalism), and general "political correctness."
Further, bear in mind that the left remains firmly in control of the universities, the educational system, and, to a lesser extent, the mainstream media. The growth of religiosity, frightening as it is, is a grass-roots phenomenon. The citadels of the intellectual leadership remain, unbreached, in the hands of the skeptic-nihilists. In the intermediate term, we have more to fear from the Rorty's than from the Jerry Falwells.
On a world-historical scale, measured in half-centuries, the power of the skeptic-nihilists is indeed spent. But in the intermediate term, they have the power to do much more damage to this country than does the religious right.
I agree with Robert Tracinski's point:
"The growing influence of the religious right at home is indeed an ominous threat to liberty. But whether or not America retreats in the War on Terrorism will be decided in the next four years. Whether or not America maintains the separation of church and state is an issue that will be fought over a much longer time. It is a threat that is gathering strength, not one that has come to a head." ("Anti-Bushites for Bush," The Intellectual Activist, Sept. 2004)
The fact that the left is now philosophically bankrupt and has no further place to go does not mean that they are not a tremendous threat culturally and in terms of our physical safety from terrorist attacks.
Very good article. Thanks.
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