Remember
that cheesy movie I mentioned – Robot Monster? Well, a quote from that monstrosity
(pun intended) really stuck with me. Which world leader does this remind you of?
Your people were getting too intelligent. [LAUGHS UNCONTROLLABLY.] We could not
wait until you were strong enough to attack us. We had to attack you first.
A couple weeks ago I heard about 11 Christians who were arrested while peacefully
protesting Outfest in Philadelphia. I waited for a few MSM outlets to report it,
but they didn’t. Here are two WorldNetDaily articles about it. I wish I had some
less obviously conservative sources. Any suggestions?
11 Christians arrested at homosexual event
Demonstrators spend 21 hours in jail, charged with felonies
Homosexuals planned Christian harassment
‘OutFest’ organizers announced efforts to block protesters now facing prison
More about crimethink:
Criminalized thoughts?
By Amy Doolittle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Jokes about political correctness have been around for more than a decade, and many Americans now take for granted conflicts over manger scenes on public property and Christmas carols in public schools. Hostility toward religious expression is no joke, however, to advocates concerned that “hate crimes” laws could be used to rob Americans of religious freedom, which they say is already the case in some parts of Europe.
Tom Carter earned a spot on my blogroll with this post. It's a thoughtful essay about labeling people "liberal" or "conservative". He contends that he is neither and feels pigeon-holed by a false dichotomy. I know the feeling.
Welcome to the extreme center, Tom. We're tightrope walkers who have one end of the pole far to the left and the other far to the right. Are we balanced? Yes. Are we represented well? No.
I’m pleased to announce that another
country has passed a ban on smoking in public places. Woohoo! There’s more good
news on the horizon:
” In Britain, the government
has announced plans to introduce public smoking bans in England
and Wales.”
Now, if we could just get more US states to follow New York and California’s lead…
Justice!
Judge awards $1 billion in spam lawsuit
A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers.