Friday, July 17, 2009

The New Conservative Put Down

Apparently accusing someone of being a socialist doesn't carry the same gravity as it once did. While watching videos of Bill O'Reilly's periodic lectures I noticed that he loves to describe President Obama as being secular. I suppose this is intended to scare his viewers (who may not even understand the term) by raising the spectre of a president who doesn't go to church every Sunday and doesn't recite his nightly prayers.
Frankly, this doesn't scare me much. After all, when was the last time an atheist or agnostic flew a plane into a building, decapitated someone, blew up a hotel or murdered a doctor to proclaim their beliefs (or lack thereof)? I'm much more concerned about politicians like Sarah Palin who believe that we're in Iraq on a mission from God and others who think that religious beliefs mitigate their violence.

2 comments:

bh said...

You're right - seems to me its the people that DO believe in a supreme being are the ones causing all the problems. Religion is the main cause of most conflict over centuries.

Anonymous said...

Obviously you have problems with devout Christians. You should take a timeout and discuss this with your Supreme Maker.