| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
| JUST A THOUGHT |
 When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. The movement becomes headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget that a precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush till it is too late.
Frank Herbert (Dune, P441)
"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job."-- President Bush, quoted during a private meeting with an Amish group.
In a "major break with British traditions that religion and government should not mix", according to The Observer, he has appointed a religious body, representing Christian and other faith groups, as high-power advisory committee to the British Government. The "Faith Community Liaison Group" is part of the Home Office. Its sphere of influence includes officially the Department of Education, Culture, Media, Sport, Trade and Industry." |
posted by michael the tubthumper @ 10:28 am  |
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yes, my president (whom i did NOT vote for NOR did the majority of my country-mates) speaks to his lil' imaginary friend jesus
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Surely that should read "speaks to his lil' imaginary 'son' Jesus" shouldn't it a rose is a rose? After all he does think he's God doesn't he?
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The British going fundamental? Whats the world coming to?
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we are putting the fun into fundamental and the americans are putting the mental...
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i am going to inform the jedi council of this
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fatr - they got their comeuppance - do u not remember?
then again, it was a long time ago
and far far away
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yeah ... god speaks through him ... only when he passes wind, I think ...
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Doesn't Bush look like he's trying to turn that cross behind him into a swaztika?
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Well, I think the Baby Jesus is going to have something to say about THAT!
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I think Jesus might have been being sarcastic to george when he told him to let the neocons run his foreign policy. goddammit i wish george could pick up on sarcasm.
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dearest mr bondbloke, i stand (well sit) corrected!
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lew- well spotted!
graeme - they always say over here that americans don't get irony. My experience (from the web) is that this is for the most part nonsense.
but then you look at some of the right wing sites and...
"political satire became obsolete the day that henry kissinger won the nobel peace prize"
tom lehrer
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OK, education, culture, media, and sport. Check, check, check, check. Makes sense to me.
But trade and industry? Come on. It must be obvious to even the Prime Minister that those two are traffic in "the Devil's business".
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yes, my president (whom i did NOT vote for NOR did the majority of my country-mates) speaks to his lil' imaginary friend jesus