Enough With God Already
The upcoming primary for the presidential election has already sparked two debates for both parties. The Democratic debates were mostly concerned with issues including the war in Iraq, education, and health care. This is really not surprising and none of the candidates really said anything notable. For the most part all of the Democratic candidates agree.
The Republican debates, however, did not really touch on any of these topics except for the war in Iraq. As is the usual tendency with conservatives in the country in recent years, the debates both centered around the religious beliefs of the candidates. Every question seems to revolve around each officials religious beliefs or feelings about gays. The biggest topic of discussion yesterday seemed to have been Giuliani’s position on abortion.
I cannot think of any topic less relevant to the well being of this country than abortion and gay marriage. What difference does it make if a politician believes in a woman’s right to choose or if two men can get married. The only thing that I can think of is whether or not he or she believes in God. Frankly, I have had quite enough of God. Religion is a beautiful thing but in the hands of idiots it becomes something terrible. This is truly the case in the world today with everyone killing each other over what to call God or arguing constantly over whether the Bible is literal or figurative. How about for once, for the first time in this millennium, we spend our time worrying about things that are relevant rather than over religion.
From the brilliant mind of Mike Kean, your friendly Sergeant at Arms
June 6th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I agree, Mike. The Conservatives are trying to hijack any debate and reduce it to the absurd. Salon.com had a great article on the Republican fiasco. You can get there from http://www.turningleft.net – of course….