RE: National Day of Prayer declared unconstitutional!
April 16, 2010 at 12:28 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2010 at 12:40 pm by Paul the Human.)
(April 16, 2010 at 12:22 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(April 16, 2010 at 11:34 am)Paul the Human Wrote: My only problem, and I know that I'm picking nits, is that they refer to the FFRF as a "group of atheists and agnostics". I happen to know that there are plenty of Christians, Muslims, Jews (and so on) that believe in the separation of church and state. It is not an 'atheist issue' and it bugs me that the media portrays it that way.
Of course, the message of separation of church and state is big for many people of several different religions, but the FFRF itself is geared strongly towards atheists. Americans United is certainly a church-state separation group, and one that doesn't focus on promoting atheism.
Either way, WOO-HOO!
I know that the Freedom From Religion Foundation is primarily an atheist organisation. I'm not complaining that the FFRF was misrepresented, simply that pointing out that it was an atheist organisation links the issue with atheism in people's minds. I wish the media would spend more time informing people how the separation of church and state secures everyone's freedom. Like I said... picking nits.
(EDIT: And WOO HOO, indeed!)
