- Farrell Till debunks The Christian Nation Myth:
Whenever the Supreme Court makes a decision that in any way restricts the intrusion of religion into the affairs of government, a flood of editorials, articles, and letters protesting the ruling is sure to appear in the newspapers. Many protesters decry these decisions on the grounds that they conflict with the wishes and intents of the “founding fathers.”
Such a view of American history is completely contrary to known facts. The primary leaders of the so-called founding fathers of our nation were not Bible-believing Christians; they were deists.
- “A new Gallup poll released [on Tuesday] finds that most Americans are critical of President Bush’s actions in the Plame/CIA leak scandal... Overall, 63% of Americans believe Bush did something either illegal (21%) or unethical (42%), while 28% say he did nothing wrong. While many more Democrats are critical, 3 in 10 Republicans also find that Bush did something illegal or unethical. ”
- Forty-five percent of Americans polled this week believe Bush should be censured for authorizing wiretaps without the legally required court order.
- Den Vandron of Canada, discussing the administration’s seeming insistence on fostering the worst possible relations with Iran, asks the timeless question: “Is your entire f*cking country on crack???”
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