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The hysteria over Obama's former pastor's attacks on America shows we're still in thrall to knee-jerk patriotism.
  • Wright is wrong!

    Organized religion breeds hate--when will people figure this out. Let's throw all these nutjobs out, once and for all. The US of America should become a thoroughly secular and thoroughly rational place. Our democracy was founded on Enlightenment/secular/rational principles. Now that we know better, let us take those principles to their next logical conclusion. Let's call religion what it is--A BIG FAT LIE! Stop giving tax breaks to religious institutions. Stop using the Bible in government offices all together. Throw the bums out. Anyone that wants to infuse politcal discourse with religion should be laughed at and told to STFU!

    There is no difference between the hate-speech of Jeremiah Wright, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson or Bin Laden--all are asinine and all of them worthy of rejection and denunciation.

    I look forward to the day when the President of the United States is not afraid to say "I am an atheist, I piss on religion." And the people cheer!