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In reply to the discussion: To those bemoaning the presence of the divine in the inauguration [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)and raising objections or criticisms out of a few does not a case for "storming that castle" make -- outta anyone.
What's particularly amusing about this exaggeration, is that you seem to wanna make a fed case outta the comments of a few obscure posters (given there's really no evidence for anything else --which is not in evidence beyond one post as far as I can tell with a lot of dissent from reponders - or even evidence that anybody has proposed a "storming of the castle"
while denying that those that don't want and that object to a Tebow-like quantity (assuming that is the case) have no case at all in this country where religion is to be kept outta the public square as much as possible by our secular leaders.
I still haven't seen or read the thing yet, so it's not that which is "grating" me, which anyone with the expected reading comp and deconstruction skills expected of anyone here attempting to "debate" an issue could and would discern from my comments to this point. It's your "sit down and shut up" message that is grating, and at this point I guess we can also add that just because inaugurals have followed that template/structure in the past, doesn't mean that the content of it is etched in stone, and that the day can never arrive where the "man in the sky" stuff can be left in the churches where it belongs, as opposed to being a part of political events.
But by all means, keep dodging. Had the objections been raised over a Bush or Romney affair of like kind, you'd likely have been right there objecting as well or at least stayed silent, as opposed to offering the spiritied effort to chastise atheists here now.
This isn't about what they did in objecting so much as who it was they found guilty of the figurative crime, and it's doubtful that there's anyone here not on your bandwagon that sees it differently.
You're your own worst enemy for making that so clear.
WHat you really seem to be advocating for here, is for NO evolution in our society or its norms, kinda like BHO was on the LGBT issue just a few years ago.
Gee, what happened with that, and do you expect it to happen on this issue from the silent like they and their supporters weren't?
Apparently so. Thanks for making this clear for the readers. Rightwingnuts aren't the only ones that serve as the best witnesses for their own prosecution either.