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2005-04-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by James 2005-04-06 12:44:16 PM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

Gaylor celebrating the winter solstice with Isaac Asimov, 1985

Posted by BigEd 2005-04-06 1:23:01 PM|| 2005-04-06 1:23:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Gaylor said her organization would have looked the other way if the order had been for just Friday - the day of the popeâs funeral - instead of all week.

Anyone else's BS detector redlining? They'd bitch if the flag was flown at half staff for a second.

Posted by Raj 2005-04-06 2:07:00 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:07:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation?
Why... no, I've never heard of you. Sorry.

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-06 2:18:08 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:18:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A Madison secular organization is protesting Gov. Jim Doyleâs order to fly flags at half-staff at public buildings all week to remember Pope John Paul II.

Protest to your heart's delight. You'll have to excuse people though, for ignoring you.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-06 2:20:32 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:20:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 IIUC half mast is justified for the Pope in his role as head of state of Vatican City State.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-04-06 2:21:07 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:21:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 the Gov should leave it for another week just to tweak these pretensious assholes

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-06 2:35:47 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:35:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey, I have an autographed copy of the "Foundation" trilogy - think she'd want to buy it?

Posted by mojo 2005-04-06 2:40:26 PM|| 2005-04-06 2:40:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 What BS. Pope John Paul II was an international actor for good. Flying the flag at half staff is fine. Flay the bitch.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-04-06 2:42:05 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-04-06 2:42:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Flags at half staff and televised praying...
This week can't get any worse for her I'll bet.
She will need to fast in her pyramid and pray to Sol. wait, they can't "pray". How do they comunicate with the pagan idols?

Posted by Capsu78 2005-04-06 6:28:09 PM|| 2005-04-06 6:28:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 why not fly the flag at half staff for our soldiers who die instead kof the pope? Seems too me all you catholics worship rather than the lord anyway, isn't that blasphemy or something?

Posted by Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-04-06 8:16:53 PM|| 2005-04-06 8:16:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 the lord that is

Posted by Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-04-06 8:17:25 PM|| 2005-04-06 8:17:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Wow - 2 incoherent comments? nice job TH. You see any shortage of Catholics in the armed forces, asshole? If we lowered the flag for every soldier who, God love em, gave their lives, then why do we have the graveside services and rituals to honor them for their sacrifice and service. Nice job, jerk. I think they would prefer the personal honor

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-06 8:54:23 PM|| 2005-04-06 8:54:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I see Jack Chick's illiterate younger brother decided to stop in.

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-06 9:33:53 PM|| 2005-04-06 9:33:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Liberalhawk's got it right. Pope John Paul II was the head of state of the Vatican. He also played a major part in freeing millions from a tyrannical dictatorship. Put those two things together and you have heroic head of state. As a sign of respect, President Bush ordered flags to fly at half staff. Good reason to do so. So Gaylor can FOAD and go home and think of ways she could do 0.01% of the good that this holy man has done for his fellow human beings. There will be a quiz on Friday.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-04-06 9:50:15 PM|| 2005-04-06 9:50:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 There will be a quiz on Friday

and a higher accounting later for the "lady"

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-06 10:00:40 PM|| 2005-04-06 10:00:40 PM|| Front Page Top

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