Glenn Beck: Total Moron
by Zephyr on Jan.27, 2009, under Atheism, Politics, Prayer, Religion, Video
via: Atheist Media Blog
Glenn Beck is my new Public Enemy #1 (Jake Tapper is old news). Not only is he a jerk, but he’s a fucking ignorant jerk. As many in the Atheist community know, last week Illinois ruled their school’s “Moment of Silence” law unconstitutional because:
The "teacher is required to instruct her pupils, especially in the lower grades, about prayer and its meaning as well as the limitations on their ‘reflection,’" Gettleman ruled.
"The plain language of the statute, therefore, suggests and intent to force the introduction of the concept of prayer into the schools," he said.
Listen above to how Glenn spins this to make “10% of Americans push around the other 90%”. He claims and Dobson claim that the kids didn’t have to pray, they could do whatever they want… except that they weren’t, and that’s why it was dubbed unconstitutional. He also goes on to say that God gave us our rights, and if we take God out of the State, then the State will be the one who gives us our rights.
What country do you live in, Glenn? The State IS what gives us our rights, and the state IS what takes them away. If you break the law, it isn’t God who will put you in jail for it – it’s the state! Common sense, idiot. I’m so sad that you’ve procreated. Maybe your daughter will become an Atheist and torture you for the rest of your life.
But here’s a question for Glenn and anyone who disagrees with this ruling. Is your faith, your belief so fragile that in order for it to exist you have to force it on others? Is it so delicate that you can’t possibly allow your child to go to school for eight hours without having to have some reminder to believe during those eight hours? If your belief really is that fragile, if you have to continually brainwash your kids in order to get them to think the way you want them to, maybe your belief isn’t as strong as you thought it was.
Also, if you’re going to complain about this you have no right whatsoever to state that you should be allowed to raise your children the way that you want to.
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August 21st, 2009 on 5:16 am
The thing that removed god from America is the separation of Church and State
January 18th, 2010 on 12:27 pm
The separation of Church and state deprives government of the ability to be involved with religion.
June 5th, 2010 on 7:20 am
Informative article, I am a huge fan of your site, keep up the informative work, and I will be a frequent visitor for a very long time.
June 23rd, 2010 on 7:13 pm
Are you afraid that the option to pray might make your kids curious about God? You ask if people of faith are worried about keeping religion in front of their children as much as possible, due to fear of straying. But, I see this in just the opposite light.. If your belief in Atheism is so strong, why all the concern for your children to be exposed to OTHERS praying? If they don’t believe in it, what does it matter.. Or are you concerned that they might just get a little curious and want to know more??
This is like taking Jane Doe who runs regularly for exercise in her neighborhood in an effort to become healthier. Jane has a neighbor who doesn’t think that running makes a difference in one’s health. Just because that neighbor doesn’t share the same belief doesn’t mean they can stop her from running.