Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.

Mal ,'The Train Job'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Dana - Dec 07, 2006 12:40:44 pm PST #5027 of 10007
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

No one delivers beer? That's a market waiting to be exploited.


Gudanov - Dec 07, 2006 12:43:15 pm PST #5028 of 10007
Coding and Sleeping

Right, except there didn't seem to be an outcry from anyone, except one, unnamed blogger (at least no outcry was documented at the AU blog).

I'm just saying who I thought 'They' are. I have no idea if was a big deal in the community or not.


Jessica - Dec 07, 2006 12:52:05 pm PST #5029 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Granted, they're nine hundred steps closer to moderate than this Liberty Council is likely to be if they're a Falwell organization.

Their home page is one giant ode to how liberals and gays are destroying America, with a petition in the sidebar to ban hate crimes laws (which are apparently infringing on their rights to be ginormous asshats.)

[er, the Liberty Council, not Christianity Today.]


Topic!Cindy - Dec 07, 2006 12:59:12 pm PST #5030 of 10007
What is even happening?

The AU blog links to an earlier story from a local paper called "The Hook." The Hook [link] article has a quote from the Liberty Council (from when the school first made the decision to allow religious flyers).

"I think it would be unconstitutional to prohibit political material," says Liberty Counsel's Staver, who isn't worried about schools being inundated. "They're not required to accept everything," he says, citing exemptions for libelous, obscene or pornographic material. Nor does he object if Muslim or Jewish groups want to distribute information about their events in schools. "The First Amendment is not just for the Liberty Counsel," he says. "You can't just pick and choose."

Even nonprofits that often oppose Liberty Counsel-- for example, Planned Parenthood-- should be allowed to use the schools to get their messages out, Staver says. "You can't transport kids to an abortion clinic," he stipulates, "but you can send material home and let parents make a decision."

And if the Aryan Nation is having a family event? "You can always think of a hard example," concedes Staver. "I haven't seen the Aryan Nation come up with outreach to kids with picnics or lessons."

It doesn't read like they didn't imagine other religious groups would be sending home stuff because of their decision.

Their home page is one giant ode to how liberals and gays are destroying America

You're braver than I am, to look. I try to stay away from anything Falwellesque, or I end up sinning.


Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:02:35 pm PST #5031 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.

You just sinned right there.


tommyrot - Dec 07, 2006 1:03:31 pm PST #5032 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm sinning right now AIFG!


Topic!Cindy - Dec 07, 2006 1:10:03 pm PST #5033 of 10007
What is even happening?

You just sinned right there.

Hey, it's not a sin to admit you're a sinner, as someone with your vast experience should have realized, by now.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 07, 2006 1:10:14 pm PST #5034 of 10007
What is even happening?

Now, I've sinned.


Aims - Dec 07, 2006 1:11:26 pm PST #5035 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Hey, it's not a sin to admit you're a sinner, as someone with your vast experience should have realized, by now.

What? Nooo! I'm no sinner!


P.M. Marc - Dec 07, 2006 1:13:50 pm PST #5036 of 10007
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Unrelated to sin, this makes me think of ita: [link]