Comments on: To The Editor http://www.issaquahpress.com/2008/12/15/3957/ The Issaquah Press Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:38:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: G Zhang http://www.issaquahpress.com/2008/12/15/3957/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 G Zhang Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:15:34 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=3957#comment-1460 Exhibiting a typical fundamentalist persecution complex, Mr. Bowers says that the Freedom From Religion Foundation (www.ffrf.org) sign "mocks and denounces Christianity." Actually, the sign doesn't mention Christianity. It mentions religion in general. But Bowers wants to be persecuted, so he narrows it down to his particular religion. I'll magnanimously give the same advice to Mr Bowers that religious conservatives give to nonreligious people who don't like religious displays on government property: "If you don't like it, don't look at it!" If the government opens a public forum on government property, then it must allow all speech. It can't pick and choose. That's unconstitutional. The best solution, of course, is to keep all this paraphernalia off government property. If you like a nativity scene, Mr. Bowers, put one up in your home or church. But you have no right to expect the government to help you exhibit your religion's symbols. Besides, why anyone would want Big Brother getting involved in their sacred traditions is beyond me. It's especially bizarre when this desire is expressed by small-government conservatives who don't like govt intrusion into any other issues. Hypocrisy? You be the judge. Exhibiting a typical fundamentalist persecution complex, Mr. Bowers says that the Freedom From Religion Foundation (www.ffrf.org) sign “mocks and denounces Christianity.” Actually, the sign doesn’t mention Christianity. It mentions religion in general. But Bowers wants to be persecuted, so he narrows it down to his particular religion.

I’ll magnanimously give the same advice to Mr Bowers that religious conservatives give to nonreligious people who don’t like religious displays on government property: “If you don’t like it, don’t look at it!”

If the government opens a public forum on government property, then it must allow all speech. It can’t pick and choose. That’s unconstitutional. The best solution, of course, is to keep all this paraphernalia off government property.

If you like a nativity scene, Mr. Bowers, put one up in your home or church. But you have no right to expect the government to help you exhibit your religion’s symbols.

Besides, why anyone would want Big Brother getting involved in their sacred traditions is beyond me. It’s especially bizarre when this desire is expressed by small-government conservatives who don’t like govt intrusion into any other issues. Hypocrisy? You be the judge.

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