Comments on: Theocracy Hypocrisy

By: Gribble

Gribble — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:10:09 +0000

Another Brit here.

Agree with the comments about the Brits not being a Theocracy. Most of the Americans i know really are surprised when they come over here about how much religion doesn’t factor into British life and politics. As Eohippus says, anyone MP calling for prayer or a return to religious values really would be laughed at.

It annoys me too about how much clout the Pope has. Old JP II had his faults (being head of an enormous sky fairy cult being one of them) but the guy was lovely compared to Ratzinger. Regime change in the Vatican anyone? Bring democracy to the Papacy?

Why can’t people (East and West) just live by their own religious rules and let their neighbours live by theirs? I’ve not no real problem with the muslim families in my street, or my Christian housemate because they don’t try and make their religion any kind of imposition on me. Its these arsehats that want to enshrine religion in local/global policy that scare me. Why would you need that?

By: DUB

DUB — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:35:31 +0000

Ug…three typos in one, two-sentence paragraph.

It really was playful taunting. Please, don’t be offended.

Unless your teeth look like Indian Corn.

By: DUB

DUB — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:37:56 +0000

The women’s rights part of Bush’s quote reminds me of the cartoon strip where he’s listening to news of the Islamic Constitution and wearing a Pro-life tee shirt, jumping up and down shouting something along the lines of, “Now that’s good-old American values!”

Not to sound like a conspiracy theory nut, or a doomsday preaching theist, but America is sliding toward theocracy. Or just at the overly-religious peak of the social pendulum swing.

Do British citizens pay the monarchy’s “salaries” through taxes? Other than that, the Brits here pant a pretty damn inviting picture of teh UK. Now if we can just make toothpaste porpular…

Cheap shot, I know. I apologize for my compulsive behavior.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:29:51 +0000

While Britain is officially ruled by the Queen, she effectively has no political power. She is an icon representing the traditions of Britain. She is the head of the Church of England for the sake of tradition. The British government does not slavishly stick to traditions, but recognises them as such. The British government does not pass laws because they are what would be approved by the founders of the country. They pretty much adapt with the population.
I would hardly call Britain a theocracy.
On another note, I just posted a new song on my podcast called “He doesn’t care”. It’s inspired by Kanye West, but from an atheist perspective.

By: Antigone

Antigone — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 02:57:40 +0000

On what planet is the Iraqi Constitution supportive of women’s rights? Or is this one of those “all the rights women would possibly need” things?