[S]ome believe there is a contradiction between being progressive and talking publicly about religion. This tees up today’s post about whether there is a role for a progressive religious voice in American political discourse.

That is such a mendacious pile of bollocks. For one thing, you know that the reaction was not to the concept of a culture of greed but to your conviction that everyone surely must share your opinions about what forms of entertainment are suitable for adults.

But mostly - Give me a break, you think RELIGIOUS PEOPLE are some kind of poor put-upon minority? When every Presidential candidate is expected to have a favorite BIBLE VERSE? Not just a story or a set of values, an actually memorized piece of some translation of the primary text of one set of religions?

Let me ask you, is there any public role in American politics for a non-theistic voice? You're allowed to not believe in fairy tales in the privacy of your own head but don't ever talk about it in public.

The so-called progressive religious community seems to spend an inordinate amount of time moaning about how they just aren't taken Seriously. You might try being a bit less emo, and a bit more concerned about actual progressive issues.

Posted at November 3, 2007 4:44 PM in response to Should We Fear a Religious Left?

From your Abramoff post on TAPPED:

I actually don't think the "Tapped crowd" is all that interested in this, relatively speaking. We've got principles.

Uh. You want to explain what the hell that means? For those of who, presumably, don't have principles?

Posted at January 4, 2006 11:13 PM in response to Culture of Corruption