Category: political animal
separation of church and state?
people who have known me for a long time know that the one issue that makes me go ballistic is separation of church and state. in college, i ended up being known as the “yule log lady” because i went nuts over a ceremony at my college (part of a state university) that had religious material in it.
now i read that the state of florida has published a pamphlet, “a christian response to AIDS.” it apparently has all of this “what would jesus do” malarky in it.
WHAT THE HELL DOES A STATE HEALTH AGENCY THINK IT IS DOING, PUBLISHING ANYTHING OTHER THAN HELPFUL HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION?
and yes, i was screaming there.
the ACLU is asking Florida to cease and desist.
you know, i am not anti religion. and surely, people with deadly diseases like AIDS may find incredible comfort in the bosom of their church, mosque, synagogue, or other spiritual oasis. but the state has no place spending taxpayer dollars this way.
that's odd.
not really a substantial thought. but.
i am in search of a jeweler who might replace the glass on my beloved pooh bear watch that BS bought me for hanukah or my birthday (i don’t remember). it has my name on it. thus far, no jeweler i have found replaces these, although they all tell me that it will cost more than the watch itself (how do they know how much the watch cost, i wonder.) today, i walked into yet another jeweler, in vain. but i found it interesting – the jewelry store is owned by people of arab descent. there is arabic writing on the window. there is arabic music playing in the shop. of course, none of that would deter me from patronizing the store. the gentleman there was very nice to me. but i wonder whether they are taking any crap from people because of their ethnic background?