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The Souths true face of hate: Oozing nonsense from demented and influential corners of religious rightCelebrating the anniversary of Lincoln's assassination? Disturbing people are pushing sick alternative history
PAUL ROSENBERG
When a federal court recently struck down Alabamas same-sex marriage ban, it wasnt Governor Robert Bentley who insisted on repeating George Wallaces ludicrous theatrics of treason, defying the authority of federal law and the Supreme Court. It was Alabamas Chief Justice Roy Moore, ordering probate judges to ignore the federal court order and refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses. The local media, to its credit, knew exactly what was going on:
But what Bentley refused to do, Moore did do. He is trying to stand in the courthouse door as surely as Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. Shame on him.
At The Daily Show, Jon Stewart went for the foolish hypocrisy angleor at least one of many: Moore and the probate judges following his lead explicitly invoking the Bible as the reason to reject same-sex marriage violates the Alabama Constitution, as just amended in the last election. Stewart played a clip from WSFA 12 news, last Nov. 3, describing the newly passed, so-called Sharia Law constitutional amendment, It would prohibit judges and other state officials from basing any of their decisions on foreign law, the newscaster explained in the clip. Pregnant pause. Then Stewart asked, Where was the Bible written, again?
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http://www.salon.com/2015/02/21/the_souths_true_face_of_hate_oozing_nonsense_from_demented_and_influential_corners_of_religious_right/
Arwinnick
(39 posts)is very unbecoming.The south and southerners cannot all be lumped together.I hate that we have a Roy Moore in Alabama,but I only have one vote.By calling out the south in general you insult 1000 plus members of DU whom have been here supporting democrats wherever they may be from.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)This is a published article on a liberal/progressive news site. I post articles from reliable/reputable sites. Please don't think because I post articles you disagree with, that I agree with the piece or what is written. I make recommendations on articles I don't agree with, too, solely for the reason I believe an article is worth reading, even though I disagree with the content.
cheapdate
(3,811 posts)or to dance around it with disclaimers and qualifiers, not on my behalf anyway.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)just made a simple statement of fact about the how and why I post news articles here on DU.
The truth of the matter is, I'm a child of the 50's and 60's, I remember Alabama, Bull Connor, George Wallace, Selma, fire hoses and mad dogs. Now I'm an adult, it's deja vu all over again, especially since I am a gay man. I have no desire to visit Alabama, never had a desire to and will not, based solely on the state's "oozing nonsense from demented & influential corners..." Perhaps it's my loss but, I can live with that loss.
cheapdate
(3,811 posts)That seems to happen a lot with me, third time in a week.
I was affirming your right to post articles critical of Alabama and the south. By "sugar-coat" I meant that I don't require critical statements about Alabama to come with heavy caveats and qualifications to spare my feelings.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)thanks for clearing up that confusion!
I mistook the title as your own statement.My bad
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)apology accepted.
I use the published headline 99% of the time. The original headline on this article is, The Souths true face of hate: Oozing nonsense from demented and influential corners of religious right. I reworked the headline to read; The Souths true face of hate:Oozing nonsense from demented & influential corners of religious right; I eliminated the space between the colon and the word "Oozing"; I also used the symbol "&" in place of the actual word, "and." I did the editing to ensure the actual headline would fit in the subject line.
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csziggy
(34,139 posts)For instance, from the article linked in the OP:
OK, they're going to "celebrate" the assassination of a legally elected US President. Just for a minute, ignore which president it was. If they truly support the US Constitution, they cannot be in favor of assassination as a mode of succession of power.
Then the birther claim about President Obama - the verses of Deuteronomy 17 he must be referring to are:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+17
Uh, when has the US had an Israelite as king? Hell, when has the US had a KING?