Daily Archives: Sunday March 18th, 2012

Thoughts of The Day

“A religious person is a dangerous person. He may not become a thief or a murderer, but he is liable to become a nuisance. He carries with him many foolish and harmful superstitions, and he is possessed with the notion that it is his duty to give these superstitions to others. That is what makes trouble. Nothing is so worthless as superstition. . . .”

— Marilla M. Ricker, “Science Against Creeds,” I Am Not Afraid Are You? (1917). Read more about Marilla M. Ricker in Women Without Superstition: No Gods – No Masters.

 

“There is no such source and cause of strife, quarrel, fights, malignant opposition, persecution, and war, and all evil in the state as religion. Let it once enter our civil affairs, our government would soon be destroyed. Let it once enter our common schools, they would be destroyed . . . Those who made our Constitution saw this, and used the most apt and comprehensive language in it to prevent such a catastrophe.”

— Justice H.S. Orton of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, concurring opinion in Weiss v. the District Board, decided on March 18, 1890, ruling bible readings and devotionals in public schools unconstitutional

Pauline’s Daily Tweets

  • Stop the war on comedy http://t.co/cUymq9b #cnn #
  • Italy Struggles With Spate of Domestic-Violence Murders http://t.co/OHMvzzU =( #
  • St. Patrick’s Day Myths Debunked @HistoryChannel http://t.co/QLYuaFP #
  • We actually got some sunshine so far, not sure of what I'm doing today. Hubby has been going through pics to add to our digital frame. #
  • There is a lot of those that I forgot about…..lol #
  • 'We Have No Choice': One Woman's Ordeal with Texas' New Sonogram Law http://t.co/y0WRpyH The emotional torture that is TX law. #Prochoice #
  • Politicians Swinging Stethoscopes: http://t.co/bbDIpiL Stay out of the doctors office…ggrrr #prochoice #
  • Is Silence Going Extinct?: http://t.co/kC22RCu We are losing this =( #
  • How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to Disenfranchise Minorities and the Poor – http://t.co/qviDPVV #
  • We DVR'd all the of this season's "Walking Dead" just watched them all but tomorrow's season finale…..it will be interesting. #

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