AlterNet website

[Douglas Laycock]

  In his Colbert appearance, Hedges said he is a Christian and a
seminary graduate.  He complained of his faith being hijacked by the
people he is attacking in the book.  He revealed no details on what
he actually believes about his religion. 

  Quoting Newsom Michael <mnewsom at law.howard.edu>:

> I too have read the piece, but have a decidedly different reaction
to
> it.  I wouldn't call it hate speech, or his attack vicious.  That
is,
> perhaps, a bit too intemperate.  He raises a series of legitimate
> questions and concerns.  The fact that his particular solutions
might -
> or might not - be problematic does not mean that the questions and
> concerns are not real and serious.
>
>
>
> By the way, your use of the word "Christian" suggests that
"Christian"
> applies only to a rather narrow subset of Christians.  I am not
sure
> that that is appropriate either. Or to put it differently, there
are
> some Christians who agree with much of what Hedges has to say.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
> [mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Rick
Duncan
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:10 AM
> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
> Subject: RE: AlterNet website
>
>
>
> I just read Hedges' piece. It was pure hate speech, but speech I
believe
> the Constitution protects.
>
>
>
> It sounds like Hedges also wishes to restrict not only Christian
> broadcasters, but also Christian schools, such as the one my son
> attends. His real problem is not so much the "Christian fascists"
he
> attacks so viciously, but all three Clauses of the First Amendment.
>
>
>
> Hedges piece is a sad and bitter piece, written by a man who
believes
> that both political parties have blessed "the unchecked rape of
America"
> and that those who believe in the teachings of the Bible have moved
> "from the reality-based world to one of magic -- to fantastic
visions of
> angels and miracles, to a childlike belief that God has a plan for
them
> and Jesus will guide and protect them. This mythological worldview,
one
> that has no use for science or dispassionate, honest intellectual
> inquiry, one that promises that the loss of jobs and health
insurance
> does not matter, as long as you are right with Jesus, offers a
lying
> world of consistency that addresses the emotional yearnings of
desperate
> followers at the expense of reality."
>
>
>
> I think the real threat we face is not Christian fascism, but
rather
> religious persecution directed at anyone who has a
committed,"childlike"
> faith in God and God's "lies", or who believes in "this
mythological
> worldview." We need a strong First Amendment now more than ever.
>
>
>
> Returning to lurk mode, Rick Duncan
>
>
>
> Rick Duncan
> Welpton Professor of Law
> University of Nebraska College of Law
> Lincoln, NE 68583-0902
>
>
>
>
> "It's a funny thing about us human beings: not many of us doubt
God's
> existence and then start sinning. Most of us sin and then start
doubting
> His existence."  --J. Budziszewski (The Revenge of Conscience)
>
>
>
> "Once again the ancient maxim is vindicated, that the perversion of
the
> best is the worst." -- Id.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
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>
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Douglas Laycock
Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law
University of Michigan Law School
625 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1215
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