Sawing your own branch.
O Christians, do not give Caesar a precedent to render unto you.
1. There were complaints about a room being set aside at lunch time for Muslim students during Ramadan. This action deserves applause, not whining.
2. After a long and wholly unnecessary fight, the wife of a Wiccan soldier killed in combat gets symbol on his headstone. About time.
Though neither a Wiccan nor a Muslim, I can't shrug this stuff off. If it's not obvious by now, let me hasten to reassure you that my motivation is not closet indifferentism bubbling to the surface--"Behold the Modernist!"
Rather, it seems pretty obvious to me that if we do not stand against Caesar's refusal to accommodate (as opposed to promote) religious belief, we are implicitly asking him to do the same to us. In a world becoming increasingly secular, I don't think he needs the encouragement.
[First link via Rich Leonardi.]
A middle-aged husband, father, bibliophile and history enthusiast commenting to no one in particular.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
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