Monday, August 10, 2009  The Absurdity of Government Religious
Neutrality  In my recent series of posts on the Des Moines
atheist sign issue, a member of the studio audience wrote to
say,  An agent of the state should keep their damn mouth shut on
any matter that veers close to religion…[B]efore you scream
about my post limiting the Governor's [Freedom of Speech], he's
a public figure in a role where anything he says is going to be
taken as a view of the state. When a politician is asked any
question that concerns religion, the only answer they should be
able to give is "No Comment".  This is quite impossible.  This
means that a governor cannot make any statement on gay marriage,
even in a state where gay marriage is legal, because it veers
close to religion.  What is this public official supposed to say
about blood transfusions? If he says anything about blood
transfusions being acceptable then he is making a statement that
“veers close to religion” – in light of the fact that there are
religions that object