Rick Perry's Shameless Promotion of Faith in Government

[Seth]

I'm not.

I think that after people got in rocket ships and went to the Moon and came back, it was obvious there's no super magic sky daddy living in the sky, and believing there is is psychotic.

Prove it. Present your critically-robust scientific evidence that God does not exist. Go right ahead, I'll wait...but not for long.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

[Schneibster]

I'm not.

I think that after people got in rocket ships and went to the Moon and came back, it was obvious there's no super magic sky daddy living in the sky, and believing there is is psychotic.

Prove it. Present your critically-robust scientific evidence that God does not exist. Go right ahead, I'll wait...but not for long.

Ockham's Razor.

[Seth]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

[Seth]

I'm not.

I think that after people got in rocket ships and went to the Moon and came back, it was obvious there's no super magic sky daddy living in the sky, and believing there is is psychotic.

Prove it. Present your critically-robust scientific evidence that God does not exist. Go right ahead, I'll wait...but not for long.

Ockham's Razor.

That's not evidence, scientific or otherwise, but it does demonstrate that you are unfamiliar with reason and logic...as if we didn't know that already.

Care to try again? What's your critically-robust scientific evidence that God does not exist?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

Hey, just because we talk to you doesn't mean we're like you.

[Svartalf]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

You mean you look at mirrors?

[Seth]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

Hey, just because we talk to you doesn't mean we're like you.

Indeed. I don't engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry. Perhaps you should strive to be more like me and give up your mindless hatred and irrational bigotry.

[Seth]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

You mean you look at mirrors?

Couldn't be, because I'm not an Atheist.

[Schneibster]

I'm not.

I think that after people got in rocket ships and went to the Moon and came back, it was obvious there's no super magic sky daddy living in the sky, and believing there is is psychotic.

Prove it. Present your critically-robust scientific evidence that God does not exist. Go right ahead, I'll wait...but not for long.

Ockham's Razor.

That's not evidence,

OK.

[Svartalf]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

You mean you look at mirrors?

Couldn't be, because I'm not an Atheist.

OK, I see I thought of you more highly than you deserve.
How hygienic is your girlfriend? does she use you often?

[Seth]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

You mean you look at mirrors?

Couldn't be, because I'm not an Atheist.

OK, I see I thought of you more highly than you deserve.
How hygienic is your girlfriend? does she use you often?

How hygienic is your dog, have you stopped fucking it yet?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You forgot cannibals, Seth, you forgot to call us cannibals. And all that other silly shit. You have an extraordinary amount of lame today.

I have no evidence that you eat people. I do have evidence that Atheist engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry all the time.

Hey, just because we talk to you doesn't mean we're like you.

Indeed. I don't engage in mindless hatred and irrational bigotry. Perhaps you should strive to be more like me and give up your mindless hatred and irrational bigotry.

You are so predictable, my wee laddie.

[Svartalf]

My dog? Sorry Seth, I thought I was dating your kid sister.

[rab]

Except, of course, that he was talking about personal faith, and he's absolutely correct in everything he says, which does not include, as you suggest, "faith in government." People's faith will always inform their decisions, both in their private lives and, for those in government service as elected officials, in their jobs. And that's as it should be because they are elected in part to reflect the values and principles of their constituents, most of whom also are people of faith.

You must learn to distinguish between people of faith living their ideals and principles and an "establishment" of a state church. Those are two entirely different things.

Rick Perry is the one not distinguishing between the two. In fact, he's violation the U.S. constitution:

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

He's parading faith to garner support from Christians. He's weak on the issues and he's way out of his league on the national stage so he's using faith because Jesus is the only thing he has going for him. By broadcasting his piety, he's not keeping it personal, but making it very public. And it's a very shameful public display at that!