Separation of church and state

[cemeteryconsort]

I'm just listening to NPR this Sat. morning and they are talking about the riots going on in Afghanistan over the burning of some Korans in Florida. They mention that Afghanistan has laws against blasphemy and conversions. Punishments are often death

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[patrice]

That's the sort of law that plays well with your constituents, but would never hold up to a Supreme Court review. It's about politics, not morals. Passing such a law would be a huge waste of time, regardless of whether it was a good law or not.

I've got an idea! How about a law making it illegal to ridicule a political stance. That would put a lot of right wing commentators out of work in a hurry, wouldn't it?

"Sorry Mr. Limbaugh. You can't say that stuff anymore. How about doing a cooking show instead?"