The glory of the 'heavens' above us are real, their starry splendour is visible to those who look up; but the glory of 'Heaven' is a sad delusion of human minds. This is the personal blog site of an atheist astronomer.
Wise words
"Religion is accustomed to getting a free ride - automatic tax breaks, unearned respect and the right not to be offended, the right to brainwash children."
Great style from the re-elected President of the United States of America.
This was a great result for Obama and an inspirational victory speech!! This was his moment and he sure grasped it. It was also a great moment for America and a great result for the world, a win for reason.
There is no Aussie leader that could give a speech as good as that. Probably no other American either!
I am no particular fan of the Democrats and I don't know a lot about them - but at this time they are by far the lesser of two evils and they have a strong, proven leader. The Republicans are in terminal decay, infested with anti-science zealots wanting to take the country back to where Europe was several hundred years ago.
It was a speech from Obama which recognised that all people have rights; which fills us with hope that he will govern for everyone. In contrast, the Republicans would have shown no tolerance to minority groups and moved ahead with plans to impose the religion of its choice on the entire nation and spend their money on building "replica" Noah's arks and posting the ten commandments on every spare wall space.
The signs are good. America is currently ending old wars, not initiating new ones. If they want economic rehabilitation, they now need to drastically cut back on their war budget. That would not have occurred with a Republican president but seems likely to happen under Obama.