Ramblings From Justin Penney

Some Kansas legislators are now wanting to push through a bill that will "limit the grounds for divorce to adultery, spousal or child abuse, abandonment for at least a year or a felony conviction."

I really want to get religion out of politics. I thought that was already pretty explicitly spelled out in the constitution but apparently, "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" leaves a lot open for interpretation. Personally I'd like to see the legal institution of marriage be completely abandoned. It's a big bunch of poop to me, and I've been married twice! Just completely get rid of it, put in an open way for two people to put their legal trust in one another and call it a day.

This is especially frustrating as we're fighting a war against an idea that is fueled by, at least in my opinion, misguided religious fundamentalism. The whole reason the terrorists aren't able to be reasoned with is that they are all hopped up on religion! They are the righteous ones in their eyes. I think that overlooking this is the fatal flaw in the U.S. approach to the fundamental Islamist terrorists. The irony lies in the fact that we keep electing Christian fundamentalists! These are the same people as the terrorists, they just call their god a different name.

# posted by Justin @ 9:48 PM