I don't think most atheists are in it for the money. They hate hearing people's expressions of faith because it causes agitation in their spirits. Despite their public insistence and the likely delusion that has gained sway in their conscious, they know full well in their subconscious that God is real - and they're furious with Him.
So what they want you to do, person of faith, is shut up and stop forcing them to experience that internal war. Poor dears.
But hey, if you can bank some jack in the process, why not? This past Easter, Sheriff Eric Watson of Tennessee's Bradley County harmed no one by declaring on the Sheriff's Department's Facebook page: "He is risen." Making this declaration did not establish Christianity at the official religion of Bradley County. Neither the sheriff nor anyone else has the authority to do that, and if he did, he certainly would not accomplish it with a Facebook post.
But it doesn't matter. It's the job of every atheist to go into histrionics whenever a public official expresses faith - especially in Jesus Christ, since He and only He has authority over the darkness in their souls - to go into histrionic fits and shriek that their rights have been violated.
Now, we dealt with this this morning in another context. Today's fascism of the left does not take the form of laws prohibiting your expressions that bother them so. Yet. They take the form at the moment of caterwauling mobs who will not shut up or go away until they get a pound of flesh in exchange for the offense they've so willingly taken. Or, if you prefer, cash will be fine.
And in this case, that's what it came down to:
The atheist group and an unidentified resident said Watson violated their First Amendment rights by posting, in reference to Jesus, the message "He is risen" and deleting detractors' comments.
The American Atheists said in a news release that Bradley County will pay $15,000 in damages and $26,000 in legal fees. The group also says the sheriff's office has agreed to not promote any religious belief.
In a statement, Watson denied violating the plaintiffs' rights. He says the settlement was a business decision made by the county.
Of course he didn't violate their rights. He simply exercised his own by expressing his belief. American Atheists seem to think that if they have to hear someone else's beliefs, that's a violation of their rights because their oh-so-tender ears can't stand to deal with what they've heard.
Now I know the argument will be that Sheriff Watson would have been fine had he posted "He is risen" on his personal Facebook profile and not on the Sheriff's Department's page. Here's the problem with that argument: Cities, counties, states and the federal government post things all the time on their social media pages that in some way advocate a point of view. They push recycling. They push voter registration. They extol the virtues of the military. You can argue that these are all quite non-controversial points of view, and I don't disagree, but there is no statute or constitutional principle that makes a distinction between controversial and non-controversial for the purposes of establishing what government officials can and cannot say in their official capacities.
I've heard U.S. senators tell outright lies on the Senate floor. I've heard the president of the United States make claims about abortion and gay marriage that are not just wrong but appallingly so. I heard the U.S. Secretary of State claim that a terrorist attack was caused by a YouTube video when she knew this was not true.
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The point is that public officials say things all the time in their official capacities that are either a) lies; b) mistakes; c) irresponsible; or d) expressions of opinion they cannot or should not turn into official policy. Yet they are free to say them, and except for the consequences that might be imposed by dissatisfied voters, they face no sanction for doing so. Nor should they.
But a sheriff in Tennessee cannot express his believe, as sheriff, that Jesus is risen from the grave? Why not? Because atheists are extremely sensitive and need beer money, that's why.
And this sets a further precedent that if the secular left can find a way to punish you for expressing your faith in Jesus, it will do so. So gird up.
Jesus is Lord.
I don't think most atheists are in it for the money. They hate hearing people's expressions of faith because it causes agitation in their spirits. Despite their public insistence and the likely delusion that has gained sway in their conscious, they know full well in their subconscious that God is real - and they're furious with Him.
So what they want you to do, person of faith, is shut up and stop forcing them to experience that internal war. Poor dears.
But hey, if you can bank some jack in the process, why not? This past Easter, Sheriff Eric Watson of Tennessee's Bradley County harmed no one by declaring on the Sheriff's Department's Facebook page: "He is risen." Making this declaration did not establish Christianity at the official religion of Bradley County. Neither the sheriff nor anyone else has the authority to do that, and if he did, he certainly would not accomplish it with a Facebook post.
