why roasting Condit's weenie is delicious -watching the watchers

[mmotyka at lsil.com]

Gee who would've guessed he'd be a hypocrite?

It never ceases to amaze me how the religions and their followers have
convinced themselves and plenty of others that religion is the source of
ethical thought, that they are the originators and keepers of the
principles that arguably help people live together in groups. They're
mere adopters and plagiarists and not for altruistic purposes either.

>
>from
>http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/iprs/20010711/cm/ten_commandments_sponsor_finds_demons_chasing_him_1.h>tml
>
>
>Clearly Condit was declaiming against his own demons when he
>co-sponsored legislation calling for displaying the Ten Commandments in
>public buildings. How easy it is to forget the admonishment against
>adultery
>when it is not prominently posted at every turn in the Capitol. 
>
>The argument typically advanced in support of the government's dabbling
>in
>religion is that the constitutional mandate of a separation of church
>and state
>erodes the power of religious truths and leads inevitably to a liberal,
>secular
>and amoral society. 
>
>How then is one to explain Condit, who has been an evangelical Christian
>all
>his life? There's nothing liberal or secular about him. He's a strong
>pro-life,
>family values, Bible-quoting son of a Baptist minister who is rated
>highly by
>the Christian Coalition and flunks out with the ACLU. 
>
>...
>No more pearly white smile for photogs but the power haircut will look
>good when he
>does the perp walk in orange.
>