By the way, the Values Voter summit is this weekend. I have already
signed up to view the telecast via internet. It will make for good
grist. Do you have an idea of when the website will be going up? I am
anxious to start blogging. Additionally, I believe I will write an
essay soon on the subject of the monotheistic objections to HPV
inoculations. You may recall an incident about a year and a half ago
in which Texas legislators were proposing a universal inoculation
policy for girls, and that this was countered by objections from the
usual quarters; clearly, they would prefer women to die of cervical
cancer than not, cervical cancer being, it seems, a plague created by
Yahweh to punish women who have sex with, uh, males. The fact that a
woman who retains her virginity until such time as she is married can
still get HPV from a husband who has perhaps slept around in his
younger years does not, of course, bother them. It's the same song and
dance as England went through with syphilis; the theocrats objected to
a cure, and did not seem bothered by the prospect of children
inheriting it from their parents and dying. This is the sort of issue
that we ought to emphasize, I think, at least insomuch as it can be
said to fall under the purview of this particular PAC. Based on what
I've seen from other PACs, I believe that we have enough leeway with
regards to our official emphasis on church/state issues to mention
such things as this.

Can we talk soon? I'd like to come to a congruence with regards to
certain elements of our intended strategy.

Barrett

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Understood. I didn't mean to say that we would actually be seeking tax
exemptions for secularists; as I said, it was intended as a sarcastic
joke to point up the hypocrisy of the religious talking point that
secularism is some sort of "religion." Again, it might be advantageous
for us to talk on the phone at some point so that I can better explain
some of my unconventional ideas.

We will have the new logo and the first 30-second video submitted for
your approval this weekend, I predict.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:57 PM,  <EllJhns8@aol.com> wrote:

In a message dated 9/11/08 8:42:28 PM, barriticus@gmail.com writes:


Ha. Not exactly. I'm proposing that we send out a sarcastic press
release to any and all individuals and institutions, from Mitt Romney
on down, who have claimed that secularism is a religion. We will ask
that they sign a petition to the effect that secularism is now a
religion and that all of operations should be tax-free. This will get
us massive amounts of attention, and thus donations and support. It's
the same principle as the Flying Spaghetti Monster - journalists love
sarcastic sorts of attacks such as those and are inclined to write
about such things.


Except that we are a pac and not a regular organization.  That would be
something that AA would do.
    The other point is that all tax breaks for the religious should be
removed.  We shouldn't be asking for equal access like some Humanists do.
Because in the end the huge religious organizations will benefit far more.
The constitution mandates that they should not get such tax breaks.  A tax
exemption is a subsidy.  THAT is the issue.  THAT is what the fight has to
be over - always.   EV will help that by electing politicians who will not
approve future tax exemptions and who will appoint judges and justices that
will rule against them.
   Focusing on our pac work is the best way to solve this problem.

Ellen




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