When I first began to read this, I thought I was reading a screed, some guy venting his anger. But after getting into what he was saying I realized I had misunderstood (I think Frank Zappa threw me off). His objections are very similar if not identical to my own although worded a little more passionately that I might have done.

I have to add, that increasingly I have been spotting on the web comments and blog posts that seem to give a more positive spin to slavery. This is vile beyond words. Slavery is not comparable to industrial conditions in Northern States, it is not preferable to life in Africa, and if you think bringing people to God is a laudable goal, slavery is still overkill.

Give the attached post your attention, there are some outraged but good thoughts therein.

James Pilant

Frank Zappa nailed it on the head many years ago when he feared that a "fascist theocracy" based upon Christianity dogma would attempt to command first American society, and then American government. An Iowa group called The Family Leader has placed one more brick into that wall of fascist theocracy. This group of Christian pinheads has formulated a 14-point document entitled "The Marriage Vow". There are so many moral outrages contained within t … Read More

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