Ethics

Donohue Joins the Fray

By Ed Brayton

I think this controversy over the atheist sign in the Washington capitol rotunda may lead to an overdose of feigned outrage. Bill O'Reilly, meet the equally and perpetually outraged Bill Donohue of the Catholic League. Like O'Reilly, he wrongly blames this all on Gov. Gregoire too:

"Gov. Gregoire is responsible for this mess. Having first acceded to the requests of atheists to attack Christmas, she is now confronted with the likes of the Westboro Baptist Church, a viciously anti-American, anti-Catholic and anti-gay group. There is a way to deal with this situation in a manner that is legally acceptable and morally defensible, but neither the Washington governor, nor her lawyers, have figured it out.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).