http://jerrysummers.com/2006/11/28/chicagos-wary-magistrates/ Bits past, present, and future Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://jerrysummers.com/2006/11/28/chicagos-wary-magistrates/#comment-7 Julie Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:40:42 +0000 http://jerrysummers.com/index.php/2006/11/28/chicagos-wary-magistrates/#comment-7 This is exactly why I wouldn't wish to be the "government." Of course my beliefs and opinions would influence my decisions...otherwise, why wouldn't we just rule out anything that could be offensive to anyone in the slightest way? There is no collectively "fair" way to go about it, really €” you could go round and round in circles all day €” and I guess that's why our individual lives, and what we promote and the decisions we make, matter so much. This is exactly why I wouldn’t wish to be the “government.” Of course my beliefs and opinions would influence my decisions…otherwise, why wouldn’t we just rule out anything that could be offensive to anyone in the slightest way? There is no collectively “fair” way to go about it, really €” you could go round and round in circles all day €” and I guess that’s why our individual lives, and what we promote and the decisions we make, matter so much.

]]> http://jerrysummers.com/2006/11/28/chicagos-wary-magistrates/#comment-5 Crystal Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:35:37 +0000 http://jerrysummers.com/index.php/2006/11/28/chicagos-wary-magistrates/#comment-5 Good points. In the midst of the Christian complaints about the secular "war on Christmas," I should hope we wouldn't forget the challenge of the symbols we defend. "Sweet little Jesus boy" was quite more than that. Good points. In the midst of the Christian complaints about the secular “war on Christmas,” I should hope we wouldn’t forget the challenge of the symbols we defend. “Sweet little Jesus boy” was quite more than that.

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