I sure hope they are not forced on fiscal conservatism. That's a real disaster. Unfunding Jesus exhibit seems good for separation of church and state though.
In response, a spokeswoman for the Smithsonian noted that federal funding is not used to pay for exhibits, only infrastructure, curating of works, and staff. The exhibit itself was funded by a group of donors and foundations.
Some things never change. One thing you can count on the modern "right" for is legislating morality and seeking to impose their viewpoint upon us all. That is the main reason these clowns never appeal to me even though they talk a good line fiscally.
Some things never change. One thing you can count on the modern "right" for is legislating morality and seeking to impose their viewpoint upon us all. That is the main reason these clowns never appeal to me even though they talk a good line fiscally.
And the modern "left" doesn't do the same?
rudder said:And the leftists don't try to legislate morality?
Anyway... the Federal government should not fund any art or art venues period. If it is art and it is worthy to look at... people will pay to see it.
Some things never change. One thing you can count on the modern "right" for is legislating morality and seeking to impose their viewpoint upon us all. That is the main reason these clowns never appeal to me even though they talk a good line fiscally.
What group doesn't want to impose their view? Most liberals I know will certainly tell me their view if I say anything right leaning. When they try and "correct" me, how is that not in some degree imposing their morality on me? You can't say the left, or any other group doesn't do the same as what you mentioned about the right.
Some things never change. One thing you can count on the modern "right" for is legislating morality and seeking to impose their viewpoint upon us all. That is the main reason these clowns never appeal to me even though they talk a good line fiscally.
Anyway... the Federal government should not fund any art or art venues period. If it is art and it is worthy to look at... people will pay to see it.
The simple fact is when some blockhead from Washington calls for censorship/regulating marriage/etc., 99% of the time it is a so-called right.
Anyway... the Federal government should not fund any art or art venues period. If it is art and it is worthy to look at... people will pay to see it.
Perhaps you should criticize both instead of only pointing a finger at one.
Some things never change. One thing you can count on the modern "right" for is legislating morality and seeking to impose their viewpoint upon us all. That is the main reason these clowns never appeal to me even though they talk a good line fiscally.
There's no censorship involved. Boehner and Cantor are not calling for something to be banned, they are just saying a place funded with the public dime should adhere to public standards of what is appropriate. I for one want my representatives in congress to make sure my money goes to appropriate things. I applaud Boehner and Cantor.
You mean like how the "left" wants to legislate morality and tell us we have to accept things we don't fundamentally find correct?
And when measures are brought up by the left, like gay marraige, and it gets overwhelmingly shot down by the voters, they bitch and complain and say it's not fair.
So by your and the OP's stance, it should be OK for a Christian group to sponsor a statue of Jesus or a copy of the 10 Commandments in a Court House and the government can't remove it?
I like how the leftist of this board think it's ok to crap all over religion and somehow think it's ok for the government to allow the showing of religious icons in a matter that would offend believers of that religion, but if they show religious icons as thye should be they scream about seperation of Church and State, which by the way is not in the Constitution.
The exhibit is not funded with public money.
The simple fact is when some blockhead from Washington calls for censorship/regulating marriage/etc., 99% of the time it is a so-called right.
But the Facility *is* publicly funded.
Therefore I will say it again: It is laughable and patently ridiculous that we are not allowed to portray Christmas related exhibits in public buildings as part of the Holidays, but images of Christ covered in Flies are somehow perfectly appropriate.