Hi folks.
I thought this a good time to send up a name.
Ready ?
First, please let me say this : if you don't hold tolerance as one of your core values, one you're willing to sacrifice and struggle to defend, well then....
Theocracy won't be so bad now, will it ?
Right ?
Or do you feel differently ?
OK then. Glad to hear it. Now, the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is a fine group, one which has done superb work. By rights this name belongs to them. But regardless of who picks it up, this name's time has come : Americans for Freedom of Worship, or simply -
Freedom of Worship
What am I proposing ?
Well, let me start here with a little story : do you know how that beautiful, awe inspiring picture of the "Whole Earth" came about ?
I'll tell you : Stewart Brand, visionary and founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, realized that no picture of the whole Earth existed. So, he pestered NASA incessantly. Endlessly, until...
Well, so : to create this lead filled sock puppet that you'll use to whup American religious supremacy and would-be American theocracy upside their pompous heads, you just have to TALK UP this name. Over and over.
You.
No, really, you...Not me. Hey, if you're a Public Radio fan, try this - pretend I'm Ira Glass :
No, I'm not talking to random empty air. I'm talking to you.
That's right : you
And, if you are especially moved, take it further. Make a difference. Don't lay around like a lump. Take Action. The goal ? :
Ad camapigns. Billboards. T-shirts.
Rallies. Music. Hot air balloons, blimps, skywriting.
Ads on the sides of trucks.
Documentaries.
Pointed tactical strikes, as in : Why is FOX againt Freedom of Worship ?
It's all you. Not me, not some random person who'll ride in on a white horse to save the day. Nope.
It's you.
You can make this happen, you can suck the air and the ground right out from under the would-be theocrats and religious supremacists.
Look, it's BAD to be "against". Don't be "against", that's foolish. Be proactive, be positive. Be FOR.
Americans for Freedom of Worship.
You can seize the mantle of the original Puritan settlers.
Q : why did they come to the New World ?
A : for FREEDOM OF WORSHIP !
It's up to you to get this message out : that, obviously, anyone against Freedom of Worship is - well - Un-American.
End of story.
So : Are you AMERICAN enough ?