Comments on: In Honor Of Martin Luther King Day… http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/ Raising a Healthy Family Without Religion. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Andrew http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-9085 Andrew Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:30:32 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-9085 If you enjoy thought-provoking videos (a lot of which are about the world our children will inherit), you should check out the TED talks. www.ted.com/tedtalks/ Dawkins was featured one year, as well as many other very interesting people that have very interesting ideas. If you enjoy thought-provoking videos (a lot of which are about the world our children will inherit), you should check out the TED talks.

http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/

Dawkins was featured one year, as well as many other very interesting people that have very interesting ideas.

]]> By: rohit http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7141 rohit Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:58:21 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7141 it might be true that america has, as a society progressed in all the terms that you mention but on other fronts like what the american govt is doing to the rest of the world is horrific! it is true that you have won a lot of battles and they are substantial indeed but what about the same americans becoming more and more immune to the killing of fellow human beings across the globe. in these terms america has not only turned worse but its quest for hegemony has grown out of proportions and sadly the people do not realize that! it might be true that america has, as a society progressed in all the terms that you mention but on other fronts like what the american govt is doing to the rest of the world is horrific! it is true that you have won a lot of battles and they are substantial indeed but what about the same americans becoming more and more immune to the killing of fellow human beings across the globe. in these terms america has not only turned worse but its quest for hegemony has grown out of proportions and sadly the people do not realize that!

]]> By: aerin http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7134 aerin Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:13:01 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7134 A few years ago, I went through a fascinating exhibit at the American History museum at the Smithsonian. It talked about the northern migration of African Americans in the 20s and 30s. The exhibit had a klan uniform, among other things (the klan outfit was contraversial, understandably). At one point in the exhibit, you had to walk through a split doorway. One half was labeled whites, the other colored. While at one time, many people had to do this on a regular basis and didn't even think about it. For me it forced me to think about what it meant - which doorway did I really belong to? I was forced to think about what assumptions people made/make on a daily basis about race. It was a powerful exhibit. A few years ago, I went through a fascinating exhibit at the American History museum at the Smithsonian. It talked about the northern migration of African Americans in the 20s and 30s. The exhibit had a klan uniform, among other things (the klan outfit was contraversial, understandably).

At one point in the exhibit, you had to walk through a split doorway. One half was labeled whites, the other colored.

While at one time, many people had to do this on a regular basis and didn’t even think about it. For me it forced me to think about what it meant - which doorway did I really belong to? I was forced to think about what assumptions people made/make on a daily basis about race. It was a powerful exhibit.

]]> By: C. L. Hanson http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7128 C. L. Hanson Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:03:08 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7128 Exactly. I can't understand why so many people are so passionate about preserving "traditional marriage" when so many of the changes in the way marriage works have been so incredibly positive. I just posted a discussion of this the other day in relation to gay marriage: <a href="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2007/01/discrimination-against-homosexuals-why.html" rel="nofollow">Discrimination against homosexuals: why? why? why???</a> Exactly.

I can’t understand why so many people are so passionate about preserving “traditional marriage” when so many of the changes in the way marriage works have been so incredibly positive.

I just posted a discussion of this the other day in relation to gay marriage: Discrimination against homosexuals: why? why? why???

]]> By: Ed Darrell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7125 Ed Darrell Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:14:10 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7125 It's the same twitch I get when people tell me the nation is in moral decline. Really? Do we still beat children and spouses like we did in 1910? Is it still legal to sell cocaine over the counter? Is it legal to put tainted meat into sausage? Is it legal to sell poisons as medicine? Do we still do nothing for missing children for 48 hours, to see if they are only sad runaways? I could go on. Look: In America today, in most towns, you can get a decent cup of yogurt, a great cup of coffee is less than an hour away, most towns have pizza and tacos, and cars without air conditioning are rare. Pretty darn good, if you ask me. Maybe that's why no one asks. It’s the same twitch I get when people tell me the nation is in moral decline. Really? Do we still beat children and spouses like we did in 1910? Is it still legal to sell cocaine over the counter? Is it legal to put tainted meat into sausage? Is it legal to sell poisons as medicine? Do we still do nothing for missing children for 48 hours, to see if they are only sad runaways?

I could go on. Look: In America today, in most towns, you can get a decent cup of yogurt, a great cup of coffee is less than an hour away, most towns have pizza and tacos, and cars without air conditioning are rare. Pretty darn good, if you ask me.

Maybe that’s why no one asks.

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7122 Noell Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:52:50 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7122 No, I've never even heard of it, Jen. No, I’ve never even heard of it, Jen.

]]> By: Jen http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7120 Jen Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:04:02 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/01/15/in-honor-of-martin-luther-king-day/#comment-7120 Hear hear! Have you read The Way we Never Were by Stephanie Coontz? Jen Hear hear!
Have you read The Way we Never Were by Stephanie Coontz?

Jen

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