Protest erupts at 'In God We Trust' event

[The Straight Story]

Protest erupts at 'In God We Trust' event

BY SHELLIE BRANCO, Californian staff writer

Last Updated: Monday, Jul 31 2006 8:22 AM

The "In God We Trust" celebration Sunday evening at Rabobank Arena was moving along swimmingly for the crowd.

They sang the verse of the national anthem containing the controversial motto. Christian recording artist Carman had them shouting they loved Jesus to a swingin' twist-and-shout song.

Councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan, who got "In God We Trust" affixed in Bakersfield council chambers in 2002, said 19 cities voted to prominently display the motto in their city halls.

Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, read a message from President Bush proclaiming the 50th anniversary of the national motto.

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Then volunteers for "The World Can't Wait: Drive Out the Bush Regime" walked in front of his podium. They unfurled a green banner, the same one they held outside moments earlier.

It read: "No to women-hating anti-gay Christian fascist theocracy."


http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/65053.html

[ComerPerro]

1. ...oh damn... lol

[Master Mahon]

2. Ya gotta just love those Californians!! n/t

[Ezlivin]

3. Unbelievable courage in the line of fire

Those Xians can turn on you in an instant. It's a wonder that Jesus didn't tell someone in the crowd to start shooting.

Speaking as a ex-fundie.

[Ian David]

4. No one expects World Can't Wait! n/t

[bunkerbuster1]

10. Their two main weapons are fear, surprise, and an almost

fanatical devotion to freedom. Er...

[tanyev]

5. And then the Christians rushed the stage, tearing the protesters limb

from limb, using only their bare hands and praying to Jesus to give them strength.


*Ann Coulter disclaimer: That's just a joke.

[mcscajun]

6. And these words stand on their heads as spoken by participant

Brad W. Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, referring to the protest: "I'm sorry, this is not appropriate," Dacus said. "You know, in America today, we have something called freedom."

Yeah, you dumb asshole; that's what they were doing, exercising their freedom, freedom to protest!

They can't even hear the absurdity of their own speech.

[EFerrari]

7. K&R and thank you, WCW

:applause:

[sakabatou]

8. New Motto:

In Truth and Reason we Trust

[YankeyMCC]

9. We need a "E pluribus unum"

organization to work for the re-adoption of a truly noble motto like we had with "E pluribus unum" and drown out these wacko's rhetoric with some truly inspiring and hopeful and Reasonable messages.

[Initech]

11. Anyone else see the irony here?

There's an assemblyman named McCarthy speaking at an In God We Trust event.