Боже мой!

Or, Things That Make You Say "Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick! Are these people dumber than a box of rocks, or what?"

Via Mustang Bobby comes this infuriating tidbit from the tighty righties a little to the west of here:

Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Christianity the state's official "majority" religion.

House Concurrent Resolution 13 ...is pending in the state legislature.

[edit]

The resolution would recognize "a Christian god," and it would not protect minority religions, but "protect the majority's right to express their religious beliefs.

The resolution also recognizes that, "a greater power exists," and only Christianity receives what the resolution calls, "justified recognition."

Makes you wonder exactly what part of "Congress shall make no law respecting ...an establishment of religion..." the fatuous git who sponsored the bill in question failed to understand.

(Oh, and could someone who actually speaks Russian make sure I spelled the post title correctly? Thanks!)

Comments

[fiat lux]

The most scary phrase, to me, is the one saying that minority religions would NOT be protected. As if this Jewish American is somehow less of an American and therefore less deserving of protection? F*ck that.

[Anya]

It's been a dog's age since I've had to decline anything in Russian but, Боже мой!!

I think that ought to hold you until Bryan comes along.

[Bryan]

The Боже мой! is fine, although I think it probably qualifies for something stronger.

There really ought to be a criminal penalty for a public officer knowingly violating the Constitution, like this.

It's not even close.

[Michael]

Care to make any suggestions, Bryan? I'm always on the lookout for useful curses in obscure languages ;-9