Theocracy in Delaware

Theocracy in Delaware

The New York Times has an
article
about the Indian River School District case.

Basically, the area is populated by religious bigots. Their entire argument seems to be “we’re all Christian. We’ve always been Christian. If you don’t like it, you can either convert or leave.”:

“What people here are saying is, ‘Stop interfering with our traditions, stop interfering with our faith and leave our country the way we knew it to be,’ ” said Dan Gaffney, a host at WGMD, a talk radio station in Rehoboth, and a supporter of prayer in the school district.

“We have a way of doing things here, and it’s not going to change to accommodate a very small minority,’’ said Kenneth R. Stevens, 41, a businessman sitting in the Georgetown Diner. “If they feel singled out, they should find another school or excuse themselves from those functions. It’s our way of life.”

Actually, no: America was founded on the idea of freedom. In particular, of freedom of religion. If you don’t like it, you can move someplace else.

(HT Pharyngula.)

(Update, Jul. 31, 2006: Corrected name of school district.)