Daniel Pitts’ Tech Blog

I’m a firm believer in equality and non-discrimination.  California Proposition 8 embodies the exact opposite of that principal.  It is word very specifically to change the California constitution to include discrimination.

It flabbergasted me when I came to my own blog, and saw that Google was serving a Yes on 8 ad on my own page.  Not only that, but it was implying that Obama endorses Proposition 8, when in fact he does not.

I have removed google ads from my site, and replaced it with the words “Please vote no on 8″, until the election is over.

If anyone has seen this, or any other yes-on-8, ad on my page, please know that I am firmly against Proposition 8.

I saw an interesting article in the paper today.  Apparently separation of Church and State means that you should ban prayer in the library.  Somehow, I disagree with that interpretation.  I’ll admit that I’m not religious, but I believe that people should have the right to worship however they see fit, without interfering with others’ rights.

If a space is open public (as this library is), why should people be allowed to view pornography in a library, but not hold a religious meeting? Does the library not have a copy of the Bible, Koran, or Torah?

My interpretation of the doctrine of separation of Church and State is that the state must not endorse or favor one religion over another.  The doctrine should not persecute Christians who want to pray in school or the library.  It should be an argument to allow it.  By telling people what religious activities they can do and where, you are (to coin a programming term) coupling church and state.  The church is now dependent on what the state says is allowable.