What if she had said this instead "The crucified Jesus I worship commands me to tell those of you who joined the military that you should refuse to go to Iraq and kill innocent children. He commands me to tell you to instead volunteer to help the poor people in this country that Bush couldn't care less about." and they turned off the mike.
Somehow I suspect many of you would be way less concerned about religion in that case. But when you give petty government officials power over speech they take power over all speech, not just some.
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