Ok, now I see what you mean. For OPCers, there is a strong line between church and state: Thus, it is not only important to distinguish between the institutions of church and state, but the source of each institution’s guidance, and the definition of the purposes of each must be identified. It is not even…
Month: July 2009
Last word on Veldheer, EBO and those Catholic bishops too
JLW over at Olyblog has the last good word on Veldheer: When the Citizens for a Responsive Local Government were considering Karen’s candidacy (by the way, she did eventually receive the CRLG’s endorsement), we were aware of Karen’s religious affiliation, and speculated about whether it would impact policy decisions at the city. So I called…
I came here for an argument
This one goes out to “p-man” on the original Veldheer thread: M: I came here for a good argument.A: No you didn’t; no, you came here for an argument.M: An argument isn’t just contradiction.A: It can be.M: No it can’t. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.A: No it…
More on Veldheer and the Equal Benefits Ordinance
I didn’t go far enough and actually email Karen Veldheer about her views of the EBO, just Rob Richards did just that and got this response: I believe in the separation of Church and State, and that city ordinances must be supported by elected leaders. I support the City of Olympia’s equal benefits policy. Regarding…