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Stronger Anti-Spam Law Proposed
NumberField writes "The fight against Spam is making for some strange bedfellows. A new bill sponsored by Senator
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
and the right-wing Christian Coalition
that would let individuals sue spammers for $1000 per message. What isn't clear is how they will define spam broadly enough to outlaw it, but narrowly enough to avoid making it a bonanza for lawyers. For more information, see Schumer's
fact sheet (PDF), or his
press release." Update: 06/13 14:20 GMT by M : The draft bill (pdf) is available.
From my experience those who identify themselves as Christian are small minded and immoral. They have no qualms about cheating on their taxes, ripping people off, drinking to excess, etc., but at the same time they righteously criticize any perceived immorality for any non-Christian.
They also have no tolerance for anything outside their narrow view of the world. I canâ(TM)t believe how much flack my wife and I get from Christians for not scarring our son, i.e., not circumcising him. And we know plenty of Christians who refuse to respect my wifeâ(TM)s decision to keep her own last name. Theyâ(TM)ll address all letters to her using my name.
They also tend to be anti-intellectual. Related to their narrow mindedness, they see any exploration of what they are not already familiar with as some sort of threat. They seem to wallow in their ignorance and take great pride in it.
And lastly, Christians always use their perceived morality as a shield. Whenever they get caught doing something wrong, itâ(TM)s OK, because Christ forgave them. That mentality trickles down to their children who tend to have all the manners of feral children.
I just canâ(TM)t stand the smugness, the righteousness, and the lack of intellect. Luckily they avoid me, as I tend to point out the numerous contradictions in the Bible, which is ironically something they never bothered to read and study. Heck, the only people I know who ever read and study the Bible are atheists.
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.