July 15th, 2011
A group of busy body interventionist atheists from Wisconsin is suing the governor of Texas for his participation in a public prayer rally in Houston due to happen next month. Now try as I might I can’t seem to rap my head around the Texas- Wisconsin connection. The Freedom from Religion Foundation is supposedly filing its lawsuit on behalf of Texas Members. The problem is, in my experience, the term “on behalf of,” is often dubious in the extreme. How many times in history has tyranny been imposed “on behalf of,” one group, onto another? I’m frankly, not all that concerned with what a tiny minority, hundreds of miles away has to say about a religious prayer meeting here in Texas.
And so what if the Governor is a religious man, and finds prayer helpful? I’d wager most Texans espouse some kind of religious view! If anything, Governor Perry’s faith makes him a more accurate representative of his constituents. The fact is the August meeting is a non-denominational, non- sectarian event. Everyone is welcome and no one is required. As far as I can see prohibiting the Governor from attending amounts to nothing more than an infringement of his right of free association.
What annoys me most about the whole episode is that, anytime a public figure who happens to be a Christian wants to meet with other Christians, the “smart people” come out of the wood work to moralize about their interpretation of the “separation of church and state;” unless of course that public figure happens to be President Obama. The fact is no one will be hurt by the Governor attending a prayer rally. But some folks just can’t tolerate other people’s pursuit of happiness. I suggest the Wisconsin atheists hold their own uh… symposium on the ineffectiveness of public prayer. I won’t attend, but I promise not to sue either.
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January 13th, 2010
The Tyler Bergfeld Park is right off Broadway past Fifth Street on your left it’s hard to miss if you are looking for it. The park is fairly large and it offers several cool things. It has a playground where your children can go and play. There is also lots of room where you can take your pets for a walk, while you are allowing your children to play in the park. You can have a picnic while you are there with your friends or family.
There is also a water fountain that shoots water from it at this Tyler park. The fountain is some type of animal but at this moment I can’t exactly remember if it is a dolphin or something different. The fountain area is a nice area in the summer time where you can take your children and let them run around and splash in the water while you read a book or visit with your friends. Bergfeld Park offers music and entertainment specials at times such as concerts, prayer meeting, Christmas programs, movies in the park and even some event where the governor speaks.
I have been to an arts and crafts show that comes to the park once a year. The booths are filled with all types of different crafts to buy like jewelry, purses, crosses and lot more than what you might find at a fair. If you are looking for a nice quiet place to rest or study, the park is a nice place to go to spend a little time whenever you are looking for something fun to do with your kids, friends or family and you do not have the money to spend on things for entertainment.
The park is free and has lots of space for people to be there and enjoy the nice weather. They have lots of charcoal grills and picnic tables to go grill out and enjoy a meal in the park. The next time you are out driving around Tyler you should go and look around the park and see for yourself what the park has to offer. The best thing about it is that it won’t cost you a dime and I forgot to mention that they do have public bathrooms available. The bathrooms are not horrendous looking for being public bathrooms. With all this in mind, I hope you enjoy your day at the Bergfeld Park.
Bergfeld Park Address
1510 S College Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
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Wisconsin Atheists Sue Texas Governor Rick Perry
July 15th, 2011A group of busy body interventionist atheists from Wisconsin is suing the governor of Texas for his participation in a public prayer rally in Houston due to happen next month. Now try as I might I can’t seem to rap my head around the Texas- Wisconsin connection. The Freedom from Religion Foundation is supposedly filing its lawsuit on behalf of Texas Members. The problem is, in my experience, the term “on behalf of,” is often dubious in the extreme. How many times in history has tyranny been imposed “on behalf of,” one group, onto another? I’m frankly, not all that concerned with what a tiny minority, hundreds of miles away has to say about a religious prayer meeting here in Texas.
And so what if the Governor is a religious man, and finds prayer helpful? I’d wager most Texans espouse some kind of religious view! If anything, Governor Perry’s faith makes him a more accurate representative of his constituents. The fact is the August meeting is a non-denominational, non- sectarian event. Everyone is welcome and no one is required. As far as I can see prohibiting the Governor from attending amounts to nothing more than an infringement of his right of free association.
What annoys me most about the whole episode is that, anytime a public figure who happens to be a Christian wants to meet with other Christians, the “smart people” come out of the wood work to moralize about their interpretation of the “separation of church and state;” unless of course that public figure happens to be President Obama. The fact is no one will be hurt by the Governor attending a prayer rally. But some folks just can’t tolerate other people’s pursuit of happiness. I suggest the Wisconsin atheists hold their own uh… symposium on the ineffectiveness of public prayer. I won’t attend, but I promise not to sue either.
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