When Atheists Attack

Here is the actual code for the flag saluting. To all of the people who take things out. This comes from the US embassy...Chapter 10, Sec. 171
All the states, at one time or another, have enacted laws relating to the United States Flag. Whereas the Federal Flag Code does not provide penalties for certain conduct or may not govern certain practices, state laws often do. At the national level, the Federal Flag Code (Title 36, U.S. Code, paragraph 170-178) provides uniform guidelines for the display of, and respect shown to, Our Flag, and conduct during playing of the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Code is designed 'for the use of such civilian groups of organizations as may not be required to conform with regulations promulgated by one or more executive departments' of the federal government, such as the armed forces. The Flag Code does not prescribe any penalties for non-compliance nor does it include enforcement provisions. Rather, it functions as a guide to be voluntarily followed by civilians and civilian groups.

While the Code empowers the President of the United States to alter, modify, repeal or prescribe additional rules regarding the Flag, no federal agency has the authority to issue 'official' rulings legally binding on civilians or civilian groups. Consequently, different interpretations of various provisions of the Code may continue to be made. The Flag Code may be fairly tested: 'No disrespect should be shown to the Flag of the United States of America.' Therefore, actions not specifically included in the Code may be deemed acceptable as long as proper respect is shown.

careerdaytrader, don't ever go to a ball game. You will loose your mind. The place is crawling with "freaks".

Probably the best writing and thinking I have witnessed in a long, long time. It gives me hope that there is intelligent life left in America.

A well-reasoned analysis with an absolutely absurd title. This piece could have been written by an intelligent priest; it has nothing to do with Harris' athieism. Yet the choice of title makes it look like nothing more that anti-religious ranting. And he's not "defending elitism" -- he's defending intelligence and thoughtfulness. Sorry Newsweek editors, you really dropped the ball on this one.

I have no doubt that I am not alone in my stance of total agreement with Mr. Harris. There was much slander towards Obama in the form of calling him a "Rock star", but now that Sarah Palin has obtained that status, it seems to be OK. The talk about Obama's lack of experience continues while it would be difficult to find someone with less experience than Palin. There are those that believe that Obama will turn this nation into a socialist country. But the Bush administration has beaten him to it. We all own a piece of the nation???s largest financial organizations today, and we weren't even allowed to say yes or no to that ownership. George Bush graduated at the bottom of his class yet we elected him president. Now we stand ready to repeat that mistake again with yet another underachiever and a clueless person at his side. I agree 100% with Sam Harris. I am insulted by Mr. McCain???s dim view of my ability to recognize a selfish sophistic tact.

I too feel that ???the prospects of a Palin administration are far more frightening??? (???When Athiests Attack??? September 20, 2008). I consider what McCain did by announcing Palin as his vice presidential running mate to be as much an act of terrorism as had he strapped on a vest filled with explosives and walked into the White House.

The reckless act of seating a novice where only a highly-skilled political co-pilot should help navigate our country through ever more volatile and complex times is not that much different from putting a child in the pilot???s seat of a packed airbus as it flies through a turbulent storm system.

McCain is NOT a maverick; he is an outlaw.

Bush is a maverick; ever since 9/11 he has been waging an individual rebellion against the US Constitution and any country that has oil worth the blood of our sons and daughters.

McCain lives by his own rules and is throwing the grossly lacking and long-outdated US Constitution???s vice president eligibility requirements in our collective face. Like Burton Alvord, another Arizonan who in 1866 became widely known as the ???Lawman turned Outlaw???, McCain has taken unconscionable liberties with our Constitutional liberties to the breaking point.

Outlaw McCain and the Sundance Kid are now perilously close to winning the most powerful office in the world. Frightening.

jhardy@NoHiddenPatient.com

This is the scariest article I have ever read. I am grateful that it was published in Newsweek rather than a tabloid magazine. I recommend people rent a copy of the film "The Rapture."

Sam, it would be easier if you understood the physiology of belief. Emotion is the basis of memory. Memory is the basis of perception. The defense of self-identity s the prime factor in personality maturation. The fragile personality expresses ego as the idealization of the limited capacity of immature development. Such illusionary ideas of perfection are identified as God. Palin, and Bush speak to god, converse with God, and are God in their own psyche. Such ideas require group support, defense mechanisms, reinforcement, and a culture of acceptance. It is not ignorance, but conviction that rejects objectivity.

What the hell guys? Mr. Harris has put together an incredibly astute criticism of the role religion???er magic plays in Sarah Palin???s conceptual framework upon which she will influence international, economic and social policy, if elected. Instead of using the puerile ???guilt by association??? tactics as employed at FAUX NEWS, Mr. Harris actually examines and analyzes what makes Palin tick as revealed in her shocking expressions. It is an important article for voters to consider. And then you at NEWSWEEK go and reduce the article???s attractiveness by entitling it WHEN ATHEISTS ATTACK ???? Like I said. What the hell?

Thanks for saying what many of us have been thinking.

Well written! Many of us have been marveling for years how odd it is that so many people celebrate mediocrity. Sarah Palin is the epitome of that mindset. Why any reasonable thinking republican would support her pick is beyond my comprehension. Her supporters are either clueless or immoral.

Well written! Many of us have been marveling for years how odd it is that so many people celebrate mediocrity. Sarah Palin is the epitome of that mindset. Why any reasonable thinking republican would support her pick is beyond my comprehension. Her supporters are either clueless or immoral.

Nice title NEWSWEEK. If one wants to find

I liked this article because it reeked of truth. Thanks, Sam.
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I liked this article because it reeked of truth. Thanks, Sam.
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Yeah.. that's it precisely in a nutshell !!

In political terms Palin is intellectually challenged!!

And there???s a lot of moms out there!