That’s what state senator Sylvia Allen must have been telling herself when she decided to declare the earth to be no more than 6000 years old, thus flying in the face of several years of rather obvious evidence to the contrary. The excuse that’s being offered up for it is that she’s a Christian, and doesn’t really believe in the science that’s pretty much calling her a liar for her assertion. The article rightly points out as well that it’s for the same reason Allen’s attempting to get around environmental protection laws regarding radioactive Uranium. Honestly, I’m having a hard time figuring out which of the two situations here is more frightening–the fact that she actually managed to get into office, or the fact that there are actually enough vote-eligible people that putting her in office is actually considered doable. In either event, someone really aught to consider reversing that decision. Or at least giving Sylvia an education on the difference between religion and stupidity.

The article above outlines the specifics of exactly what their issue is with it, but for lack of a better way of putting it, their problems are two-fold–he released this song, which all but seems to encourage the exploitation of the female sex, plus his daughters and their friends were apparently on stage dancing to it during a live performance of this song last week.

If you can actually stomach the horible typing found in a goodly portion of the comments to that article, they raise several valid points that really, any reasonable person would have a difficult time arguing with. Most noteably, they point out almost exactly the level of ridiculous the situation reaches that a website, which encourages supporters to do everything from broadcast their support on Twitter or Facebook to calling up the local radio stations in question, is demanding the hault of that particular song–particularly when, as is pointed out in the comments, there are songs of an equal or worse nature being played on likely those very same stations. Add to that, the children the claim says are supposedly being harmed by this are old enough that they have technologies such as computers, iPods, etc and are more than likely savvy enough to have gotten their hands on this particular song by other, less than legal means if they really wanted to listen to it. Plus, the song’s been uploaded to YouTube (WARNING: NSFW), making their attempts to hamper local radio stations a little bit pointless–if they really wanted to hear that song anyway, they would.

To me, this almost seems like yet another push by the religious community, with the help of a few overprotective parents, to try and gain some degree of relevance in today’s life. Really, though, the fact that radio stations, even in its sensored form, have absolutely no problem playing music of this variety when even 10 years ago they did, should be clue enough that it just doesn’t work that way anymore. Of course, I still welcome this group to try and will try and keep an eye on their efforts–who knows, I may find myself surprised. Then again, that may be assuming far too much.

Now, I may not be Harper’s biggest fan, but can we at least try to not get our panties in a knot here, folks? Yes, I understand that to a devoted catholic, it’s the body of Christ. But to everyone else, it’s just a cracker–and not a very good one at that. And if he wasn’t supposed to have been given it, the priest should have probably–oh, I don’t know–not given it to him. But there I go doing something you don’t necessarily see in religion, oh… say… at all–making sense. Maybe Stephen Harper should invite PZ Myers along on his next funeral participation? He’s offered his services, and who knows, maybe it’ll make things a little bit easier. Unless the religious community will criticise that, too.

Update: Not guilty by reason of religious stupidity. How many of us called it? Or care?