Pete Fortney Stark and Nontheism in Congress
Consider the re-election of Peter Stark to Congress. Peter Stark (his real first name is, unfortunately, Fortney), recently gained attention as the first ever openly nontheist member of Congress. That means that Representative Stark is the first member of either the House or Senate to admit that he does not believe in any supernatural divinity that interferes in the lives of human beings. Unfortunately, that is still a radical statement, even now.
Peter Stark is also honored with one of the four highest rankings of support for progressive legislation in the current U.S. House of Representatives.
So, when the people of California’s 13th congressional district say Thank You, Pete Stark, on a bumper sticker, they’re saying thank you for his enlightened liberal politics and for the courage of his ideological conviction, whether that has to do with political or religious matters.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Only a limp-wristed college boy named Fortney would go for such a stunt. What a wimp!