State sponsored religion?

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Ok, I've kept my mouth shut about this too long.

Here are my questions:

When will we let Jim Bakker, Pat Roberston, an Islamist Imam (a la Taliban), high priest from the Church of Satan, etc. raise funds for KUNM?

Is not UNM funded by state taxes, as well as federal?

Is this not a state-endorsed religious event?

quote:
A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state.
end quote.
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion

Why aren't we holding a fundraiser at which an athiest, an agnostic, a SCIENTIST (who knows "Intelligent Design" is simply double speak for Creationism) will be speaking? I would think that, if the subject of quantuum physics is of interest to KUNM's listeners, the latter might be quite satisfying.

quote:
In August 2005, Chopra posted a series of articles on the blog The Huffington Post (to which he is a frequent contributor) in which he offers his solution to the creation-evolution controversy. In doing so he expressed support for Intelligent Design without the Bible, or the politics of religion. According to Chopra, Nature displays intelligence.[5]

In the article, Chopra states:

"To say that Nature displays intelligence doesn't make you a Christian fundamentalist. Einstein said as much, and a fascinating theory called the anthropic principle has been seriously considered by Stephen Hawking, among others."
"It’s time to rescue "intelligent design" from the politics of religion. There are too many riddles not yet answered by either biology or the Bible, and by asking them honestly, without foregone conclusions, science could take a huge leap forward."
Chopra also offers a series of questions about evolution he believes cannot be answered by science alone.[5] [6] Science writer Michael Shermer, founder of The Skeptics Society and long-time critic of Chopra, posted a response. [7]

Additionally, Chopra has strong beliefs that Jesus was thought of as having a higher knowledge than most, and that he may have studied Kabala.[8]
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra

In my opinion, Chopra is another fast talking snake oil salesman: if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull chips.

And the LAST thing our mind-muddled citizens need in the downside of an eight-year neoTheocracy is more lazy thinking! I'm sure this will make them "feel good," but at expense of the intellect, reason, and exercise of the right to REAL education!


--- Richard Towne wrote:

> Hello,
>
> As you may know, the World Wellness Weekend is
> coming to Albuquerque on
> March 8 and 9. This event looks great (Deepak
> Chopra, Marianne Williamson
> and Michael Franti among many others. The event
> will be a partial benefit
> to KUNM. Details on the event are available at
> www.worldwellness.org
>
> A weekend pass to all events costs $75. There are
> less expensive options
> but you can also volunteer with the World Wellness
> folks and earn a full
> pass for the weekend. They are asking for an 8-10
> hour commitment. Their
> volunteer opportunities and a .pdf application form
> are available here:
> Feel free to share this with anyone you know who
> might want to volunteer and
> attend the weekend.
>
> http://www.worldwellness.org/Page.asp?NavID=2179
>
> ---
>
> KUNM will have an exhibitor booth for both days of
> the weekend so we can
> meet our listeners or introduce ourselves to people
> who have never listened
> to our great programming. Mary Oishi is looking for
> volunteers to take four
> hour shifts in exchange for a day-pass at the World
> Wellness weekend. Mary
> also has some other upcoming public events where we
> will have a table or
> booth to meet listeners. Please contact Mary and
> let her know you would
> like to help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard
>
>
> --
> <><><><>
> Richard S. Towne
> KUNM General Manager
> (505) 277-8009
> 89.9 FM and kunm.org
>