[Noisebridge-discuss] [Build] 2169 shrine

[Quinn Norton]

On Aug 27, 2009, at 8:07 PM, Jacob Appelbaum wrote:

> Rachel McConnell wrote:
>> I don't want it because it is a religious object, which I feel has no
>> place at Noisebridge.  Even if it's Cute and Historical and Adds
>> Character.  Noisebridge ought to be entirely orthogonal to religion;
>> having a shrine is either promoting or disrespecting (of course in a
>> totally cute and funny way, those wacky Chinese, gosh that's neat!)  
>> some
>> religion or other.  We should do neither.
>>
>> That said, I care about this issue about as much as I care about most
>> detail, which is, enough to mention it but not enough to insist.
>>
>> That is all.
>>
>
> For what it's worth, I generally feel the same. We don't need any gods
> and we certainly don't need the old master of a sweat shop watching  
> over us.


gods are what you make them. i am personally, fwiw, pro recycling this  
one. technically, this isn't noisebridge's first god & physical idol,  
is it? *ahem* shannon?

:)

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