Tonight on The Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC, Asheville City Councilmen Cecil Bothwell will talk about nearly not being able to hold office in NC, because it is against the law for an atheist to hold office in the state.
The story has seen press from the NY Times ([...]
A perennial topic that always gets me steamed. Baptist Planet wraps it up.
Perhaps also refugees from the war on Christmas, opponents of Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell argued that he shouldn’t be seated because he’s an atheist. All reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times, which also explains that Article 6, [...]
The Rev. Heather Dillashaw Spencer of Homeward Bound of Asheville accepts cash raised at Spookypaooza 2009 from new Asheville City Council member and Asheville blogger/activist extraordinaire, Gordon Smith. Smith and Spencer stand in front of bins where the homeless can store their possessions, one bin [...] Former head of the local NAACP chapter H. K. Edgerton wishes to block Cecil Bothwell from being seated as a member of Asheville City Council. Edgerton claims the avowed atheist is disqualified because Article 8 Section 6 of the state constitution states:
The following persons shall be disqualified for office: [...]
This Thursday, the Don and Rick show will visit Asheville’s Renaissance Hotel to talk about criminal investigations associated with former Governor Mike Easley. The program will start at 6:30. As far as I’m concerned, most of what government does is criminal, anyway. As Asheville city councilman for one more [...]
Another interesting conversation held by Asheville City Council concerned a proposed gun buyback. Something there is about these programs that appears to run counter to the Second Amendment. Members of council admitted violent criminals usually aren’t the most ambitious to turn in their weapons. Instead, they said the greatest [...]
Today, WWNC 570AM’s Matt Mittan told of Asheville City Councilman-Elect Cecil Bothwell’s priorities. They included legalizing all drugs and prostitution and getting local police officers out of immigration enforcement. Councilman-Elect Gordon Smith’s priority is securing benefits for domestic partners of city employees. The link from Mittan’s web site pertaining [...]
