The MLK Jr. Blvd here in Austin, TX is an interesting exception. When Austin faced the decision to rename 19th St to honor MLK Jr, the political realities that you mentioned were overcome when an African-American community leader literally died of a heart attack in 1975, in the middle of a speech advocating the renaming.

It had been recommended that, west of I-35, the street should remain "19th St". It would only be renamed in east Austin--Austin's "minority district". East Austin would honor Martin Luther King, Jr.; central Austin would not. Dr. J J Seabrook (African-American pastor and president-emeritus of Huston-Tillotson University) was arguing before the city council that the entirety of the street should be renamed. In the middle of his speech, he suffered a fatal heart attack.

The council voted to rename the street across its entire length.

Last year, the MLK Jr Blvd bridge across I-35 was named in honor of JJ Seabrook.

Hear hear, my good man! Let's show those ruffians & scalliwags what for!

The irony was that he told someone not to tell people what to do. It's akin to self-defeating propositions, similar to when someone says, "Certainty is impossible."

"The SCOTUS abused the Constitution" is a different argument from "This is a bad idea--if the Constitution does protect it, we should change the Constitution."

Wait... You're saying there's a reason plants don't move?

Does this mean Google infringed copyright with tongue?

Or, put another way (which I think it somewhat more understandable): Everyone deserves the sentence. Some accept the pardon.

That's why the category "good enough for heaven" has just about nothing to do with Christianity.

Oh, so this isn't a story about astronomy... what a relief!

It simply means that there are people who beleive parts of the Bible speak of events that actually occured.

Actually, everyone believes that parts of the Bible speak of events that actually occurred. (The Bible talks about some things that we also know about from non-biblical sources.)

It would be better to say: Some people believe that there are so-far-uncorroborated parts of the Bible that actually occurred.

It sounds like you misunderstood my comment, and didn't read my response to Quothz. Or maybe you're just saying something really weird. I can't quite tell; you can clarify.

My point was that the GP's rationale for Obama receiving the prize didn't involve any accomplishments other than people liking & trusting him. I wasn't casting stones at the award; I wasn't saying that Obama hasn't done anything. If I was casting stones at anyone, it was the GP.

But even if I had been casting stones at Obama--if I was saying that he's done nothing--your response wouldn't make sense.

If someone says the president hasn't done anything, and he has, you can correct them, like Quothz did. You didn't. You actually seem to think that average citizens lack the standing to criticize giving the Nobel Peace Prize for promises & intentions. You seem to think, "Unless you're an achiever on the international scene, you should shut up about the whole subject." And that's pretty silly.