The other day we reported on the disgracful religious supremacism exhibited by Indiana Speaker of the House, Brian C. Bosma in a meeting with Jewish leaders last week.

Our post was part of a spontaneous blogswarm ignited by dhonig, whose Rabbi had reported the incident in an email. Bloggers responded locally and nationally -- and the result was that by Monday -- Bosma had met with Jewish leaders, apologized and said it was all a big misundestanding.  

Uh Huh.  

Here is what I think Bosma understood, as dhonig puts it  over at The Daily Kos:

The coolest part- it was the blogs that drove it, causing Bosma to respond, to call a meeting with the Jewish community, and to issue the apology.  Apparently, all your emails made a big impression (I don't think he liked the cartoon much, either).

Over at Street Prophets, Raybin has posted an important piece about the attitudinal difference between respect for the constitutional principal of religious equality, and the growing acceptance of religious supremacism among elected officials.  

Raybin wrote:

Note:  This diary is not my work.  It is written by dhonig, he of Daily Pulse fame.  It is being posted here at his request because, as far as I can guess, he doesn't have an account here and wants this to get posted ASAP.  I'm nothing if not an obliging man.  Original posting at My Left Wing can be found here.  

With permission, I am here (and a lot of other places) attaching a communication from my rabbi about a meeting held with Indiana's Speaker of the House.  For anybody who believes this is a nation where people of all religions are to be treated with fairness, equality, and dignity, this should shake you to your very bones.

Please feel free to copy and disseminate widely.

Thank you