Hi y'all - if I had to put money on it, I'd bet on RCs with Muslims to come in a close second - maybe a photo finish.
On Aug 30, 10:22 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 29, 10:22 pm, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is it that irresponsible Christian evangelist bent to have as many > > children as feasibly possible behind it? > > Do evangelical Christians have higher than average birthrates in the > USA? I would assume that they do, but I haven't been able to find any > information on the web to back this up. Many religious groups try to > force their members to have lots of children. It is the main way that > they hope to increase their numbers. In order to keep the kids in the > fold they send them to private schools where they won't question their > religion. Of course, the other strategy is to take over the public > schools. > > On Aug 29, 10:22 pm, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Forget about Palin's decision to have a Down Syndrome child- that is > > entirely her decision and I respect her choice regardless. The underlying > > question is why a woman of 44 years chose to have a fifth child knowing > > damn well that older mothers (relatively) have a far greater chance of > > having a child with birth defects. > > > Is it that irresponsible Christian evangelist bent to have as many > > children as feasibly possible behind it? Is she against birth control or > > is it her husband that opposes it? Her choice to even get pregnant, > > barring an 'accident', shows incredibly poor judgement. It's not like she > > didn't already have children. > > > But, hey, she does not 'believe' in evolution and supports teaching > > creationism in public schools- why should I be suprised, right? > > > Preston > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Memphis Freethought Alliance" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:54 PM > > Subject: Palin pro creationism in public schools > > > > John McCain's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is > > > an evangelical Protestant with a strong record of opposition to > > > abortion and an openness to teaching creationism in the public > > > schools. Palin is the mother of five children, one of whom was born > > > with Down Syndrome. She learned that her son had Down Syndrome when > > > she was four months pregnant, and she told the Associated Press in May > > > that she never considered ending the pregnancy. > > > > Read more at: > > >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-says-she-open_n_...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
