"...Of course, the other strategy is to take over the public schools." - michael
As much as I am against the conflation of theology and science, at least fundamentalists are consistent! IF one has the view that divine law out ranks civil law, this clearly is the logical result. On Aug 30, 8:22 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
