On Aug 30, 10:46 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: IF one has the view that divine > law out ranks civil law, this clearly is the logical result.
Here is another logical result from typical Christian beliefs. All unbelievers with suffer eternal torment. My Child might stop believing if exposed to honest teaching about evolution I will not allow my child to lose the faith from exposure to honest evolution Christians who are afraid of eternal torment must be made to realize that it is more likely that believers are the ones who will suffer eternal torment rather then nonbelievers. Of course it is all but certain that no one will suffer eternal torment. However in the remote 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possiblity that an eternal punisment awaits one group, I say that the chances are better than 100 to 1 that the group destined for eternal torment are true believers in any religion that claims with certainty that there is an eternal hell. Realizing this any sane person would not want to be a believer and would not want loved ones to believe either. On Aug 30, 10:46 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "...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_...quoted > > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
