On 7/2/2008 12:40 AM, thomas malloy wrote: > Jed Rothwell wrote: > >> thomas malloy wrote: >> >>> Harry Veeder wrote: >>> >>>> Did Dawkins say exactly that? >>>> >>> It was reported on one of the Salem Radio Network talk shows. They >>> are normally reliable, but not inerrorant. >> >> >> Dawkins did say exactly that: teaching religion is a form of child >> abuse. He said that in the book and elsewhere. However, taken out of >> context it sounds worse than it is. >> >> Actually, I think everyone would agree with Dawkins about some extreme >> forms of religious belief. In particular, people who strongly believe >> in one religion often feel that indoctrination in any other religion >> causes harm. In other > > Most fundamentalist evangelicals believe that Christianity is able to > compete in an open market of ideas. >
Competing to what end? Supremacy? Harry
