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

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