tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post8157203874588647418..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: The six biggest threats to America coming from the Religious Right.Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-56919515265783183822013-01-08T13:34:06.697-09:002013-01-08T13:34:06.697-09:00That's exactly my point! Thanks for proving th...That's exactly my point! Thanks for proving the premise of a self-proclaimed agnostic's quote still holds true today! Anita Winecoolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-38527000360606059432013-01-07T17:45:50.226-09:002013-01-07T17:45:50.226-09:00Darwin was a devout Christian of his day.Darwin was a devout Christian of his day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18775390344058410502013-01-07T12:27:02.198-09:002013-01-07T12:27:02.198-09:00It's all based in fear and ignorance. My siste...It's all based in fear and ignorance. My sister, a teacher in public school, got "reprimanded" for allowing "A moment of silent reflection" instead of "prayer" and, again, for using the term "Before the Common Era", instead of "Before Christ" during a Science lesson. <br />How do those two terms stop someone from believing/praying? <br /><br />I think Charles Darwin put it best -<br /><br />"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."Anita Winecoolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-36739796547168297812013-01-07T08:58:29.150-09:002013-01-07T08:58:29.150-09:00The Enlightenment - the Age of Reason - began when...The Enlightenment - the Age of Reason - began when some finally stood up and told The Church <i>you're <b>wrong</b></i>!<br /><br />(Think; Galileo, Spinoza, Isaac Newton, Voltaire, etc.)<br /><br />When the church controlled what the populace was taught - and they <i>did</i> for hundreds and hundreds of years - we had The Dark Ages - and disease and plagues and starvation on a mass scale... a system where the chosen few lived lives of luxury and the rest were dirt poor and miserable.<br /><br />From the Enlightenment we got the industrial revolution, harnessing of electricity, medicine, improvements in agriculture... <i>a middle class</i>!<br /><br />And the IDIOT Christians in this country want to go back to believing in primitive superstition over science.<br /><br />Demons didn't make little Johnny sick, gang, and angels didn't cure him: GERMS made him sick and MEDICINE cured him. Anything else is a lie.<br /><br />If you believe in nonsense it is your own damn fault - because <i>you know better</i>.<br /><br />Teaching religion in science class is <i>wrong</i> - and you know it. <br /><br />If you don't think that's true - then think about this:<br />What if little Johnny came home one day and told you that today in science class they learned all about how wonderful Allah is and that Muhammad came to save the world? <br /><br />Wrong God? <br />Wrong Savior?<br /><i>Well that's what all the fighting has been about for the past several thousand years!</i><br />You <i>all</i> think that the other guy's gods and messiahs are the wrong ones!<br />...but you can't <i>prove</i> it! <br /><br />It's NOT science because you can't <i>prove</i> it! <br /><br />It's superstition because you can't <i>prove</i> it!<br /><br />Believing it really really hard isn't proof:<br />that bears repeating:<br />Believing it really REALLY hard - is NOT proof.<br /><br />And that's the difference between science and superstition: everything taught in science class can be proven. <i>Including evolution</i>.<br /><br /><b>THAT'S</b> why it's <b>WRONG</b> to teach a religion as science.Randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-75670803605850291802013-01-07T05:18:42.888-09:002013-01-07T05:18:42.888-09:00It's really incredible that the Religious Righ...It's really incredible that the Religious Right peddle the notion that their rights are being eroded and threatened - and the way these monied power brokers embolden their constituency is to use their donations and influence to introduce legislation to institutionalize coercive prayer and proselytizing not only in public schools, but all branches of the military, colleges, hospitals and whatnot also too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-69139877941953251362013-01-07T03:56:49.560-09:002013-01-07T03:56:49.560-09:004. ‘Conscience’ Exemptions
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My husband is a nu...4. ‘Conscience’ Exemptions <br />Ha!<br />My husband is a nurse for a Catholic hospital and we just married, after being together for nine yard, because we're thinking of starting a family and I don't have good insurance. We were going through the information and there was a little inset that had this attitude: "Hey, in case you didn't know it, the healthcare reform act requires that we provide you with birth control...but...don't worry! We're doing all we can to stop that!"<br />We laughed and laughed. Apparently, we're supposed to be excited about the idea of being treated like second-class citizens.<br />For us, it doesn't matter, because, like I said, I'm trying to get pregnant. And it seems like most of the women in my hubby's unit are preggers constantly anyway. I just think the attitude of it was hilarious. Talk about being out of touch!<br />Anyway, we all know that this isn't about morals...it's about $$$$$$$. They don't want to have to shell out $$$ for birth control and so they've pulled out the old Catholic card. I'm sure my husband could be allowed to have a vasectomy and it would be covered and I'm sure that, even if we weren't married, his insurance would cover Viagra. (Not that he uses it...but, I'm just saying). If they really cared about the immorality of birth control, they'd make a stink about those things, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com