The universe is 12,000 years old. Welcome to Religious Fascism

[MissCatholic]

This is not an attack on the catholic church. this is an attack on right wing political evangelicalism
What would the world be like without religion?
What would the world be like if everyone was religious?

What would the repulbican party be like if there was no religion?
Would America be a better place with or without religion?

I think religion is a good thing for society. It gives hope to people that their is something for them after their life.

But their is a movement in America that is destroying the country and dividing it into two parts.

Religious Fascism is growing at such a rate that we now have lousy politicians from the republican that just say 'i believe in God, i am pro-life, i pray for you all, god bless you and god bless America' Science though has to step up.

The voice of Reason is Science.

Evangelicals like Falwell, Robertson, Dobson, and various people in America are telling their people that the universe is 12,000 years old.

Science tells us that is a flat out lie.

Dinosaurs were around 65million years ago. So if they are 65m years old how can the universe be 12,000 years old? Science is wrong?

The federal government has an obligation to step in and tell its citizens what is fact and fiction. You can not have 62% of the Republican party that believes that te universe is 12,000 years old. Its bad for America.

When you go to an Evangelical event, it reminds you of the old Nuremburg Nazi rallies. Question what you will but we have the answers. If you question these people with science they say to you 'you have your beliefs and we have ours. we disagree with your opinions now leave us in peace.'

Excuse me, you are lying to your people and then telling them to vote Republican as you have just built a church that cost $12m where the majority of the money has come from the republican party.

Science and Religion can live together. But the more right Religion goes, the further science will fight back.

You cant have people in an educated world believing that the universe is 12,000 years old. We as people cant stop this lie from spreading. its the duty of its government to ban this type of speech. it is flat out wrong.

[MissCatholic]

I think that 'religion' is a very broad term when used here. Such a position is NOT the official view of the Roman Catholic Church for example, who has recently spoken out against those who support creationism and an earth thats only a few thousand years old. IIRC Catholicsm is the largest or one of the largest religious group in America, a fact that seems to be pretty much ignored. It is however the view of a small but incresingly significant number of evangelical Christian groups. The government has no obligation to say 'you are being lied to' but neither should local, state or national government promote pseudo-science either through funding or through the education system.

Those groups who do promote such clap-trap may label themselves 'Christian' but by no means do they represent mainstream Christianity.

The first thing i highlighted in my post is that this is not an attack on the catholic church. this is an attack on evangelicalism that is destroying this country.

You cant have people on a stage built by republican money telling people that the universe is 12,000 years old.

When people challenge this they are told to leave peacefully and let them get on with their beliefs. We cant do that. you are polluted the minds of millions and worst of all children are being told lies.

[MissCatholic]

You cant have people on a stage built by republican money telling people that the universe is 12,000 years old.

Yes, we can - last time I checked the 1st amendment gaurantees freedom of speech and freedom of religion. If these people hold the belief that the Earth is so many years old then they have every right to not only hold that belief but to express it, just as you have the right to express that you disagree.

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So? It's a private function - they have the right to kick out anyone they want.

If anyone's talking like a fascist here, it's you.

OK, if i say im Napolean Bonaparte you will say no your not becasue he is dead. But if i take 50 children put them in a room away from society and teach them only what i want, when they get to 25 they will believe that im Napolean Bonaparte. It doesnt matter what you will say to them they will believe whatever i say because they know no different.

The Nzais said 'the jews are bad, the jews are bad' and the children believed them. they never stopped believing that until they were told the truth by responsbile people that dont have an agenda.

When you have parents telling their children that the world is 12,000 years old as it was told by their parents and everybody in your community believes in the same thing its a duty for outsiders to tell them the truth.

You cant tell a society that they are wrong as an individual it is the government in power to tell them that they are being lied too and it is very very irreponsible.

[MissCatholic]

Since the accounts were used concurrently (I just checked), this might as well be the place to say it:

When were the accounts used concurrently, and what does that have to do with whether or not "Miss" "Catholic" is nomorelies (which "she" obviously is, but still)?

youve changed your name again first you were A18 then you logged off as Virginian. when i post you attack me as virginian then you go back to a18.

Have you noticed how your posts have gone from 50 per day to 36 must be all that time being virginian.