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Old 11-15-2004, 03:32 PM   #93
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Dude. Get some facts.
Ever heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls? They contain, in whole and part, much of the contents of the New Testament - and are reliably dated back to the first century. Were there changes? Yes, a few. An event chronicled here isn't present there. This city's name was spelled differently. That phrase was translated poorly. Stuff like that. Do NOT get me started on the validity of the Bible unless you want to wade through a HUGE pile of references from both the Christian community and the scientific community. I invite you to do a little research.

Lutherans and Baptists use the same Bible. The Catholics have a few extra books, nothing major is different in them. The differences between the three denominations are attributable to interpretation and tradition.

The Mormons have a couple of additional books which are demonstrably fiction, and have no scientific validity that I'm aware of. Their leaders seem to change the source material when it suits them. These books seem to take precedence over the Bible and contradict it on many major points.

Saying hetero households are alcoholic child molesters and gay households are polite, generous, and good-natured is obvious hyperbole. You're breaking a number of debating rules, here, Kal.

Jester didn't say abortion in case of rape/incest was ok. He said it was a grey area. I disagree, though I'm not unsympathetic. (Rapists should be castrated, IMHO)

There are many other powerful religious lobbying groups than the Christian Coalition - you just don't hear about them in the media. I know for a fact that there are large visible Muslim and Jewish organizations, though they're not quite as strident. And the Jewish and Christian political bodies do NOT always stand on the same side of an issue.

Schools & prayers to Allah/earth spirit. You bet it happens. More often in a special program or something than class, but that happens too. Again, you don't hear about it much - but then they're minorities, aren't they? How much Christian news are you going to hear in China or Saudi? Here's an article I easily found where school kids are required to act Muslim :
http://www.thomasmore.org/news.html?NewsID=12
Not just dress Muslim, or learn about Muslim culture, but ACT Muslim, chanting Muslim prayers, and the like. Without informing parents, may I add.

Other stories:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_praf.htm
http://www.becketfund.org/index.php/article/143.html
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