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To: Right Wing Professor

"Me neither, but jailing, torturing and killing people for their beliefs was the norm during the millenium or so of Christian ascendancy in the Western world."

It was also the norm before Christian ascendancy.

"Someon'e been put in jail for a belief? Do tell."

Perhaps not jail, yet. People have had their careers and reputations attacked. Certain radicals have proposed jail for other activities generally considered to be non-liberal. And in some cases they have been successful. How long before I'm jailed for saying evolution is junk science based on incomplete data being manipulated to a pre-determined conclusion.


115 posted on 04/27/2006 11:04:00 AM PDT by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver; Right Wing Professor
["Someon'e been put in jail for a belief? Do tell."]

Perhaps not jail, yet. People have had their careers and reputations attacked.

...for abusing their careers and doing things which justifiably damage their reputations...

Certain radicals have proposed jail for other activities generally considered to be non-liberal.

The same goes for "certain radicals" on the conservative side, for activities "generally considered to be non-conservative". Do you have a point to make, or do you wnat to speak in broad, vague generalities?

And in some cases they have been successful.

Until you say something specific for a change, it's really hard to tell if these alleged "some cases" a) actually exist, and b) are actually relevant to your following bit of paranoia:

How long before I'm jailed for saying evolution is junk science based on incomplete data being manipulated to a pre-determined conclusion.

Oh, look paranoia -- another common hallmark of the anti-evolutionists.

Here's your answer, kid: It'll never happen. Spewing false and ignorant propaganda isn't a jailable offense. It does, however, have the built-in penalty of revealing the speaker to be an ignoramus.

284 posted on 04/27/2006 2:24:02 PM PDT by Ichneumon (Ignorance is curable, but the afflicted has to want to be cured.)
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