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Evolution News & Views ^ | 5/27/05 | Jonathan Witt

Posted on 06/10/2005 2:20:13 PM PDT by guitarist

... big hair, big gut, fat butt, holy-rolling ...

In the new issue of The American Spectator, Dan Peterson provides this sober analysis of the media's handling of intelligent design:

Among certain sectors of the media, for example, it is an article of faith that those who believe in God, or advocate principles supporting that belief, are just a mob of Bible-thumping, knuckle-dragging, Scripture-spouting, hellfire and brimstone-preaching, rightwing, gun-toting, bigoted, homophobic, moralistic, paternalistic, polyester-wearing, mascara-smeared, false-eyelashed, SUV-driving, Wal-Mart shopping, big hair, big gut, fat butt, holy-rolling, snake-handling, Limbaugh-listening, Bambi-shooting, trailer-park-dwelling, uneducated, ignorant, backwater, hayseed, hick, inbred, pinhead rubes, mostly from the South, or places no better than the South, who voted for Bush.

So, many of the news stories refer to intelligent design theory as "creationism" and ignore the science behind it. They imply that ID is just religion in disguise: "Creationism in a cheap tuxedo," as one headline put it. Let's look at the science, then, because the truth about the intelligent design school could not be more different from those stereotypes.

The proponents of ID base their arguments on biological and physical data generally accepted in science. They use the same kinds of analytical methods and mathematical tools as other scientists. The ID theorists do not reason from religious premises. Neither do they attempt to prove the truth of Scripture, or of any particular religious views.

As a rule, they do not contest that life on Earth is billions of years old, or that evolution has occurred in the sense of "change over time" in biological forms.


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: bigoted; bushvoters; christians; creation; evolution; homophobic; intelligentdesign; mediabias
Don'cha just love it? ...a mob of Bible-thumping, knuckle-dragging, Scripture-spouting, hellfire and brimstone-preaching, rightwing, gun-toting, bigoted, homophobic, moralistic, paternalistic, polyester-wearing, mascara-smeared, false-eyelashed, SUV-driving, Wal-Mart shopping, big hair, big gut, fat butt, holy-rolling, snake-handling, Limbaugh-listening, Bambi-shooting, trailer-park-dwelling, uneducated, ignorant, backwater, hayseed, hick, inbred, pinhead rubes, mostly from the South, or places no better than the South, who voted for Bush.

My kinda people!! Guitarist.

1 posted on 06/10/2005 2:20:14 PM PDT by guitarist
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To: guitarist

If they'd just vote Democrat, these people would immediately be transformed into "the little guys who work hard, play by the rules, and deserve a break."


2 posted on 06/10/2005 2:23:23 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: guitarist

at least they don't call us elitist liberals. That would be offensive and intollerent.


3 posted on 06/10/2005 2:24:17 PM PDT by Ron in Acreage (It's the borders stupid! (ours, not theirs!))
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To: guitarist

Hey, whats wrong with wearing polyester???? Time to go shopping for a new outfit I guess.


4 posted on 06/10/2005 2:24:57 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: guitarist; John Jorsett

I'm deeply offended. They left out any mention of Jack Daniels.


5 posted on 06/10/2005 2:24:59 PM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")
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To: guitarist
My kinda people!! Guitarist.

Mine too.

6 posted on 06/10/2005 2:25:10 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Enterprise

and khaki. Don't forget the khaki!


7 posted on 06/10/2005 2:26:38 PM PDT by Donald Meaker (i)
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To: guitarist
Among certain sectors of the media, for example, it is an article of faith that those who believe in God, or advocate principles supporting that belief, are just a mob of Bible-thumping, knuckle-dragging, Scripture-spouting, hellfire and brimstone-preaching, rightwing, gun-toting, bigoted, homophobic, moralistic, paternalistic, polyester-wearing, mascara-smeared, false-eyelashed, SUV-driving, Wal-Mart shopping, big hair, big gut, fat butt, holy-rolling, snake-handling,.......

They're right.
Park outside any evangelical church on sunday and watch the clowns.

Well, OK, most of them don't handle snakes.

So9

8 posted on 06/10/2005 2:29:30 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Trust Me)
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To: Donald Meaker

"and khaki. Don't forget the khaki! "

9 posted on 06/10/2005 2:30:38 PM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")
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To: Servant of the 9

Hon, if you're not inside of the church, how do you know there ain't no snake handling going on inside?


10 posted on 06/10/2005 2:33:50 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly; skellmeyer; sinkspur

Heck, Mr. Wiggles looks forward to going to church. Come Easter, he even sheds his skin and git's slicked up!


11 posted on 06/10/2005 2:39:27 PM PDT by investigateworld ( God bless Poland for giving the world JP II & a Protestant bump for his Sainthood!)
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To: Servant of the 9
Park outside any evangelical church on sunday and watch the clowns.

Well, THAT depends if they're doin' the Rick-Warren-thing or not... (which still is easier on the 'ol collection plate than keeping altar boys paid-quiet).

12 posted on 06/10/2005 2:47:50 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
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To: solitas

Hey, at least we have a sense of humor.

http://www.trailertrashdoll.com/


13 posted on 06/10/2005 2:52:56 PM PDT by combat_boots (Dug in and not budging an inch. NOT to be schiavoed, greered, or felosed as a patient)
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To: guitarist

Wow! It's me, well except for the knucles and the snake thing, and the ignorant,and the trailer-park-dwelling, uneducated, ignorant, backwater, hayseed, hick, inbred, pinhead rubes, things. Oh and the polyester thing. Other than that, its me.


14 posted on 06/10/2005 3:14:26 PM PDT by auntyfemenist (Show me your papers...)
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To: investigateworld

Mr. Wiggles? LOL


15 posted on 06/10/2005 3:48:56 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly

Yep, Preacher likes him in the basket during collect time. A whole lot more 'dropping in' and less taking out!


16 posted on 06/10/2005 7:18:16 PM PDT by investigateworld ( God bless Poland for giving the world JP II & a Protestant bump for his Sainthood!)
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To: Servant of the 9

You, of course, meant to be sarcastic? if not then you are the circus yourself.


17 posted on 06/11/2005 9:20:59 AM PDT by TrailofTears
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