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To: CobaltBlue
Are you arguing that William Jennins Bryan put on a show trial for the ACLU?

No, I am relating that WJB participated in a show trial caused by the ACLU.

33 posted on 07/06/2004 10:16:51 PM PDT by AndrewC (I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
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To: AndrewC

Sorry, it takes two to tango, and two sides for a lawsuit. No matter how bad the defense wanted the case, without a prosecutor, no prosecution.

Methinks what irks you is that the mainstream coverage of the case makes creationists looks bad. I have no real idea why, I think Jennings is portrayed with honesty, in a way which reflects well on creationism. Far better than most of the creationists who post (or have posted) on Free Republic.

Darrow, of course, is portrayed as a superstar, but he sort of was one. Egomaniac, too, of course.

I was watching "The Witches of Eastwick" again last night, which my husband hates because he thinks it portrays Christians in a bad light. I have to say I disagree, everything Felicia (the editor's wife) said happened to be true, and I thought she was actually better looking than Cher, Susan Saranwrap, or Michelle Pfeiffer.

I have no idea how many Americans are Young Earth Creationists, but it's not really a popularity contest out there is the public eye. Your side wins all the battles when it makes the movies, and my side wins all the battles when it makes the movies. As is often said, the victors decide what happened when the history books are written. My sense is that my side is winning, I suspect yours differs.

For sure, we've got the high ground in the mainstream.


34 posted on 07/06/2004 10:30:45 PM PDT by CobaltBlue
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