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Right. Mark me as a liberal, so you don't have to face the fact that a lot of Republicans are sick and tired of the Christian fringe controlling the party.

I've voted for President Bush twice and I voted for Gov. Palin, but I must be a liberal troll from DU because I want to keep America from becoming a Christian Afghanistan.

Get it through your head: I don’t care about France.

As I've said twice before: France is France's problem, not mine.

Maybe it's too hard for you to understand, but I oppose the promotion of religion - all religion, including Islam and Buddhism - by the government.

Any government.

Do you like kitties?

Do you like our party being out of power?

Please, read the open letter I left for you at DC. It's in the appropriate forum -- I'm sure you know the one. ;)

France is France's problem, not mine.

France is France’s problem, not mine.

Semantic word games aren’t what I’m looking for. Save it. I’m waiting for MetMom to tell me if I’m suppressing religion.

I don't care about those countries. I am an American and I care about America.

Christian, Muslim... makes little difference. I don't want the State promoting any religion.

I'm still waiting for MetMom to tell me if that is suppressing religion.

I do not want the government to promote religion at all, in any way.

Is that "suppressing religion"?

I expect to be banned shortly. I've learned, sadly, that Free Republic is Fundie Republic and non-believers aren't welcome.

It's sad, really. Free Republic could have been a major player in the political world, but JR decided to hand it over to the cretards and IDiots.

It's been great, except the evolution and science threads.

Huh? What are you blathering on about?

Because "childish" and "concise" have different meanings.

Remember? You posted that drivel before and I tore it apart?

Please, MetMom, remember our earlier conversations. I get tired of repeating myself. Thank you.

Build a wall between Church and State that would make an illegal alien have a heart attack.

Clear enough for ya? ;)

Because the Bible-thumpers would make the wrong choice if left to themselves, so we the educated have to make it for them?

I fully support private and religious schools and homeschooling. The public school, however, must remain neutral.

If so, can you articulate *concisely* why this philosophy is different from the liberals' wish to control?

It isn't about control. It's about government neutrality.

Well, MetMom, I’m sorry but that is the only conclusion one can draw from your statement.

Our understanding of life, the earth, and the universe has progressed from the simple, childish Creation story found in the Bible.

We simply know too much to teach the Creation story as fact.

The 'Big Bang' theory is the best scientific explanation for the observed universe. If new evidence is found or a better theory is proposed....

Prior to that Singularity of the Big Bang...the moment prior to the moment of creation.....Why is there something, rather than nothing at all?

I have no clue what came before the Big Bang. None at all.

Maybe one of the lurkers can address your question. :)

So, basically, you want to keep the science you like and ignore the science that contradicts your Bible.

Got it. Thanks for making it clear.

No, I really don't. I asked you to cite examples of "hijacked science and Christianity". You haven't.

You posted a link to a Wikipedia article re: Dover.

Are we going to go over this, all over again? I thought you and I settled this.

Maybe you can work Creationism into a comparative religion class - Christians believe X, Muslims believe Y, Buddhists believe Z - or as part of the history of science - as an example of primitive beliefs on the origin of earth/life - but you can’t teach it as science because it isn’t science.

Period.

Deal with it.

I’m familiar with the Dover case. Creationists attempted to smuggle Creationism into a public school and had their asses handed to them.