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Old 01-17-2007, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Bon Jovi View Post
someone in the bible belt rejected scientific research showing that we're destroying the atmosphere, ruining the environment and killing out species year after year, there's a surprise.
Check out this article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...venient11.html

The jist of it is that a group of religious people insisted that "An Inconveinient Truth" must not be shown in any Federal Way schools (and of course they got their way because god forbid anyone would "disrespect" a religious persons beliefs) because the Bible describes that the world will end in flames, not from getting colder, and the world is not billions of years old as described in the film but thousands! According to the religious folks, Gore (and all the scientists with their "evidence" ) present a cock-eyed view of truth.

Frosty Hardison (who names their child Frosty?) the main protestor said, and I quote:

"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher,"

Don't you just love it?

There were other grounds for why this movie must not be shown in schools, and I actually think this is worse in many respects. His wife said:

"From what I've seen (of the movie) and what my husband has expressed to me, if (the movie) is going to take the approach of 'bad America, bad America,' I don't think it should be shown at all," Gayle Hardison said. "If you're going to come in and just say America is creating the rotten ruin of the world, I don't think the video should be shown."



Oh well, there may be alot of nutball creationists in America but at least the President isn't one of them. Oh wait a minute......d'oh!
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