Are religious conservatives driving us to the new dark ages?

by bob Posted 2012/07/10 17:21:33

Related Topics: Christianity, Religion, Conservative, School, Religious, Conservatives, Intellectual, Public Schools, Driving, Public School, Schools, Science, Evil, US, Empire

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	Intelligent design is an intellectual killer	5 votes	7%
	The Religious Reich destruction of public schools is driving us to the new Dark Age.	4 votes	5%
	The forced conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity caused the last Dark Age.	0 votes	0%
	The Religious Reich believes that science education is evil	3 votes	4%
	The religious conservatives are driving us to the new dark ages	8 votes	11%
	The religious conservatives are not driving us to the new dark ages	14 votes	18%
	Science is driving us to the new dark ages	1 vote	1%
	Once blinded by religion, science and logic will disappear and we will enter a new dark age.	6 votes	8%
	Undecided	4 votes	5%
	All of the above	3 votes	4%
	None of the above	28 votes	37%

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Heisenberg 2012/07/10 20:07:36

The Religious Reich believes that science education is evil

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Yes, they want us to be another theocracy just like Iran.
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ghostrider 2012/08/09 17:13:44

None of the above

Isn't there something in the "hallowed" Bible about rendering that which is Caesar's onto Caesar and that which is God's onto God?? ... why do these religious-types continue to insist on infusing 'their' religion into every aspect of everyone's life? ... practice it if 'you' want ... leave 'me' out of it.

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Singerar 2012/08/09 05:15:21

None of the above

WITCH!!! (just kidding)

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Greg 2012/07/12 06:00:45

None of the above

Mountains out of mole hills.

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bpf 2012/07/11 22:47:07

None of the above

Another incompetent and meaningless debate by the lost.....what a waste of time..the blind trying to understand the Light.

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Paul 2012/07/11 20:18:05 (edited)

None of the above

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The real religious conservatives with too radical of ideas have greatly reduced in number since the Middle Ages, I have to believe most people that hold their religion seriously do so with common sense enough to avoid something as radical as "driving us into the new dark ages." There will always be a few radicals that might even make enough noise for someone to take notice, but I'm not really going to worry about it.

Bob, go lay out at the beach or something, let your brain relax ....LOL....

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Leeaqua 2012/07/11 14:56:37

Intelligent design is an intellectual killer

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In some states , it has already taken hold, Kansas and Texas are two of them !

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pops 2012/07/11 11:37:34

None of the above

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Liberals with their heads up their yang yangs is drawing us to the dark ages(e.g.)Bob.

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joan.sloane 2012/07/11 11:01:30

Once blinded by religion, science and logic will disappear and we will enter ...

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Let's remember that the constitution grants all Americans freedom of religion as well as freedom from religion. I don't want the religious radicals forcing their distorted views on me through political pressure. At the heart of every faith system there is self indulgent pride that God loves them but is going to send the rest of the world to hell. If there were no restrictions placed on these people they would be stoning women to death in the public square. It is in their holy book which has been interrupted in many different ways to endorse any number of atrocities throughout history.

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sjalan 2012/07/11 07:13:14

All of the above

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In reality, they have formed an unholy alliance with the Republican/Tea Party and their money backers the vulture capitalist/industrialists.

The are really looking to form a Fascistic Theocracy and indeed put is into a period of totalitarian rule.

The people will revolt against that quicker than you can snap your fingers.

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alun.palmer 2012/07/11 01:39:08

The religious conservatives are not driving us to the new dark ages

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They are definitely trying to

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Sam DePecan 2012/07/11 01:31:02

None of the above

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No, you guys are going to make it there, just walking.

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Jakedog 2012/07/11 00:39:37

Intelligent design is an intellectual killer

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This should be a no-brainer... how many RWNJ's on here prove this everyday with their lack of facts and distorted half truths, come on you can see their lack of intellect in most every post and poll.

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bob h. 2012/07/10 22:58:43

The religious conservatives are driving us to the new dark ages

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Every year school scores get lower teaching that bible banger garbage. The only kids raising the curve are Immigrants starting out.

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TuringsChild 2012/07/10 21:57:08

None of the above

No, that would be brainless Liberals. REAL Science can get along quite well with Christianity, which is I'm sure your real target here. After all, when it comes right down to it, Science merely answers HOW Goddidit.

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waterlady 2012/07/10 21:25:34

All of the above

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Science and the United Nations will be the new dark ages and killers of mankind, as we know it. Radiation and chemicals are mutating the next generation. People will not have enough good food and clean water. Roman Christianity and the Pope aren't as strong as the UN's Agenda 21 Depopulation Initiative, the Bilderbergs, our city councils, and the ICLEI, and the chem trails.

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Nimitz 2012/07/10 20:52:49

None of the above

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'Religious conservatives' aren't the one who religiously believe in abortion, environmentalism, eugenics, technological devolution, moral relativism, etc.

You got the wrong patsy, I'm afraid.

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ZB 2012/07/10 20:39:28

None of the above

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Just bob bashing religion again.

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Paul to ZB 2012/07/11 18:55:07

yea, I'm just not really seeing point of this question. what did anybody do to Bob today to bring it up.

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ZB to Paul 2012/07/11 23:08:21

Could be some form of insecurity.

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KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/07/10 20:32:03 (edited)

None of the above

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While one can certainly point to some negative effects certain monotheist interests have had on education, such as the push to "teach the controversy" regarding ID, our school system is the way it is, and therefore more subject to such whims, because it's working on the same model that was used to turn out future factory workers for the Industrial Revolution. It's aiming at satisfying outdated corporate interests.

We're not in that era anymore. We need more students going into the sciences and technology industries and we need people who can understand, discuss intelligently with the rest of us and design (add), change and get rid of (delete) what's no longer functional, as needed.

We need educational system paradigm shifts to match the exponential growth in the sciences and technology industries and people are already pointing that out and doing it.

Here are solution based examples:

The shorter 11 minute video that introduces the topic: http://youtu.be/zDZFcDGpL4U

More on the above by the same Sir Ken Robinson: http://youtu.be/mCbdS4hSa0s

Example of a Different Education Paradigm That Works, the Kahn Academy: http://youtu.be/nTFEUsudhfs

That's just a little sample of what is productively affecting positive, desired change in education today.

While one can certainly point to some negative effects certain monotheist interests have had on education, such as the push to "teach the controversy" regarding ID, our school system is the way it is, and therefore more subject to such whims, because it's working on the same model that was used to turn out future factory workers for the Industrial Revolution. It's aiming at satisfying outdated corporate interests.

We're not in that era anymore. We need more students going into the sciences and technology industries and we need people who can understand, discuss intelligently with the rest of us and design (add), change and get rid of (delete) what's no longer functional, as needed.

We need educational system paradigm shifts to match the exponential growth in the sciences and technology industries and people are already pointing that out and doing it.

Here are solution based examples:

The shorter 11 minute video that introduces the topic: http://youtu.be/zDZFcDGpL4U

More on the above by the same Sir Ken Robinson: http://youtu.be/mCbdS4hSa0s

Example of a Different Education Paradigm That Works, the Kahn Academy: http://youtu.be/nTFEUsudhfs

That's just a little sample of what is productively affecting positive, desired change in education today.
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Queen B 2012/07/10 20:21:44

The religious conservatives are not driving us to the new dark ages

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Won't happen since the majority are not of their mindset, and no one is going to follow them down that path.

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Heisenberg 2012/07/10 20:07:36

The Religious Reich believes that science education is evil

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Yes, they want us to be another theocracy just like Iran.

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JL 2012/07/10 19:47:33

None of the above

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ONCE AGAIN, A POST BY SOMEONE THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE...I REALLY FIND MYSELF ENTERTAINED....I DO WONDER WHO HELPS HIM GET DRESSED IN THE MORNING...

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Incognito 2012/07/10 19:31:22 (edited)

The religious conservatives are driving us to the new dark ages

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God is dead. Jesus is dead. Mary is dead. Joseph is dead. Republicans are dead in the head. The only true religion is hate. I like the idea of Christianity, but I have yet to meet one. Those with the bumper stickers are cafeteria christians.

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Turings... to Incognito 2012/07/10 21:59:19

Hate: The real religion of Liberals. :p

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Chokmah 2012/07/10 19:27:48

None of the above

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SH is driving us into the New Dark Ages!

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darlenedoskas1969 2012/07/10 19:27:22

Undecided

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I believe there is a movement occurring today, backed by people who are publicly known as conservatives and specifically, Republicans, to USE Christianity as a tool to bring us into a new dark age where they rule, and the rest of us serve in hopes of getting some of the crumbs from their tables... but I don't believe they, themselves are actually religious...
they certainly aren't Christ-like

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Chokmah to darlene... 2012/07/10 21:42:18

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Yessss, its all coming together... Muuu haha ha haaaaaaa...

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bob h. to darlene... 2012/07/10 23:04:44

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I think it's the fake Christians that use the fake Republicans. After all; many people believe in religion, but no one really believes in politics.

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alun.pa... to darlene... 2012/07/11 01:42:23

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Didn't Ghandi say "I like your Christ, but I am not liking your Christians"?

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bob h. to alun.pa... 2012/07/11 23:16:58

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If I remember correctly, that was the Delhi Lama.

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Paul to darlene... 2012/07/11 20:26:38

I think they're space aliens.....just kiddn, good point!

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Beverly 2012/07/10 19:21:10

The religious conservatives are not driving us to the new dark ages

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You are confused once agan, bob. It is the Obama Marxist liberals that are driving us the dark ages.

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Incognito to Beverly 2012/07/10 19:30:10

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hahahaha. YOU are confused once again, Beverly. It is the hyperbole filled hate-spewing Republican zealots, filled with their Jesus fantasies, that are ruining America.

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Chokmah to Incognito 2012/07/10 21:44:15 (edited)

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No, it's the hate-filled, racist Liberals with their New Age atheistic babble and Neo-Keynesian statism that is driving the world into an abyss

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Paul to Beverly 2012/07/11 18:57:52

you people are all as insane as Bob

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geegee 2012/07/10 19:19:55

None of the above

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Whoever you are, I think you have no clue !

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dragon88 2012/07/10 19:06:38

Science is driving us to the new dark ages

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rocat 2012/07/10 19:03:51

The religious conservatives are not driving us to the new dark ages

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they hardly possess that much power or influence-

mostly...
they turn folks off-

statistically...
their numbers shrink yearly-

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Queen B to rocat 2012/07/10 20:22:59

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Exactly!

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