(October 7, 2012 at 9:50 pm)jonb Wrote:(October 7, 2012 at 9:21 pm)System of Solace Wrote: I don't have a problem with Ron's religious views. As far as I know, he isn't too radical.
I am a Brit am I have no depth of knowledge of United States politics, but must admit this forum has been such an eye opener to me, the thought of someone who says they believe in creationism as not being too radical, wow, You must really have some nut jobs over there. I honestly thought that sort of view was only held by a very occasional nutter.
Creationism is fairly common over here. In some places in the US, evolutionists are treated as the "nutters."
I think the last statistic I saw said it was like 45 percent of americans believe in creationism.
My ignore list
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).


