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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (15217)	10/2/2002 5:21:43 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 93284

I have to give that some thought. Sorry to run again, but I was involved in a lengthy argument on another thread, and need to stop for awhile. I will get back to you.......

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (15217)	10/2/2002 11:36:19 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Re: Studies have shown an inverse correlation between education level and religousness (if that's a word). Generally, religiosity would be the high-falutin' term. Bartlesby defines it as "excessive or affected piety." bartleby.com It is indeed "affectation" that most born-again preachers and politicians use to bamboozle simpletons like a lot of the RWEs who infest these threads with their "excessive" zeal. America's love affair with religion, guns, xenophobia and madness are most troubling. And did I mention how willfully stupid and ill-informed the populace is, in aggregate? -Ray

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (15217)	10/3/2002 10:16:38 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

I figured out the difference between Europe and America. I mentioned that mainstream churches had made their peace with evolution, and were not inclined to strict literalism in Biblical interpretation. Well, in Europe, most Christians belong to whatever is the established church in their country, be it Catholic, Lutheran, or Calvinist (primarily), and therefore are not strict literalists or creationists. There are comparatively few sectarians. But the United States was a haven for non- conformists, many of whom insisted upon strict literalism. By about 1900, this had been codified in the tenets of Fundamentalism, which became an active movement in American intellectual life, and often formed the basis of revivalist movements, thus associating fundamentalism with religious fervor, in contrast to the "high and dry" denominations, and making it more appealing to some.......