>lol. i poke in on this thread and it turns out that people are
>arguing whether religion is a factor in the way people think about
>things like abortion, gay marriage, etc.
>
>lol
>
>if y'all who think that was up for debate could find precisely who
>said this, with a freakin' quote, it'd sho'nuf be nice.
Can't be done. It got started with an argument against something that had not been said. Here 'tis and it's a hoot.
It started here:
>I think Dennis is going to try next to deny that opposition to
>abortion in Poland and Ireland has something to do with Catholicism.
and then there was this:
>Chris Doss wrote:
>
> >I think Dennis is going to try next to deny that opposition to
> abortion in Poland and Ireland has something to do with Catholicism.
>
>Well, he wouldn't have too hard a time making that argument, given
>that in Poland during the communist period abortion was legal and
>widely practiced, and it was only made illegal again in 1993 (and is
>still widely obtained illegally). Perhaps 'religion' isn't
>determining in this case, or others.
>
>Jenny Brown
and here's the really good part:
>Chris Doss wrote:
>I'm not saying religion is the only factor, but denying its
>importance in this matter is batshit crazy.