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October 25th, 2017, 03:29 PM | #4031 |
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For many in the US religious belief hasn't really 'evolved' much since the 13th Century in fact
as far as they're concerned there is no such thing as evolution. Of course it's 'not the norm' to marry a 12 year old these days it's simply child abuse. 16/17 year olds aren't really the issue it's more those under the age of legal consent that are the problem for marriage. If they aren't old enough to give consent for sex how can they be allowed to get married? The Article refers to the last 15 years - Ancient History right? Judicial approval from who exactly? Some local Christian fanatic judge who would rather have a child bride rape victim than say 'God forbid' a termination! If it was a local Muslim judge would that also be approved by Christian Americans. Many states don't even require judicial consent, just parental. Judicial consent may only be required if parental consent is not obtained. http://family.findlaw.com/marriage/s...sent-laws.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/o...e-problem.html Do you believe the marriage of a 12 year old is justified in any circumstance not matter how rare? In fact it's almost impossible to know the full extent of it in certain communities - 10 states didn't even provide any information at all. It's a loophole that's open to abuse in religious communities so it's simple just ban it at least until 16. Why can't you just admit it's wrong? Many US states rightly do so and have banned it. Last edited by vinceprince; October 25th, 2017 at 04:30 PM.. |
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October 25th, 2017, 11:22 PM | #4032 | |
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The crazy really begins in the 1820s with "the great awakening", giant revival meetings and an ever ratcheting upwards of religious frenzy. Its an open question as to just why this happened in the US, but not nearly so much in other British colonies. It may be that the disestablishment of the Anglican Church created more space for more entrepreneurial religious expression. Put another way, one of the advantages of the Church of England is that no one gets too excited about it . . . Last edited by deepsepia; October 25th, 2017 at 11:45 PM.. |
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October 26th, 2017, 01:07 AM | #4033 | |
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October 26th, 2017, 06:45 AM | #4034 | |
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A survey found that 41% of Americans believe that Dinosaurs and humans co-existed at the same time. https://ncse.com/library-resource/am...evolution-year What possible grounds can you have for holding that belief? Apart from the Flintstones and that Raquel Welch film. Must be a member here from that 41% who can explain it to us. |
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October 26th, 2017, 07:42 AM | #4035 | |
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P.S. Our constitution allows these folks to stockpile firearms and ammunition, including military grade weapons. Surely, friend vinceprince, you are not planning to emigrate, are you? |
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Is it true that The yank president is going to change the name of Washigton DC to Trumpton DC?
Is it also true that this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKgjYlL1anQ Is to be the new National anthem? I hope so.
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As science and technology have advanced, authority has moved from "tradition" to "cognition"; and the folks whose authority was rooted in tradition resent this. They get ever angrier. There will be no new "religion discovery" that cures breast cancer; but scientists -- probably foreign born-- are in labs working on exactly that. There's a resentment that comes from people saying "we know better" -- even if they _do_ know better. So you have epidemiologists and pediatricians explain over and over "get your kid vaccinated" . . . and some boob with a Youtube channel thinks that they can challenge it. So paradoxically, the more impressive science and technology are, the angrier the resistance to reason will become. I saw a sign on a church that I drive by . . . "who you are is more important than what you know" -- I got what I think they were getting at, that some ineffable moral quality beats the much more ordinary achievement of "being right". That's Trump and climate change, for example. Trump doesn't know much of anything about anything-- he only knows that folks don't like being told things by university professors. I _think_ its a generational and age issue, and that the bad actors are folks my age and older-- that younger generations will be more pragmatic. |
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