[kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book ban

[Brendan]

Correct, religiosity is extremely high in the US and from what I remember
it's also correlated with being thick. Can try to dredge the link up if
anyone is interested.

Oh and I'm not calling Americans thick mind, rather religious
fundamentalists.


>> Outside f many fanatical Mid Easern religious states I cannot think of a

>> place where such an idea would get serious political tracttion.

>  

>   Almost eerie you say that, cuz the U.S. was recently ranked as the most

> religiously fundamentalist state on Earth, outside of the muslim world.

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> From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

> <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:10 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book ban

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>> It's an embarrassing reflection of American political culture that

>> Snopes.com also has put up a new entry debunking a widely-circulated

>> email

>

>> that says Obama literally fits the description of the Anti-Christ from

>> the

>

>> Bible! That this idea is even seriously entertained is such a poor

>> reflection on our country.

>>

>> Outside f many fanatical Mid Easern religious states I cannot think of a

>> place where such an idea would get serious political tracttion.

>>

>> But, alas, Snopes.com says Obama=anti-Christ rumor is false:

>>

>> http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/antichrist.asp

>>

>> Haha

>>

>> -Oliver

>>

>> Karen Weil wrote:

>>> *Oliver:*

>>> Thanks for sending this. I never really bought into that (although it

>>> does give one pause that there was even discussion of this topic). I

>>> still don't think much of this woman, and feel she is not

> qualified to be

>>> VP,  but fair is fair.

>>> Can we just hold the election today and get this whole f-ing ordeal

> over

>>> with? ; )

>>>  Best,

>>>  k.w.

>>>  -

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