--- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > "The intent of our offer has always been to reduce the level > of > > > > > stress among students and staff—which has been our > experience > > > > > with this program in schools all over the country," said Bob > > > > > Roth, vice president of the David Lynch Foundation. "We are > > > > > disappointed to encounter such misunderstandings > > > > > from a tiny but vocal religious minority. > > > > > > This is the point that it amazes me that several > > > people here have missed, in their "one-pointedness." > > > This quote was made by the *TM* folks, not by the > > > critics. *They* are claiming that the resistance > > > to the grant came from a "religious minority," > > > when in fact it seemed to come primarily from > > > former TMers. > > > > You mean, all two of them that we know of. > > > > How many people total opposed the program, > > and how many of them were former TMers? > > > > Someone on the anti-TM side brought in the > > Pacific Justice Foundation, a right-wing > > Christian group (which usually helps Christians > > overcome opposition to *their* programs and > > beliefs). So it doesn't seem unreasonable to > > assume folks of that flavor were involved, > > whether they were former TMers or not. > > > > (Among other things, the foundation supported > > one student in her bid to be allowed to wear > > an anti-abortion T-shirt in school and demanded > > --successfully--that Schwarzenegger veto three > > bills it considered "pro-gay" that mandated > > schools provide information about GLBT issues > > and teach tolerance and respect for GLBT folks.)>> > > Holy Sh!t...I did not know that. > So Turq et al must now bow out of this one and admit it was all > done by a bunch of fundie fanatics hell bent on destruction.
Well, not necessarily. My point was that Barry said the opposition "seemed to come primarily from former TMers," when in fact we have no information to that effect other than about the person who posts here and the one who "rushed the stage." And based on the participation of that fundie foundation, it's likely there were at least some fundies involved in the protest, so "tiny religious minority" may well be an appropriate characterization. The opposition *could* be "primarily former TMers," but it doesn't "seem to be," because we don't have that information. > Admit it Turq. etc. ....or join the fundies ( I will come to Paris > and annihilate you if you join the fundies !) > > Quite frankly someone should sue them for their unscientific > interference in public schools and government. I really wish > someone had the money and the balls to sue them. Uh-oh, now Barry and Shemp are going to accuse you of being in favor of censorship. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
