In the spirit of not hijacking threads, yet maintaining a bit of continuity from the last couple of conversations:
Well, I apparently was not clear: 1 - You are absolutely right about the size of gvt, love the graph, thanks! 2 - Obama knows this and could still the silly argument by pointing it out. 3 - He remains oddly quiet. 4 - I find this worthy of blame. ---> At this point I would like to reiterate a comment which received no response in it's original thread, in which the complaint was also being made there that none of the community leaders were speaking out this another religious outrage. Here's the comment which garnered no response: *Of course, Owen, we could be asking the same thing about the "good" Catholic community regarding all the years of child sex abuse and coverups in that religion.* Maybe it would be easier for people to respond if this comment were turned into a question: *So, why is it that the leaders of the Catholic community have largely remained largely silent in the wake of repeated revaluations of rampant child sex abuse in their church?* No, the use of "rampant" was not a pun. Child sex abuse is clearly, demonstrably, endemic to the Catholic way of life. Could it possibly be the requirement that Catholic priests be quote *celibate *end quote* *that is the reason for this? Child sex abuse is a crime that should carry the death penalty, in my opinion. The act of child rape essentially ruins a victim's life. Yet, the Catholic church nearly always protects the guilty clergy member, stealthily moving him from parish to parish without ever warning his new "flock" of his deviant, harmful sexual predilections. Why is it, then, that the leaders of the Catholic community have remained largely silent on this issue, except to occasionally lash out at those who dare to criticize their church? ---> End of new thread. 5 - But this is still fascinating, outside of the political sphere. 6 - Sorry if I hijacked the thread. -- Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected] http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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