[Phys-L] Re: [SPAM-4.611] Re: THE WEDGE STRATEGY of The ID Movement

[jmackey at HARDING.EDU (James E Mackey)]

A few comments on Bob's Humanist human rights statement.
James Mackey

Robert B Zannelli wrote:

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> No. Humanists see Human rights in broader terms. The right of a fetu=
s {read BABY - liv ing being )doesn't trump the rights of a women to =
have autonomy over her body (read KILL THE LIVING BABY ). But it's  p=
ure hypocrisy for most of the so called pro life crowd who can be fou=
nd warmly supporting war  (Do ALL the pro life crowd warmly support t=
he war??), the death penalty ( ditto?) as well as  honoring the right=
 of a stem cells over those of Human beings suffering from terrible d=
iseases and disabilities ( Actually I and many others that I know sup=
port such research with proper ethical and moral controls). Their rea=
l motivation is opposition to women's rights (I guess since I oppose =
birth control abortions, I must also be opposed to women's right, eve=
n if I don't think that I am). Also they  can be generally found supp=
orting politicians who reject the idea that poor children have a righ=
t to health care. The United States has one of the highest child mort=
ality rates among wealthy western countries because of this.(I'm not =
sure what this statement has to do with the above, other than an atte=
mpt to paint with a VERY broad brush anyone who holds a different vie=
w?)
> Bob Zannelli
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