tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post4663613920631982381..comments2024-02-28T05:25:12.859-05:00Comments on English, Jack: NY Times: unbalanced but honestBretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-48234440511176361272007-07-18T11:59:00.000-05:002007-07-18T11:59:00.000-05:00Steve is referring to the now-corrected title. As ...Steve is referring to the now-corrected title. As far as I know 'balanced' is the only accepted spelling. I keep telling my fingers that but they don't believe me.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-80395852843608808372007-07-18T11:52:00.000-05:002007-07-18T11:52:00.000-05:00It has always bothered me that established religi...It has always bothered me that established religions are shown a degree of respect and preferential treatment that is not given to other social groups or individuals.(This includes all religions, by the way, including Islam, Sikhism, Judaism, as well as Christianity). As a friend of mine said, if God exists I doubt that he supports any religion.<BR/><BR/>Brett, since you are an English teacher, is "ballanced" an accepted spelling for "balanced"? I googled "ballanced" and found quite a few examples of it.Steve Kaufmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380873962646626621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-66714394423491426092007-07-18T04:44:00.000-05:002007-07-18T04:44:00.000-05:00Don't hold your breath. Most major papers (and mor...Don't hold your breath. Most major papers (and more minor outlets, probably) fear to offend any religious people, who often take any attack on any religion as a signal that "religion" is no longer a sacred cow, so to speak. This obviously doesn't include threatening religions, like Islam, but does include all forms of Christianity.<BR/><BR/>I'd be happy with this strong statement - and possibly another which says "Many Christians have no difficulty accepting this science as compatible with their faith." - in every article that mentions creationism.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-38826384612180056982007-07-17T12:59:00.000-05:002007-07-17T12:59:00.000-05:00Very nice article. Now if we can just get some mo...Very nice article. Now if we can just get some more articles to point out the flaws in fundamentalist Christian creationism.GAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756535843412579846noreply@blogger.com