Wyatt earp
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Causes intellectual stunting and severe mental illness i.e. delusions
Anti-science creationist movements that deny scientific findings threaten our existence.
In 2011 North Carolina, Louisiana and Tennessee all passed laws attempting to cast doubt on established climate science in boardrooms and classrooms.
Let’s go back to 1925. Republican state representative John W. Butler, then head of the World Christian Fundamentalist Association, lobbied state legislatures to pass anti-evolution laws.
John T. Scopes, physics, chemistry and math teacher at Dayton High School Tennessee, was taken to court for teaching evolution. He was cleared.
Ninety years on, Republican Christian anti-science fundamentalism is still going strong. Now they have the evils of climate science on their un-Godly list as well.
Science denial a US phenomenon
I think most 'kristians' in the US view their religion as 'their team' rather than following their savior and emulating him in their lives. And they are insistent on forcing that religion on the rest of the population, not by violence usually (see Eric Rudolph, George Tilller, and other cases where self-proclaimed 'christians' murdered people because of their religious beliefs), but by putting their 'god' on money and tagging public buildings. This seems to be one of their favorites, putting their graffiti on public buildings so they can believe it's 1834 again. They have a driving need to mark their territory. You don't see this with other religions in the US. The Amish though Christian aren't out to force anyone else to endure their beliefs, they in fact retreat from modern society to preserve their particular religious beliefs which I and anyone can respect. Jewish people practice their religion but aren't running around the countryside tagging every building they see so when they drive by they can smell where they pissed on it. Muslims are content in their own house of worship and homes. A certain group of Kristians though have a driving need to force their beliefs to be seen and accepted by everyone else, they are never just satisfied like the rest of religious Americans to just worship their god in their house of worship or their homes.
They'll connect this with the idea of 'patriotism' as well. Again, all they are doing is pushing what they believe to be 'their team'. This is why many need to hear how 'great America is' every waking moment. It's like hearing how great the local high school football team is. It's an adolescent type of team rooting that some never outgrow. THEY feel good only if their team is held in high esteem.
America is great without the praise every moment thanks.
Denial of science is one of the main causes they champion because scientific discovery is constantly pushing back the curtain on religion and it makes these Kristians very uncomfortable and they see many people abandoning religion as the real world is not so scary or unknown anymore. Now of course this denial in reality is a real threat to humanity as Global Warming continues to worsen. These people don't want to hear the truth of it because it is so scary and 'their team' always roots against science. On one hand though you'd think many of them would root for GW as they are end times believers and the end of humanity would fit their worldview just fine.
Yet you embrace Shari law fucker.