Poop Congressional "scientist" notes that evolution is from the "pit of hell" - Page 2

Pitt Gorilla · 10-06-2012, 11:06 AM

Dude is the chair of the House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight. LOL

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2...t-of-hell?lite

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's view that the theories of evolution and the big bang are "lies straight from the pit of Hell" is getting more exposure than he might have expected, thanks to a video that was made at a church-sponsored banquet in Georgia and distributed by a progressive political watchdog group.

The Georgia Republican is already well-known as an outspoken conservative Christian, due in part to his unsuccessful campaign to have 2010 declared "the Year of the Bible."

But the latest comments have taken on an extra dab of controversy because Broun, a medical doctor, calls himself a scientist in the video and chairs the House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight.

The video clip, distributed by the Bridge Project, was taken from a longer version recorded on Sept. 27 during the 2012 Sportsman's Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell, Ga. Here's a transcript of the Bridge Project's snippet:

"God's word is true. I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. You see, there are a lot of scientific data that I've found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth. I don't believe that the earth's but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was created in six days as we know them. That's what the Bible says.
"And what I've come to learn is that it's the manufacturer's handbook, is what I call it. It teaches us how to run our lives individually, how to run our families, how to run our churches. But it teaches us how to run all of public policy and everything in society. And that's the reason as your congressman I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington, D.C., and I'll continue to do that."

Broun's comments were greeted with applause, and they probably reflect how a lot of his constituents feel about the same issues. He's assured of re-election in any case, due to the fact that he has no Democratic Party challenger in next month's election. But how will Broun's latest pronouncements play out on a national stage? Will they have any effect on the presidential campaign?

Fish · 10-06-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Yes, we were designed having spirituality in place...Thank you.

Ummm.. That is not the "Gotcha" that you think it was.......

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

Ummm.. That is not the "Gotcha" that you think it was.......

Designed i said...so?

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bump

things would be a lot better, that's for sure.

signed eugenics.

Ebolapox · 10-06-2012, 01:06 PM

wow. just wow. I'm quite serious when I say that an asteroid destroying our species wouldn't hurt my feelings. it is times like this that it's way too damned depressing, realizing that my fellow man (a TON of them) are just almost too stupid to live.

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by h5n1

wow. just wow. I'm quite serious when I say that an asteroid destroying our species wouldn't hurt my feelings. it is times like this that it's way too damned depressing, realizing that my fellow man (a TON of them) are just almost too stupid to live.

How spiritual of you, why do you hate?

Fish · 10-06-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Designed i said...so?

So.... we were not "Designed" for anything. Which is why so many people never reach any type of spirituality at all. And that's a fairly typical mindset..

Quote:

•44% told the 2011 Baylor University Religion Survey they spend no time seeking "eternal wisdom," and 19% said "it's useless to search for meaning."
•46% told a 2011 survey by Nashville-based evangelical research agency, LifeWay Research, they never wonder whether they will go to heaven.
•28% told LifeWay "it's not a major priority in my life to find my deeper purpose." And 18% scoffed at the idea that God has a purpose or plan for everyone.
•6.3% of Americans turned up on Pew Forum's 2007 Religious Landscape Survey as totally secular — unconnected to God or a higher power or any religious identity and willing to say religion is not important in their lives.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/...hat/52195274/1

So if spirituality is "Designed" into us, as you say, it's odd that nearly half of the population disagrees with that.

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

So.... we were not "Designed" for anything. Which is why so many people never reach any type of spirituality at all. And that's a fairly typical mindset..

So if spirituality is "Designed" into us, as you say, it's odd that nearly half of the population disagrees with that.

Laziness, inability to understand what you are feeling so it's easier to simply ignore it.

Ebolapox · 10-06-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Laziness, inability to understand what you are feeling so it's easier to simply ignore it.

that's some shitty designing. how omnipotent was this father figure in the sky again?

Brainiac · 10-06-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Laziness, inability to understand scientific evidence so it's easier to simply deny it.

Fixed YOUR post.

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brainiac

Fixed YOUR post.

Fixed only in your obtuse thinking.

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by h5n1

that's some shitty designing. how omnipotent was this father figure in the sky again?

I feel the hate, keep it coming.

Bump · 10-06-2012, 01:21 PM

Can't understand science? Try religion!!

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bump

Can't understand science? Try religion!!

No thanks, I'll take GOD and science..they go hand in hand or at least should if we weren't such lieing ungrateful bastards. You can keep religion, as it's going strong in evolution.

Fish · 10-06-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Laziness, inability to understand

Yes, that's a big part for sure...... but probably not the way you intended...

KILLER_CLOWN · 10-06-2012, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC Fish

Yes, that's a big part for sure...... but probably not the way you intended...

sure it is..if only you had the faith of a grain of mustard seed...you too could move mountains.

10-06-2012, 11:06 AM
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $87825	Congressional "scientist" notes that evolution is from the "pit of hell" Dude is the chair of the House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight. LOL http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2...t-of-hell?lite U.S. Rep. Paul Broun's view that the theories of evolution and the big bang are "lies straight from the pit of Hell" is getting more exposure than he might have expected, thanks to a video that was made at a church-sponsored banquet in Georgia and distributed by a progressive political watchdog group. The Georgia Republican is already well-known as an outspoken conservative Christian, due in part to his unsuccessful campaign to have 2010 declared "the Year of the Bible." But the latest comments have taken on an extra dab of controversy because Broun, a medical doctor, calls himself a scientist in the video and chairs the House Science Committee's panel on investigations and oversight. The video clip, distributed by the Bridge Project, was taken from a longer version recorded on Sept. 27 during the 2012 Sportsman's Banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell, Ga. Here's a transcript of the Bridge Project's snippet: "God's word is true. I've come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell. And it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. You see, there are a lot of scientific data that I've found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth. I don't believe that the earth's but about 9,000 years old. I believe it was created in six days as we know them. That's what the Bible says. "And what I've come to learn is that it's the manufacturer's handbook, is what I call it. It teaches us how to run our lives individually, how to run our families, how to run our churches. But it teaches us how to run all of public policy and everything in society. And that's the reason as your congressman I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington, D.C., and I'll continue to do that." Broun's comments were greeted with applause, and they probably reflect how a lot of his constituents feel about the same issues. He's assured of re-election in any case, due to the fact that he has no Democratic Party challenger in next month's election. But how will Broun's latest pronouncements play out on a national stage? Will they have any effect on the presidential campaign?
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Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Casino cash: $18672585	wow. just wow. I'm quite serious when I say that an asteroid destroying our species wouldn't hurt my feelings. it is times like this that it's way too damned depressing, realizing that my fellow man (a TON of them) are just almost too stupid to live.
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