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Re: A question to think about......

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From: Michael Zarlenga
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 00:00
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Melissa <Melissa9Z@Zmho.net> wrote:
: >Ok, so, tell us ... what percentage of the world's poor - you know,
: >the people you claim are so intimately influenced by the Catholic
: >Church's "be fruitful and multiply? message - are born in wedlock?
: >
: >Must be damn close to 100%, hunh, if the Catholic Church's messages
: >are to blame.

: Well Catholics aren't perfect either. Ever heard of the term "cafeteria 
: Catholic"? Someone who picks & chooses what they'll follow. So they could be 

Ever hear the term "cherry picked data?"  I guess that would make
you a "cafeteria scientist" - you know, someone who omits key pieces
of data because they just don't fit into his (or her) preconceived
notions or politial agenda.

By the way, no one here is claiming Catholics are perfect.

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From: zarlenga@conan.ids.net (Michael Zarlenga)
Subject: Re: A question to think about......
Date: 1998/11/30
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