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Post by clockworkgirl21 on May 9, 2009 0:36:29 GMT -5
www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,7197,00.html According to snopes.com, the baby's hand was just resting on his finger. It didn't reach up and grab it. Try telling that to a fundie.
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Post by antichrist on May 9, 2009 0:52:51 GMT -5
So we get to see that plastered all over billboards?
Fun.
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Post by alwimo on May 9, 2009 7:30:09 GMT -5
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Post by devilschaplain2 on May 9, 2009 10:49:46 GMT -5
And, that also wasn't a late-abortion being performed in that picture, as many fundies claim it is. People are fucking idiots who will believe anything.
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Post by Jedi Knight on May 9, 2009 11:15:47 GMT -5
Of course they think so, even when the doctor says otherwise. People on RR base their entire lives on wishful thinking. The things they already believe, you could make them believe anything, as long as it fits with their particular interpretation of the bible. I want to ask; where goes the line between having faith and just being gullible?
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Post by szaleniec on May 9, 2009 17:24:53 GMT -5
It occurs to me there could be legal issues with the fundies using the image and story as part of a campaign. If they attribute to the doctor statements or sentiments he's explicitly rejected, he could possibly have a case for libel.
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Post by Tiger on May 9, 2009 22:12:24 GMT -5
I want to ask; where goes the line between having faith and just being gullible? There is no line. Kinda like a Venn diagram with only one circle. |
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Post by Lady Renae on May 10, 2009 3:44:58 GMT -5
There is indeed a line, thank you.
More on topic, I heard about that story years ago. The way it was told to me is that the fetus was getting a surgery due to a really bad deformity that would have gotten worse without immediate intervention, and the hand just sort of plopped up there and curled around his finger sort of the same way a baby will grasp your finger in their sleep if you press your finger into their hand. It was adorable, yes, but there were no sky daddies in the original version, and I even heard it from a regular church-goer.
It's amazing how things will get twisted over time.
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Post by incognito on May 10, 2009 19:30:47 GMT -5
i can see it now,
"The doctors are lying. They are just trying to push the gay agenda."
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Post by schizophonic on May 10, 2009 21:21:56 GMT -5
It happened on House, ergo, it must be real.
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Post by Vypernight on May 11, 2009 4:10:09 GMT -5
Sounds like the doctor was looking for a scapegoat. That's kind of sick, a doctor playing 'pull my finger,' with an unborn baby.
If this proves anything about God, it's that God has a really twisted sense of humor.
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Post by Zabimaru on May 11, 2009 6:12:03 GMT -5
It happened on House, ergo, it must be real. It did? I remember it happening on Scrubs, but I don't remember it happening on House. |
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Post by Spark on May 11, 2009 7:22:51 GMT -5
It happened on House, ergo, it must be real. It did? I remember it happening on Scrubs, but I don't remember it happening on House. The video quality is poor but here's a clip of that episode. |
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Post by Zabimaru on May 11, 2009 7:46:43 GMT -5
It did? I remember it happening on Scrubs, but I don't remember it happening on House. The video quality is poor but here's a clip of that episode. [youtube] Oh, yeah, now I remember. And I remember that I've been seeing it on more shows than Scrubs and House - they really like to perpetuate the idea of that, don't they? I guess it's just a very strong visual that can be used to instill emotion in the audience, so I see why they use it. Of course it's unfortunate that they use it, since many fundies seem utterly unable to separate fact and fiction. |
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Post by Thejebusfire on May 14, 2009 16:43:10 GMT -5
It looks like it's in a fist.
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