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jonthebru

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4. One of Zack's final points is
Sat Mar 2, 2013, 02:40 PM
Mar 2013

Last edited Sat Mar 2, 2013, 03:13 PM - Edit history (1)

that the creationism scam is but one religious belief.
The ancient and some present Hawaiians have a chant that takes the Earth's and life's creation into consideration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumulipo

http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=beckwit2&l=en

Here is a magazine article about the Kumulipo explaining it in an easily digestible manner:
http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/November-December-2008/Into-the-Source/

In a truly free culture that practiced freedom of Religious belief, the Kumulipo would be a respected teaching.

The fact that Religious fundamentalists feel that they are the only belief to be taught is very bad, unconstitutional and shows a downfall of our society.
Their goal without a doubt is to replace our government with a Theocracy where their belief would be the controlling law in the United States. We must prevent that at all costs.

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