On 9 Apr 2007 16:12:33 -0700, "Santolina chamaecyparissus"
<santolina@juno.com> wrote:

Political correctness - 13.59%

Don Imus apologizing to Al Sharpton increases animosity toward
Christians?

It increases animosity toward bigots and morons. You do the math.

Indifference to religion -11.63%

This makes no sense.

Being indifferent to Christianity is animosity toward Christianity? So
now the only thing they'll accept is if everyone becomes Christian?

Good reason for making religion, or at least Christianity, illegal -
it advocates the overthrow of the Constitution.

On Apr 9, 4:41 pm,

In article <1176145736.134376.49...@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> "J Young" <youngopini...@aol.com> writes:

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/poll_why_is_animosity_toward_c.php

OneNewsNow.com asked you: What is the primary cause of the increasing
animosity toward Christianity? You said:

Anti-Christian media - 39.58%
Anti-Christian politicians - 4.59%
Political correctness - 13.59%
Liberal public education - 30.61%
Indifference to religion -11.63%

Would have been considerably more informative if
they had asked those who allegedly are hostile
to religion for their actual reasons, rather
than asking those who imagine they are under
attack.

Sort of like asking the white citizens of Selma
in the mid-sixties to explain what blacks really
want, isn't it?

-- cary

I'm Roman Catholic. So, I'm a believer. And I agree this poll, as I
understand it, is nonsense. It does presume a) animosity towards
Christianity in this society, and b) that this animosity is growing.
The sample is self-selected with readers unable to determine if the
sample is even large enough or diverse enough in other ways to be even
somewhat representative. Finally, there is no possibility for the
respondent to answer that there is no animosity or that it is not
growing or that the situation is that the mood towards Christianity is
improving.

I do find this poll interesting in one way though. It does speak
volumes of the attitude of the respondents with regards to American
institutions. It's not a very flattering portrayal, in my opinion.

I do find this poll interesting in one way though. It does speak
volumes of the attitude of the respondents with regards to American
institutions. It's not a very flattering portrayal, in my opinion.

I'm Roman Catholic. So, I'm a believer. And I agree this poll, as I
understand it, is nonsense. It does presume a) animosity towards
Christianity in this society, and b) that this animosity is growing.
The sample is self-selected with readers unable to determine if the
sample is even large enough or diverse enough in other ways to be even
somewhat representative. Finally, there is no possibility for the
respondent to answer that there is no animosity or that it is not
growing or that the situation is that the mood towards Christianity is
improving.

I do find this poll interesting in one way though. It does speak
volumes of the attitude of the respondents with regards to American
institutions. It's not a very flattering portrayal, in my opinion.

On Apr 9, 4:41 pm,

In article <1176145736.134376.49...@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> "J Young" <youngopini...@aol.com> writes:

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/poll_why_is_animosity_toward_c.php

OneNewsNow.com asked you: What is the primary cause of the increasing
animosity toward Christianity? You said:

Anti-Christian media - 39.58%
Anti-Christian politicians - 4.59%
Political correctness - 13.59%
Liberal public education - 30.61%
Indifference to religion -11.63%

Would have been considerably more informative if
they had asked those who allegedly are hostile
to religion for their actual reasons, rather
than asking those who imagine they are under
attack.

Sort of like asking the white citizens of Selma
in the mid-sixties to explain what blacks really
want, isn't it?

-- cary

I'm Roman Catholic. So, I'm a believer. And I agree this poll, as I
understand it, is nonsense. It does presume a) animosity towards
Christianity in this society, and b) that this animosity is growing.
The sample is self-selected with readers unable to determine if the
sample is even large enough or diverse enough in other ways to be even
somewhat representative. Finally, there is no possibility for the
respondent to answer that there is no animosity or that it is not
growing or that the situation is that the mood towards Christianity is
improving.

I do find this poll interesting in one way though. It does speak
volumes of the attitude of the respondents with regards to American
institutions. It's not a very flattering portrayal, in my opinion.- Hide quoted text -

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:41:31 +0000, Cary Kittrell wrote:

In article <1176145736.134376.49660@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> "J
Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/poll_why_is_animosity_toward_c.php



OneNewsNow.com asked you: What is the primary cause of the increasing
animosity toward Christianity? You said:

Anti-Christian media - 39.58% Anti-Christian politicians -
4.59% Political correctness - 13.59% Liberal public education
- 30.61%
Indifference to religion -11.63%

Would have been considerably more informative if they had asked those who
allegedly are hostile to religion for their actual reasons, rather than
asking those who imagine they are under attack.

Sort of like asking the white citizens of Selma in the mid-sixties to
explain what blacks really want, isn't it?


-- cary

Somehow, I doubt that 'being informative' was the goal of this poll.

Meteorite Debris wrote:

In article <1176145736.134376.49660@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
youngopinions@aol.com says...

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/04/poll_why_is_animosity_toward_c.php



OneNewsNow.com asked you: What is the primary cause of the increasing
animosity toward Christianity? You said:

Anti-Christian media - 39.58%
Anti-Christian politicians - 4.59%
Political correctness - 13.59%
Liberal public education - 30.61%
Indifference to religion -11.63%

Xians being themselves.

Agreed, but remember what the editor's note says:

"Editor's Note: Remember, online polls are not scientific surveys, just a
quick way to gauge the opinion of that portion of our audience that is
willing to participate by answering our questions."

Checking the "About" section of OneNewsNow.com:

"Whether it's a story about prayer in public schools, workplace
restrictions on Christians or battles for biblical truth within our
denominations, the American Family News Network (AFN) is here to tell you
what the newsmakers are saying.

"AFN is a national Christian news service that exists to present the day's
news from a Christian perspective. We not only feature the latest breaking
stories from across the United States and around the world, but also news
of the challenges facing Christians in today's society.

"At OneNewsNow.com, you will get your news from reporters you can trust to
give the latest news without the liberal bias that characterizes so much
of the "mainstream" media."

Re-he-he-he-he-heeeeeealy! Therefore, the poll is biased towards folks
like Young. Even the options are biased. So, of course, you're going to
get biased answers.

Young must be _REALLY_ stupid. :-)