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Old February 17th 07, 02:31 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Copernicus was wrong -- bible says so -- "religious right" biblethumpers believe it -- this is not a joke

On Feb 16, 10:01 pm, "Quadibloc" wrote:
Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:

where do such eccentric views as Rep. Chisum's, that the
Copernican model of the Solar System is wrong and derives from a
Jewish Kabbalistic Conspiracy, come from ?


Maybe he isn't a right-wing fundamentalist Christian Republican.

He could be black, and a Rastafarian. Then these unfortunate views
would simply be tenets of his faith, and we should leave him alone.

He had better have such an excuse. Unless, of course, you're making
all this up, as a previous poster seems to believe for some reason.

John Savard


Unfortunately, he's NOT making this up. And the guy in question dang
shore ain't a Rastaman, either. ;-)

A Texas lawmaker _is_ apparently pushing this. What's next? I imagine
that will be demands that geocentrism must be taught alongside
heliocentrism in public schools in order to be FAIR? ;-)

Unk Rod