Squonk,
I empathise with your feelings. Just stick with your
path and you will be OK. Above all ... don't worry.
The USA (at the cultural level) has the biggest ego I
have come across in my travels. Over opinionated etc
etc. Eventually there will be cultural enlightenment
... then you can smile again :D
love 'n' light,
André
--- SQUONKSTAIL@aol.com wrote: > Hello All,
> Is it just me? Or are any other members of the org a
> tad worried about the
> continuing rise of religious fundamentalism in the
> USA?
>
> Teachers are now careful to avoid mentioning the E -
> word for fear of phone
> calls in the night, lawyers turning up with their
> pupils, and threats of
> spending eternity in damnation. etc.
>
> Just when i felt media attention was unwarranted,
> American friends of mine -
> one of whom is a teacher - precipitate ripples of
> real concern about the
> extent to which this is developing.
>
> 'Intelligent design' is the new science friendly
> term for creationism. The
> failures of Kansas have been learned and new
> pressure to make the teaching of
> creationism law in Universities has begun in Ohio,
> home of the largest
> University in the US.
> During the Vietnam war home guard troops murdered
> students on Ohio University
> campus for doing little more than protesting. Now
> the students arrive on
> campus knowing little about Darwin and primed to
> view teachers who discuss it
> as heathens.
>
> From an MOQ perspective this is all rather
> disturbing?
> I hesitate to use the word disturbing but i find it
> describes how i feel.
> The saddening thing for me is that just as a
> wonderful thinker such as Pirsig
> comes along, the US slips further away from quality.
>
> With hopes for the future,
> Squonk.
>
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