Another example of how the U.S. is progressively getting stupider

[FallenStar]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/new-york-city-schools-ban-loaded-words-from-tests/?hpt=hp_t3

I have no words for this level of incompetence. I'm sorry. 

[Serika]

First of all, shame on CNN for being to lazy to post the entire list of banned words. I actually wanted to read it.

Second... dinosaurs?!?! Little kids fucking love dinosaurs! We can't take dinosaurs away from kids just because their crybaby fundie parents believe the devil planted fake bones in the ground to discredit the bible.

Gee, you found a good one this time Star.

[FallenStar]

Especially since fundies actually believe in the dinosaurs, according to the article, amirite? 

[Serika]

Fundies believe in the Flintstones. Man and dinosaur coexisting 6000 years ago, or something like that.

This is just for New York though. It makes me wonder if my state has a similar list of words.

[Ultima02]

What the eff?  Who bans WORDS?

[MKFan200]

First of all, shame on CNN for being to lazy to post the entire list of banned words. I actually wanted to read it.

Second... dinosaurs?!?! Little kids fucking love dinosaurs! We can't take dinosaurs away from kids just because their crybaby fundie parents believe the devil planted fake bones in the ground to discredit the bible.

Gee, you found a good one this time Star.

Dinosaurs are actually mentioned in the bible, if you examine in through enough.

If you look in Job 40:15-24...it mentions something called a Behemoth.
If you look that up in the dictionary, you get these definitions.
1.A huge or monstrous creature.
2.Something enormous, esp. a big and powerful organization

There is nothing around now that can match that description...so a dinosaur would be the most logical assumption of what Job is talking about.
My pastor talked to me about this when I was in high school; and I use this often to refute both non-religious and extremists claims.

So why am I here if I'm obviously religious?...I have sins that are hard to control.

[FallenStar]

So why am I here if I'm obviously religious?...I have sins that are hard to control.

Sounds like you should go to Confession rather than come here; perhaps even pray to your God to help you overcome those sins rather than submitting to the devil's work.

[MKFan200]

So why am I here if I'm obviously religious?...I have sins that are hard to control.

Sounds like you should go to Confession rather than come here; perhaps even pray to your God to help you overcome those sins rather than submitting to the devil's work.

I should; and there was a time I took a one month hiatus from the site because of that.

However; I did eventually come to terms that this fetish of mine is inherently part of my sexuality. I really can't deny that part.
The fetish itself is not condemnable...abusing however for sexual pleasure is; and that's what I need to control.

Besides, right now I'm here for discussing intellectual things that's unrelated to my fetish.

[FallenStar]

Perhaps the real question should be; What is abusing and what is merely taking care of one's needs so that others aren't harmed by them? If you've answered that question, then perhaps you are set for life.

[MKFan200]

Perhaps the real question should be; What is abusing and what is merely taking care of one's needs so that others aren't harmed by them? If you've answered that question, then perhaps you are set for life.

That is indeed very true. I take that to heart.
But I digress. Point is Bible mentions dinosaurs and these people are ignorant then of those verses in Job. They should consider reexamining their position.