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On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:15:58 -0500, RonO
wrote:
>On 10/18/2025 4:48 AM, jillery wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:59:15 -0600, Pro Plyd
>> wrote:
>>
>>> jillery wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:54:09 +0100, Ernest Major
>>>>> On 16/10/2025 19:24, RonO wrote:
>>>>>> Early in the ID scam I recall that Behe and Phillip Johnson were
>>>>>> supposed to have had ties to Christian reconstructionist groups, but
>>>>>> that association is no longer mentioned, though Phillip Johnson was
>>>>>> supposed to be instrumental in securing funding from Ahmanson (noted to
>>>>>> be associated with Christian reconstruction).
>>>>>
>>>>> Behe is a Catholic. One would not expect Catholics to have ties to
>>>>> Reconstructionist groups. One rather would expect them to be opposed to
>>>>> Reconstructionism.
>>>>
>>>> An irony is Kenneth R. Miller also identifies as Catholic, yet is a
>>>> vocal and voluminous critic of ID and Michael Behe's Irreducible
>>>> Complexity.
>>> But apparently not practicing catholics?
>>
>>
>> Not clear what your question means. My understanding is in the U.S.
>> there is a schism among members similar to a schism in the general
>> population, between political/social conservatives and progressives.
>> How an individual identifies depends on the specific Church teachings
>> they prioritize. Based on what I have read what Behe and Miller have
>> written, I would guess Miller is more progressive, while Behe is more
>> conservative.
>>
>
>Both claim to attend Mass regularly. I recall one of the ID
>documentaries had a video clip of Miller taking Communion.
>
>Ron Okimoto
Not sure that attending Mass makes any difference to Catholics'
politics. Joe Biden also attends mass regularly, to the regret of
some RC bishops.
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