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To: jude24

Are you suggesting the story isn't true? If so what's your evidence.


153 posted on 11/02/2005 4:24:36 PM PST by NavVet (“Benedict Arnold was wounded in battle fighting for America, but no one remembers him for that.”)
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To: NavVet
Are you suggesting the story isn't true? If so what's your evidence.

There's "true," and then there's true. Newsmax an WND are highly selective with which facts they choose to share. They don't lie outright, but they spin like a Bolshoi ballerina on a meth bender.

Example: The headline atop this thread says that UWEC banned dorm Bible study. That is false. At most, it banned RAs from leading Bible study in the dorms they supervise.

Example: We do not know what other forms of association and organization RAs are prohibited from engaging in. NM offered carefully-pruned quotes and a misleading headline to cultivate outrage. Judging from this thread, they know what makes their garden grow.

Example: This alleged outrage occurred on July 26, and NM posted it on November 2. If this such an atrocity, why sit on it for more than three months?

No, I cannot prove that the story isn't true. I also can't conclusively disprove the existence of BatBoy, the Weekly World News favorite. As NM and WWN have roughly the same credibility, I find the stories equally plausible.

157 posted on 11/02/2005 4:37:59 PM PST by ReignOfError
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