Comments on: Victory for Citizen Effort to Reverse Anti-Religious Law in MI http://catholicexchange.com/2008/11/10/114408/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Warren Jewell http://catholicexchange.com/2008/11/10/114408/comment-page-1/#comment-35985 Warren Jewell Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:35:53 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/11/10/114408/#comment-35985 Then again, our schools have left at least 45% of our population with the deliberative mental powers of a windsock - and they only blow around and around. So, too, actual reading abilities are in the tank. Most referenda are worded so that our all-too-functionally-illiterate populace doesn't really know what is being refered to their opinion. Some ballot measures are cunningly worded (as with this euphemistically titled ordinance) so as to take advantage of the illiteracy. Why do you think the kind of stupid slogans proffered this past political campaign made such a hit even among those in COLLEGE?!? Then again, our schools have left at least 45% of our population with the deliberative mental powers of a windsock – and they only blow around and around. So, too, actual reading abilities are in the tank.

Most referenda are worded so that our all-too-functionally-illiterate populace doesn’t really know what is being refered to their opinion. Some ballot measures are cunningly worded (as with this euphemistically titled ordinance) so as to take advantage of the illiteracy.

Why do you think the kind of stupid slogans proffered this past political campaign made such a hit even among those in COLLEGE?!?

]]> By: Richard http://catholicexchange.com/2008/11/10/114408/comment-page-1/#comment-35953 Richard Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:02 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/11/10/114408/#comment-35953 55% to 45%??? What is wrong with this picture? Only 55% of the people in this place object to an action of this nature. We are indeed reaping the storm!! 55% to 45%??? What is wrong with this picture? Only 55% of the people in this place object to an action of this nature. We are indeed reaping the storm!!

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