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Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

spider — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:35:03 -0000

I think this is sad. It means that they feel little or no control over the situation. I would prefer that kids recognise that there is a challenge, but feel optimistic that we can all handle it. Fear just paralyses people. Optimism and hope puts people into action.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Anonymous — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:46:27 -0000

"This is why I send my children to a Christian school. At least the end of the world that Christians envision involves the birth of something new. ie there is hope.

In a nihilistic secular world, the only motivation is fear, since there is not a solid foundation for faith, hope or love.

Protect your kids from the eco-fundamentalists, the feminist fundamentalists, and the gay fundamentalists, send them to a Christian school."

Wow! Not being YOUR brand of Christian automatically makes one a nihilist? What would Jesus think about that? Keep your kids away from mine.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Micheal french, Sr. — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:49:53 -0000

seems all the talk polititians in a nsw speak of green values while banning electric bikes,they are a bunch of hipocrates,electric bicycles reduce greenhouse gases by reducing our use of cars but the nsw gov in australia are banning them on our roads,makes no sense to me.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Chuck — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:54:00 -0000

one in three kids know what the word apocalypse means? Well it could always be worse, give it a couple years.

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Eponymous — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:15:47 -0000

So, you're telling me that you polled a school's or two worth of kids: "Commissioned by Habitat Heroes and conducted by Opinion Research, the telephone survey polled a national sample of 500 American preteens—250 males and 250 females. "

And based on this little, little number, you wrote this article? Research fail!

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Don Uthole — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:10:24 -0000

This is why I send my children to a Christian school. At least the end of the world that Christians envision involves the birth of something new. ie there is hope.

In a nihilistic secular world, the only motivation is fear, since there is not a solid foundation for faith, hope or love.

Protect your kids from the eco-fundamentalists, the feminist fundamentalists, and the gay fundamentalists, send them to a Christian school.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Anonymous — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:47:25 -0000

When I was a teenager in the early 90's, I'll never forget when someone came into our class and said "in ten years, 1 in every 6 people will have aids"... then he proceded to go through the entire class counting every 6th person, and saying "you will have aids".

I guess the moral of the story is that people just want to scare you. and you can take most of the fear mongering with zero credability.

even in biblical times people were talking about the end of the world using the same fear tactics.

the only 2 things that are scarier than death to a human being is, fear of the end of the world and fear of going to hell in the afterlife...and people have been p[laying off these deep seeded fears for as long as we have been on the earth.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Anonymous — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:38:49 -0000

Quit scareing children!!!

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James — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:23:35 -0000

Um agraham...nothing was stolen. In our Hebrew beginnings we used the term apocalypsis, (unveiling, as you say) which comes from tradition. Jacob didn't unveil his bride whom he thought to be Rachel. In our early Catholic tradition this term was used as the unveiling of our Lord in Christ. Now, as with most things, this word has lost its meaning because of excessive misuse. As for the fear mongers scaring children... when I was a child 'they' tried to convince us that the coming ice age, nuclear war and overpopulation would destroy us all. Then we were inundated with false statistics about AIDS, et. al. Now the new religion is global warming. These can have their doom for themselves. I know the forest well, as I can touch and see. I look to that which is simply Eternal, without beginning or end, without condition...God alone.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

agraham999 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:52:24 -0000

Um Robert...

"You people are so stupid. I just love how you atheist environmentalists stole the term "Apocalypse" from the bible."

I know we're stupid but actually...the bible stole the word apocalypse from the Greeks, before the bible was written...it means to uncover or reveal something...like truth...

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

MCC — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:35:13 -0000

One in three kids is freaking out over "Earth Apocalypse"? Why am I not surprised! When I hear about the daily indoctrination, lies, dogma, and the apocalyptic fantasies that our kids are exposed to on a daily basis regarding the human-induced global warming myth it's amazing that more of them are not dysfunctional. Unfortunately, the kids are not yet articulate enough (or just don't have the nerve) to challenge their teachers who have become little more than drones of the state, promoting the socialist-environmental agenda. And where and when are the kids exposed to the opposing viewpoint, the viewpoint that is based on science not science fiction?

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Amanda — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:33:24 -0000

Left-wing indoctrination is one of the reasons I homeschool my kids. This is a perfect example.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Not a Drudge troll — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:58:03 -0000

Don't worry just tell them Jesus and Sean Hannity will fly down on unicorn made of chocolate and gold and will make everything alright.

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Mike Gibson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:53:06 -0000

I agree we should do what we can to keep things clean but to scare kids that aren't taught that warming and cooling periods are normal but instead fill their heads with this nonsense about global warming is just another democrat/liberal trick and parents need to teach their kids the truth instead of letting democrat/liberal schools teach them lies.l

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Robert — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:47:57 -0000

Children are scared because communist teachers have been brainwashing them to think there is something wrong with the planet and it's all our fault. What a bunch of Marxist crap. No wonder so many kinds are self loathing. You environmental Waco’s have done a bang up job of screwing up our kids. You arrogance is appalling and pathetic. You brainwash children into believing in bogus data about the health of the planet. And furthermore you brainwash our children to think that worshiping the planet (paganism) is the way to salvation. You people are so stupid. I just love how you atheist environmentalists stole the term "Apocalypse" from the bible. If you knew anything about the bible you would know that you can't stop Judgment Day. I feel sorry for you. You have turned basic caring of the environment into a radical self hating religion. I'm waiting for the day when you environmental sicko's start justifying the killing of what you consider undesirable CO2 producing humans to "save the planet".

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

merle — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:45:09 -0000

"Environmental damage will not be stopped until the Conservative American Cancer has been Eradicated from the face of the earth."

This post says it all about liberals.

Be afraid, because they are in charge of every facet of government now.

And, nonsensically, they are still SO VERY ANGRY. Why?

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Jeremy Knox — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:34:54 -0000

If my generations (Punks from the 80s) was any indication, the green movement is in serious danger of backfiring. Back in the 80's we were told to be afraid of nuclear war and it got to the point where nobody cared anymore because we couldn't really do anything about it. We were hoping for a war after a while, to cleanse the Earth.

Recycling is very nice, but it won't offset all the damage that planes and large boats do. It won't stop pollution from China and other developping countries. It won't change the fact that we are 6 billion going on 7. We can only control what we do and suggest others do the same, that's all we can do.

What's going to happen is that you'll see utter apathy and nihilism in kids within the next few years, mixed with a new youth led left-wing Xenophobia and hatred of these "dirty" foreign countries who refuse to help the Earth and who are the leaders in overpopulation.

Fun eh?

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

JamesJ — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:21:27 -0000

How do you destroy the earth? Human behavior can destroy flora. fauna, and other humans, but the earth always will rebound till the sun burns out. Human beings will irradicate themselves, not the environment. Such arrogance. Liberalism is a disease

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

shannon1776 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:19:31 -0000

Wow. We can't figure out the weather next week and you think we know about global warming? 1) The earth is actually cooling. 2) In the 70's these wizards of smart predicted cooling-then warming-now "climate change". 3) How do you explain the fact it was hotter millions of years go, and it has been colder millions of years ago, than it is now. The northern half of the USA was under ice 50,000 years ago. HHHMM, thank God for global warming at that time. 4) The reason minorities feel this stress more is the fact they are in more liberal distrcits--a FACT--and get this crap pounded in their heads. It is disgusting that politicians and media stars scare our kids for their own gain.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

longun45 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:18:50 -0000

The political indoctrination of children proceeds unabated in the nations schools. With specious arguments that are at best fables fit only to scare small children. ECOFREAKS will always shout doom and gloom and they will always be WRONG.

Global warming - now climate change is not man driven and never was. This is just a phoney religion that seeks to line the pockets of the politicians and their croneys. These alarmists are nothing more than ignorant idiots.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

someone with a brain — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:11:41 -0000

global warming is made up by hypocritical sissies who want something to wine about so that they can cover up their own inadequacies. do you know how they "prove" global warming (or "climate change")? they enter it into the same computer program that predicts our weather. How can we predict the future of our planet's environment and climate when we can even get the 5 day forcast correct?! Think on that "Liberal American Cancer"

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

tdrag — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:50:07 -0000

The Communists knew they could not change the minds of adults so they took the children into government schools and made good little comrades out of them. It looks like the Greenies (the last refuge of communism) have been successful with this method. This is the best advertisement for home schooling.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

James Smith — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:48:19 -0000

If the chidren are so down on what the future holds, then I suggest all of them do the right thing and commit suicide! This way they will have nothing to be araid of!

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

Liberal Fascism — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:46:04 -0000

Ding dong, the Green Fascists have arrived. There is nothing we can do as a human species that will "destroy the earth". This is the biggest load of crap ever propagated by our society and liberal school system. Even if there were a nuclear war, the earth wouldn't be destroyed. In fact, even in those countries where nuclear bombs fell, the countries themselves wouldn't be destroyed. Nor would a majority of humans die. Earth has survived several mass extinctions and renewed itself each time.

Re: No Kidding, One in Three Children Fear Earth Apocalypse

WriterX — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:45:32 -0000

If you've seen the type of books that get published for Middle Grade and Young Adults, you wouldn't be surprised by this poll. Besides, the global warming alarmists are alive and well in most public schools, too. What kid wouldn't want to hide under his bed for the rest of his life?