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In response to "Yeah, they've got blood on their hands, particularly in Africa, over this. -- nm" by Reagen

I understand superstition plays a large role in that, though -- nm

Posted by con_Kringle (aka con_carne) Dec 16 '09, 10:50

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'having sex with a virgin' = 'AIDS cure' is still a semi-popular belief, last I heard. -- nm - Agent.Vermin Dec 16, 10:51 2
- including babies. it's one of the most horrific, backwards, ignorant things going on in the world. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 10:53
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*waits for it* -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 10:51 3
- Damn you. :) -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 10:55
- heh. that too. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:52
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 10:51
a role, but you've got Catholic leaders there outright saying that condoms don't work. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:51 3
- I think that's more a reflection of the church's political role in that culture, than the religious authority of the church itself. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 10:52 2
  - oh, that makes it better. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:55 1
    - I'm not making an excuse, if anything it ties into my broader criticism that churches are more political institutions than religious ones. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 10:56

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