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>I too winced when I read the comment about DYFS, even if it was born out
>of frustration and meant as a joke. 
>
>But likewise, I cringed at the comparison of presenting religious dogma
>to presenting art (I believe Jeannine is referring to "Piss Christ", a
>controversial photograph by Andres Serrano).

I think she is referring to Chris Ofili's work titled "The Holy 
Virgin Mary;" - a depiction of a black Madonna adorned with elephant 
dung and sexually-explicit photos- that was deemed by New York's 
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani "anti-Catholic."

Martin

>  If this is a religious
>debate rather than a scientific one, bringing up art is off the point.
>Art's job is to ask questions, while both Science and Religion are about
>answers.
>
>Kate Long
>California Science Center
>

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