cyberdad wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
Yes. I said "public schools".
There are religious schools here in the US that teach creationism.
And yes...Americans are whacky that way. Though...you Aussies produced both Ken Haim, and Mel Gibson! And I met a Jewish lady in Florida once who had a religious fanatic son who had moved to Australia, and complained in a letter to her that "there were no one sex only beaches in Australia". So apparently Australia produces, and attracts, its share of the religious lunatic fringe as well.
Mel Gibson is a New Zealander
He was born in upstate New York, USA. With his parents he moved to Australia when he was 12, and did the rest of his growing up in Australia. And it was in Australia he made his film acting debute, including in his break out role as a soldier in the Australian made movie "Gallipoli".
Wiki says he now has citizenship in both the US, and in Ireland (not Australia now). But I cant find any mention of him ever setting foot in New Zealand.
So how is Mel Gibson a "New Zealander"?