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FakeNoose

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5. That about sums it up

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:36 PM

Mar 5

There's another factor though ... there's no one authority that speaks for "Christianity."

I mean, 500 years ago we could have said the Pope and the Roman Catholics are in charge, but not any more. Nowadays Christianity is split into 100 different factions, each with its own interpretation of the Bible and the sacred word. There are a lot of weird tangents....

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The Hidden Religious Focus of the Wars in the Middle East Sets the Tone [View all] MineralMan Mar 5 OP

Indoctrinating children should be considered abuse leftstreet Mar 5 #1

But, that is at the core of religious education. MineralMan Mar 5 #3

I think it depends on what you're exposed to afterwards. ananda Mar 5 #7

And it isn't hidden Bettie Mar 5 #2

Religion causes war and suffering. History shows us this. walkingman Mar 5 #4

That about sums it up FakeNoose Mar 5 #5

That's true, of course. MineralMan Mar 5 #6

Our troops were fed the do it for god line in Iraq! Hope22 Mar 5 #8

Religious wars is exactly why our Founders wrote the First Amendment. Lonestarblue Mar 5 #9

Yes. That was the idea. MineralMan Mar 5 #10

Interesting that you specify "Protestant Christianity"... keep_left Mar 5 #16

Well, traditionally, the Christian Right MineralMan Mar 5 #17

It's a three cornered holy war. Another Jackalope Mar 5 #11

Third temple carpetbagger Mar 5 #12

Thanks. My count was off. MineralMan Mar 5 #15

Where is the Third Temple? (Jewish joke) Coventina Mar 5 #19

I see this as we are witnessing the NUMBER ONE reason for the bluestarone Mar 5 #13

Yes. The reasons for that separation were very good ones. MineralMan Mar 5 #14

And point 4, the Sunni/Shia schism. Lancero Mar 5 #18