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Kurmudgeon

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7. Then try not to paint those who believe differently than you as having a "delusion".

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 10:34 PM

Mar 2012

Also, Catholicism is not the entirety of religion.
Did you poll everyone at that food pantry in your first post?
Then how can you even guess as to who they were and why they were there?

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What religion SHOULD be about [View all] HockeyMom Mar 2012 OP

It's simple. Help others when you can and accept help when you need it. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #1

+10000 JFN1 Mar 2012 #8

You mean to just do the right thing because its the right thing to do? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #2

Religion is pointless delusion HockeyMom Mar 2012 #3

I think you are right, but most would twist into a pretzel trying to rationalize their disagreement cleanhippie Mar 2012 #4

Then try not to paint those who believe differently than you as having a "delusion". Kurmudgeon Mar 2012 #7

I wouldn't say its pointless. JNathanK Mar 2012 #5

If doing the right thing for the sake of doing the right thing is not a virture of religion... cleanhippie Mar 2012 #6