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w8liftinglady

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6. Which is why there are so many former Catholics

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 06:10 PM

Mar 2012

A good 50% of my co-workers were raised Catholic.We all left the church for one reason or another(womens rights,glbt rights,human rights)

It makes me sad,because I watched this video quoting St Francis of Assisi just today:

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EVIL. [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

And my family doesn't understand abelenkpe Mar 2012 #1

The church is like an evil plague and so apt at brainwashing for profit and no taxation. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #4

There are no words. snagglepuss Mar 2012 #2

Money won't do much for the victims, PDJane Mar 2012 #3

Nothing has brought more evil and destruction to the world libtodeath Mar 2012 #5

Very very dangerous, and far too many Americans are lambs to the slaughter. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2012 #7

Which is why there are so many former Catholics w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #6

Religion could be a good thing in terms of bonding people together for goodness and RKP5637 Mar 2012 #9

I left it because I never bought into what they were selling SemperEadem Mar 2012 #11

Almost everyone in my family left in the 60's and 70's w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #12

Sooner Or Later, Ma'am, Human Beings Must Start Dealing With Catholic Clergy On Its Own Terms The Magistrate Mar 2012 #8

My daughter goes off on me when I go off on the Catholic Church. Kalidurga Mar 2012 #10