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Fortinbras Armstrong

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23. Why not?

Reply to circlethesquare (Reply #14)

Fri May 31, 2013, 12:51 PM

May 2013

Do you really believe that Catholics say "Oh, I hope and pray that atheists are damned!"?

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Atheists Go to Heaven? Vatican Backpedals [View all] rdubwiley May 2013 OP

Thank dog Major Nikon May 2013 #1

My vision of HELL would be... SkyDaddy7 May 2013 #11

If there are no dogs in heaven.... Brother Buzz Jun 2013 #33

Vatican *didn't* backpedal - Rosica is not a Vatican spokesman - he heads a TV station in Canada UrbScotty May 2013 #2

Actually rdubwiley May 2013 #6

LOL. Dude looks like he's broadcasting from his mom's basement. SunSeeker May 2013 #3

Actually no one goes to heaven. zebonaut May 2013 #4

I don't know about that. RVN VET May 2013 #10

That could be a problem more with the definition of "heaven" than it is with what patrice May 2013 #26

There's only ONE thing the Vatican Should Say democrat2thecore May 2013 #5

Oh please. You act like child rape is a crime or something. SunSeeker May 2013 #7

And that would just be a start. NYC Liberal May 2013 #9

Maybe he's starting out slow, so that he's not stoned to death? Neoma May 2013 #12

I wish these video bloggers would eith put their name in the title or a pic of their face. stlsaxman May 2013 #8

Actually, the Catholic Church has taugh at least the possibility of salvation for non-believers for Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #13

Going out on a limb here... rexcat May 2013 #16

My point is that the man was claiming that it was Catholic doctrine that atheists cannot be saved Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #17

Of course atheists views are irrelevant... rexcat May 2013 #19

No, it's irrelevant in a discussion of what Catholic doctrine is Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #22

Athiests circlethesquare May 2013 #14

A bigger point is... rexcat May 2013 #15

Should I call you on that? Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #18

Go right ahead... rexcat May 2013 #20

And I can find enough atheists who will support your, shall I say, biased statement Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #21

We all have biases... rexcat May 2013 #24

We all have biases, true Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #25

Just pointing out... rexcat Jun 2013 #31

In other words, you just want to be nasty Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author rexcat Jun 2013 #35

You don't understand rational empiricism if you don't recognize that it has its own very definite patrice May 2013 #28

Oh please... rexcat Jun 2013 #32

Why not? Fortinbras Armstrong May 2013 #23

Some people would see that as further evidence of the omnipotence of the truest truths, as in patrice May 2013 #29

You can keep your "heaven" to yourselves Politicalboi May 2013 #27

I think too many people waaaaaay over-estimate the power of words/language on this patrice May 2013 #30