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okasha

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50. I remember the Anita Bryant witch-hunts.

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 10:35 PM

Oct 2014

Now we have equal marriage in 60% of the states, including f'r godssake Utah, and adverse rulings falling like the trees at Tunguska.

None of that was accomplished by giving up the fight and moving to a "friendlier" state. No one who advocates that liberal believers give up on the RCC has the interests LGBT persons at heart. The change has to come from within.

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Why Are We Celebrating? The Catholic Church Still Hates Trans People [View all] trotsky Oct 2014 OP

Not celebrating anything. merrily Oct 2014 #1

Indeed! trotsky Oct 2014 #2

LOL! Dueling links. merrily Oct 2014 #9

No problem, different groups, different audiences! n/t trotsky Oct 2014 #16

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Oh yeah. trotsky Oct 2014 #4

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The south didn't hate black people edhopper Oct 2014 #6

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so religious tenets edhopper Oct 2014 #12

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It is not hate as a doctrine, okay edhopper Oct 2014 #15

What do you call it when someone throws their own child out of their home and never speaks to him AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #44

Pain. rug Oct 2014 #45

For the victim sure. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #46

For both. rug Oct 2014 #47

Yep. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #48

Nowhere. Usually when I encounter pain I just stop. rug Oct 2014 #49

Yes it is. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #51

The doctrine at issue here is conditional love. rug Oct 2014 #58

Take another guess. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #59

I don't guess. rug Oct 2014 #60

You don't know either, so what does that leave us with? AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #61

I do know what I said. rug Oct 2014 #62

Unimpressed, mostly. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #63

I'll try harder. rug Oct 2014 #64

As much as we may disagree, AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #65

So do I. rug Oct 2014 #66

Not doctrine? Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #27

So I can consider someone "intrinsically disordered"... trotsky Oct 2014 #17

That's the sort of shit I would say about my garage. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #52

They sure act funny if the don't hate. Goblinmonger Oct 2014 #7

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You deny edhopper Oct 2014 #11

well at least they haven't burned anyone for the last 1000 years Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #21

You do know they lobbied hard for gay marriage bans Goblinmonger Oct 2014 #13

Here's the scorecard theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #57

Did you hear about a recent Supreme Court case? trotsky Oct 2014 #18

Nice try, but deeply dishonest skepticscott Oct 2014 #20

So, the answer to her actual question is none. rug Oct 2014 #23

Just like the Republican Party hasn't denied any one of their rights here edhopper Oct 2014 #25

The republicans hold actual political power throughout the country. rug Oct 2014 #29

Catholics also hold power edhopper Oct 2014 #30

Of course! Vatican City! How could I forget! rug Oct 2014 #31

Scalia, Alito edhopper Oct 2014 #32

. . . . were appointed by the POTUS not the College of Cardinals. rug Oct 2014 #33

Like I said edhopper Oct 2014 #34

Maybe by the am you'll figure the difference between political influence and actual plitical power. rug Oct 2014 #35

Tell me what laws edhopper Oct 2014 #40

Guess not. rug Oct 2014 #41

Molloy is hardly bringing a "multiple perspective" to this. rug Oct 2014 #19

Bigotry, broad brushing, fodder for your anti-theist propaganda beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #22

Looks like you missed the whole thing. rug Oct 2014 #24

No, I'm just early. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #26

No, that's old news. rug Oct 2014 #28

I like celebrating! goldent Oct 2014 #36

Is this funny to you? beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #37

"Progress is progress"? mr blur Oct 2014 #38

Yep. I celebrate progress. goldent Oct 2014 #42

Uh, what progress has been made? trotsky Oct 2014 #39

The public discussion that occurred represents progress. goldent Oct 2014 #43

I remember the Anita Bryant witch-hunts. okasha Oct 2014 #50

Yeah, because the UNITED STATES COURT SYSTEM is 'within' the catholic church. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #54

"Progress" for a homophobic, sexist, moneygrubbing, anti-birth control, anti-abortion, AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #53

I take it you don't care for the Catholic Church goldent Oct 2014 #55

Acutally, at the moment, the 'progress' would be cooking the books and SAYING the burn AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #56

Hey, thanks for the condescending attitude. trotsky Oct 2014 #67

Minimizing regret of irrevocable choices Act_of_Reparation Oct 2014 #68

I think you've precisely described the issue here. trotsky Oct 2014 #69

6 years? goldent Oct 2014 #70

Yes, 6 years. trotsky Oct 2014 #71