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okasha

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19. You and the heirarchy seem to be on the same page.

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 05:06 PM

Apr 2015

The number of reproductive-age Catholics using birth control is up.

The number of divorced and remarried Catholics is up.

The number of unmarried Catholic couples living together and having children is up.

Management 101: Never give an order you can't enforce.

Catholic women who vote outnumber the bishops. If they have to jump through hoops to obtain contraceptives, they will remember the politicians who forced them to do it.

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Bigotry, the Bible and the Lessons of Indiana [View all] cbayer Apr 2015 OP

Oh, a "new understanding"? phil89 Apr 2015 #1

Perhaps god, if one exists, is intentionally vague. At any rate, it's good news cbayer Apr 2015 #2

Then it is a cruel god phil89 Apr 2015 #4

Really? Would you call a parent who allowed their children to make mistakes cruel? cbayer Apr 2015 #5

If parents stand by while their children make mistakes Mariana Apr 2015 #15

Disagree. It is critical to let children make mistakes. cbayer Apr 2015 #16

It's critical to let children harm themselves or others Mariana Apr 2015 #17

There are degrees of harm and learning lessons because some things have cbayer Apr 2015 #18

Correct. trotsky Apr 2015 #6

Not that many? AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #3

And 82% is an overwhelming majority. okasha Apr 2015 #7

Except the ruling power of the chuch is in the 'holdout' section. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #8

When 82% of an organization decline to be "ruled," okasha Apr 2015 #9

Bull. Shit. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #10

Perfect response. n/t trotsky Apr 2015 #12

You and the heirarchy seem to be on the same page. okasha Apr 2015 #19

That's nice, meanwhile, the RCC won at the supreme court level. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #21

Nobody's ignoring it. okasha Apr 2015 #22

If we lived in a majoritarian world, then maybe. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #11

Authoritarian regime is a pretty apt description of the RCC. Imagine if the WBC boasted 10.5m member AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #13

Here's some perspective: Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #14

Church leaders are more influential than parishioners okasha Apr 2015 #20