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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
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