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Religion

get the red out

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Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 07:18 AM

Apr 2013

I think the Catholic Church was more about using her to create a positive image, truth be damned, than anything else. Of course your "image" is something an organization shouldn't need to worry about if it is truly operating in a moral and caring way.

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Mother Theresa's Masochism: Does Religion Demand Suffering to Keep People Passive? [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

Image get the red out Apr 2013 #1

well, i think the old saying goes: image is everything. nt xchrom Apr 2013 #2

well she only human and far from being a saint madrchsod Apr 2013 #3

teresa was evil & self serving...read more: hue Apr 2013 #5

Mother Teresa was a hypocrite, accepting morphine when she had cardiac problems but refusing to give hue Apr 2013 #4

Perhaps you're not aware that your sources okasha Apr 2013 #6

What would you consider to be an unbiased source? LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #7

Any source that supports okasha's point. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #10

Not so simple. M teresa's own web site is biased. Her own letters are full of doubts. hue Apr 2013 #11

chest pain is the # 1 symptom of a heart attack & morphine is given to relieve it hue Apr 2013 #8

Actually a deep question. I'm not sure why religion demands suffering. One thing is dimbear Apr 2013 #9