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gcomeau

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6. At least it's consistent.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 12:45 PM

Jun 2013

It's failed everyone else after all.

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Organized Religion is Failing the Gay and Transgender Community [View all] cbayer Jun 2013 OP

so all his/her friends are going to hell if they're not a christian. some friend nt msongs Jun 2013 #1

Where do they say that? cbayer Jun 2013 #2

we are getting there, slowly arely staircase Jun 2013 #3

I agree, but we need more, particularly in less urban areas. cbayer Jun 2013 #4

absolutley, and to be honest my small town rural parish lost some members over this arely staircase Jun 2013 #5

What happened at your local parish? cbayer Jun 2013 #10

members left because of the inclusive approach (just a handful) arely staircase Jun 2013 #25

Good riddance. There will always (sadly) be churches where their bigotry can be coddled cbayer Jun 2013 #28

At least it's consistent. gcomeau Jun 2013 #6

Everyone? Hardly. cbayer Jun 2013 #7

Yes. Everyone. gcomeau Jun 2013 #8

Tell that to all the African Americans who benefitted from the civil rights movement. cbayer Jun 2013 #9

But religion didn't cause it. gcomeau Jun 2013 #11

Your statement was that it has failed everyone. cbayer Jun 2013 #12

My statement remain unchanged. gcomeau Jun 2013 #13

Er, I was replying to that post you made, so I'm not sure what you are referring to. cbayer Jun 2013 #14

I realize your post appeared as result of you pushing the "reply" button. gcomeau Jun 2013 #16

Oh. Sorry. I didn't respond to the statement because it wasn't relevant cbayer Jun 2013 #17

It was entirely about what you were saying. gcomeau Jun 2013 #18

But I wasn't making the argument that religion should be credited for cbayer Jun 2013 #19

Uh-huh... gcomeau Jun 2013 #20

So much dogma, so many words. cbayer Jun 2013 #21

Get back to me when you figure out what dogma is. gcomeau Jun 2013 #24

Nah, I think I will just let you have the last word and wish you adieu. cbayer Jun 2013 #31

Yeah, you seem to do that a lot. gcomeau Jun 2013 #32

So many personal attacks, so little content. trotsky Jun 2013 #26

Or tell it to the white slaveholders and the KKK members who made the CRM necessary. trotsky Jun 2013 #15

It hasn't failed me. arely staircase Jun 2013 #27

In what sense? -eom gcomeau Jun 2013 #29

in finding inner peace and an outward way to live arely staircase Jun 2013 #36

Yeah, about what I thought. gcomeau Jun 2013 #40

my faith teaches me to find common ground with people of other faiths and no faith at all arely staircase Jun 2013 #41

"Your faith"... gcomeau Jun 2013 #42

but to my question arely staircase Jun 2013 #43

Yes. gcomeau Jun 2013 #44

i get great joy from that answer arely staircase Jun 2013 #47

It's because the major religions are inherently bigoted... MellowDem Jun 2013 #22

Wow, what an extreme position you have. cbayer Jun 2013 #23

Again with the personal attacks. trotsky Jun 2013 #30

I'm not putting them all in the same box... MellowDem Jun 2013 #33

It's only a position that requires intellectual dishonesty and cognitive dissonance cbayer Jun 2013 #34

I have made no assumptions of you... MellowDem Jun 2013 #38

Oh, sorry. It seemed apparent that when you said "your position on god", then went on to cbayer Jun 2013 #39

It was the impersonal "your"... MellowDem Jun 2013 #45

I would also argue that one's position on the lack of god/gods is not more credible than either. cbayer Jun 2013 #46

It depends on your preferences... MellowDem Jun 2013 #48

That's cool. But these things get mushy when it comes to areas like love, religion, politics, cbayer Jun 2013 #49

I never claimed that my opinion... MellowDem Jun 2013 #50

I believe all those things are true about you. cbayer Jun 2013 #51

I think we may be missing the author's points here. pinto Jun 2013 #35

Agre with your take on this. cbayer Jun 2013 #37

Well, this wins the prize for Zoeisright Jun 2013 #52