rebelgtp wrote:
Considering some have changed this into a christian/gay thread.
Obviously even if it is a sin all those priests that like to touch little boys have a loop hole they must be exploiting cause I doubt many of them are worried about going to hell while teaching little Timmy to kneel.
Personally I think so many religious people are such hypocrites its disgusting. Go on out "sin" all week and MAYBE go to church for an hour on Sunday. If not no worries I'll just say I'm sorry just before I kick the bucket. The problem with having a belief in sin, yet being able to get all those sins forgiven is there is no accountability.
Many of the best people I know are not christian or catholic or any other denomination related to either. Funny thing is they seem to be by far the most moral of people I know. Most are pagans, by a "christians" belief they would go to hell because of that, yet they are better people then those that would condemn then.
Dude, I agree with a lot of what you say, but please don't be so rude about the way you say it. I'm not trying to deny your freedom of speech, I just don't want to see the thread locked.
1.) Most child molesters are actually heterosexual. Perhaps because there are more of us in the population than there are homosexuals.
The whole Catholic molestation thing is a public (media?) misrepresentation of the problem. The only reason it's become such a social icon is because the church tried to protect those criminals by moving them from place to place, rather than help the local authorities prosecute them. Oh, and it also appeals to the ancient, insipid stereotype that homosexuals are more prone to molestation than heterosexuals are. And honestly, who knows? Repressed sexuality takes many different forms, regardless of sexual orientation. In Western societies, homosexuals are repressed much more than the rest of us.
2.) I grew up in a Southern Baptist home. I'm well aware that many of those Christians only go to church to show off their new clothes, or their new cars, or to absolve their guilt about drinking too much or having sex with the neighbor/maid/groundskeeper/etc. But focusing upon that point is pretty much irrelevant to the larger issues being discussed.
3.) Also, you're right about the increasing number of people in our country who are discarding traditional religions for other expressions of "spirituality". For reasons I can't comprehend, many of the "traditional" religious types consider that a threat as well.
Most theists are just like us..trying to get through life the best way they can. Unfortunately, here in the US, theism is still a very important part of their lives, and they're having a really tough time understanding that those of us who don't share their beliefs are not much different than themselves.
Please don't `go for the throat' while it's still possible to get them to listen...
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