Celtic christianity, Catharism a threat! maybe the truth

There's always going to be a group that does stuff like that in every organization, just because its not totally exposed doesn't make the part that is 'the tip of the iceburg.'

It's not inconsequential, it's just a double standard in the portrayal of it leading to unfair stereotypical behavior towards the church.

I would respond to this, but I won't, because your other post about Texas indicated that you have some real problems and issues in your life, and your post about the chaplain shows that too. So for once, I suppose I'll be nice. I'm just too damn soft for my own good.

I suppose so, as long as they didn't become secessionist, like medieval Cathars in France were.

Talk about an entity that has a real problem with separation of "church and state"....uh, that would be The Catholic Church....even going so far as to advise world leaders on behavior and codes of conduct...how disingenuous! How arrogant.
Christ appealled to his followers sense of duty to God and their inherent morality...he didn't judge folk as to their politics. I can't stand you hypocritical, lying SOB moralists, who expect the world to subscribe to your belief system.
You're hypocrites, might be the reason why. Lying SOB's
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"the church" which is guilty of more corruption and hypocrisy than you can shake a stick at....I wouldn't be surprised at the second coming of Christ, where He throws everybody into the gates of Hell, for saying stuff he didn't say, doing stuff he preached against, and thinking that folks were, guaranteed, on the Big Book's List.
My name might not be there...but I'll bet good money, neither is yours, and whole bunch o' folks, either.

Oh, trust me...I have a New York State of Mind, here in the Lone Star State...I try to be comfortable wherever I am...I make the best of things...doesn't mean that it's not broken and doesn't need to be fixed, though.
Actually, I'm quite happy and contrary to popular belief, "well-adjusted"...I go to my therapist once a week, to vent, about ignorance and folks like you...and I'm ok...I work on my music, and write, and watch Keith Olbermann and Bill Maher (whenever I get the chance), and Jack Cafferty (whom I idolize for his lack of BS)...and my partner and I do ok....how's your world?

The Catholic Church has some great time honored traditions and going to mass to watch the same thing week in and week out gives some people warm fuzzy feelings inside, because it's simple and safe. But the Catholic church also represents all that is wrong with organized religion. The fact that it creates an environment where by a few control the many, and that the influence of money and politics dictates religious edicts, is all I need to point out. The Catholic church was created by God, but it was destroyed by man.
Anytime an institution like the Catholic church (or any other for that matter) places an overemphasis on it's own denomination that in turn leads to the division of the body of Christ, then you have an institution controled and run by man not God. I believe God gave up on the Catholic church a long time ago.

You can't blame the Catholic Church for the splitting away of other groups. It is not faith that is going into politics, it is politics going into traditionally religious moral issues because of necessity and the religion refusing to stop its moral teachings.

The kind it is in currently? Not really necessary.

P.S. You're in for a whole lot of criticism from me about your writing from now on. I've seen it and it's pretty bad.

Lying SOB's

I'm just going to take a random phrase from one of your recent posts:



Correct version: "Lying SOBs." In an abbreviation or symbol such as "SOB" the correct plural version would be an "s" with no apostophe. But that must be what editors are for, I suppose. What's your first book, then, if you are such an accomplished author? I assure you, I can criticize the classics if I want to.

Oh, and what's up with all the triple periods?