trotsky
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Tue Mar-01-05 01:13 PM
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BTK: What needs to be said. |
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Once again, we see that a fine, upstanding leader in the religious community has a horrible secret life. Double whammy that he was a boy scout leader, what with their hatred of the "immorality" of gays and atheists.
We are told time and again, even by some on DU, that atheism is a problem. That without the moral foundation of a religion, humans will lose all sight of that which is good and right. That indeed, without religion, one could not possibly be moral.
BTK: Yet another counter-example for them to ignore. As if the millions so far weren't enough...
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Tue Mar-01-05 01:34 PM
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1. I've been biting my tounge |
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Edited on Tue Mar-01-05 01:34 PM by YankeyMCC
Didn't want to be accused of generalizing and of course we shouldn't. But you're right we can not ignore the fact that being a member of a religon is not evidence of being above the rest of humanity.
Great line from the Howard Stern show yesterday while they were talking about this guy, I think Arte Lang said it, "Why don't we just round up all these Boy Scout leaders who are active in their church right now."
Something to that affect. :)
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Tue Mar-01-05 01:39 PM
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2. I think the only generalization here... |
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is that people can be horrible to one another, and "having religion" has nothing to do with morality.
In fact, in many cases, it can be a hindrance to it.
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Wed Mar-02-05 07:55 PM
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4. Professions with similar access to vulnerable children |
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(for instance, teachers, nannies, doctors, social workers, domestic staff) have shrinkingly small levels of child abuse compared with religion-related professions.
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trotsky
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Thu Mar-03-05 07:37 AM
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5. Fascinating. I had never heard that before. |
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Was there a study done on this, or is it just out of the normal crime statistics?
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Thu Mar-03-05 06:07 PM
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6. Pederasts know they can become Catholic priests &rape kids with no penalty |
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The Church hierarchy will protect them. All you have to do is learn Latin and all the other necessary training.
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