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Thread #72660   Message #2152863
Posted By: Amos
19-Sep-07 - 03:23 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Secularism, Patriotism & Religion
Subject: RE: BS: US Secularism, Patriotism & Religion
Hell, Joe, everybody has some Jewish ancestors whether they admit to them or not. :)

Moving the Catholic Church forward so that it develops into a non-interfering, but supportive, element in society is about the best you can hope for.

Richard Dawkins would argue that even that beneovlent posture retains the "abusive" ingredient of indoctrination under extreme pressure of young children, forcing them to abandon their capacity for rational empirical thought.

But, I suppose that individual freedom to be part of such an organization (or not) is far more important than whether it helps or hinders the minds of young folks.

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