Apparently some denominations have over 10% of their clergy that don't believe what they are preaching, if the article is correct and I am understanding it correctly.https://owlcat... moreApparently some denominations have over 10% of their clergy that don't believe what they are preaching, if the article is correct and I am understanding it correctly.https://owlcation.com/misc/Atheists-in-the-Pulpit-Non-Believers-in-the-Clergy
Atheists in the Pulpit: Clergy Who Are Non-Believers
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Why study the Bible?(If links don't work, may have to copy and paste the link and then remove the 's' from 'https' before hitting enter.) less
It was stated in a documentary that God — the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim God, that is — used to have a female companion, but then male dominance made it impossible t... moreIt was stated in a documentary that God — the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim God, that is — used to have a female companion, but then male dominance made it impossible to imagine such a powerful female being, and goddesses were no longer worshipped. Did this really happen?
It sickens me that the 'holy' roman church gets yet another 'get out of jail free card'. Can you imagine what would happen if this were a secular organization and not working under... moreIt sickens me that the 'holy' roman church gets yet another 'get out of jail free card'. Can you imagine what would happen if this were a secular organization and not working under a government whose strings are pulled by Rome?
Whether their targets were children, women, men. Perhaps a special HE** set aside for the pedophiles. If you were the one who decided the punishment what would it be and why?
Came across this one via Fallout 3, apparently known as The Moon Cannot Be Stolen:Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a m... moreCame across this one via Fallout 3, apparently known as The Moon Cannot Be Stolen:Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. “You have come a long way to visit me,” he told the prowler, “and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift.” The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away. Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon. “Poor fellow,” he mused, “I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon." less
