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Re: Separation of Church and State
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Date: 
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 07:47:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin wrote:
   Remember the Jesuit adage: “Give me a boy up to the age of seven and I will give you a Catholic” (or something similar...).

Yuck... Give a religious man a boy of that age and what you’ll most likely get is another boy molested by a priest/preacher/whatever...

But it does tell us a lot about religion that go after the younger, more innocent and less critic people to recruit followers in their faith.

Terry



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  Re: Separation of Church and State
 
(...) That's an awfully gross and unfair claim, and I resent the implication that I am "most likely a molester" since I consider myself a religious person and have been actively involved in youth ministry for about 10 years. I'd also like to point (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Separation of Church and State
 
(...) You reckon? Most likely? Come on, show me a reference that says that 51% of religious men molest boys. Your comment is without base, and apparently without thought. (...) It might. It might also tell us that that Jesuits value education (and (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: Separation of Church and State
 
(...) Real solution? It sounds like a good idea, until one considers the possible results of such a policy: Public schools (at least in Australia, and I am led to believe in the US as well) offer the cheapest education. Most parents want to (if not (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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