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Re: Separation of Church and State
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:08:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Terry Prosper wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin wrote:
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Remember the Jesuit adage: “Give me a boy up to the age of seven and I will
give you a Catholic” (or something similar...).
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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...
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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.
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“Celibacy leads to abused altar boys.”
-Some Self-Appointed Wit
Said before the current revelations about recent news headlines concerning the
clergy. But there is an unstated smiley behind it. I took it that this was the
same. :-)
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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.
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It might. It might also tell us that that Jesuits value education (and early
education, at that) very highly.
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Anyone who wants to mold someone else doesn’t want the subject too old - try
joining the army after you’re out of your 20’s, you can’t! Not because someone
in their 30’s can’t learn, it’s just that they won’t put up with the nonsense
the army dishes out. So it isn’t just religion.
-->Bruce<--
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| (...) 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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