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Religion...
By: Mac Date: August 26, 2012, 6:08 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Religion...[/glow]
Religion, Politics and Sex are those things not discussed. Well,
Religion and Politics anyway. That's what people say and I've
learned from hard experience myself. Discussion of politics and
religion is so tricky. I think it can be discussed in a
respectful and reasonable manner. Unfortunately, many people out
there think otherwise... If you don't think their way...
something is wrong with you. Something I never understood.
I ran across this video sometime back and think it's brilliant.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: August 31, 2012, 12:08 pm
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Apologies are at least in the right direction, but more needs to
be done.
[glow=red,2,300]NY priest apologizes for saying child is often
seducer in sex abuse cases[/glow]
[quote]NEW YORK -- A New York priest says he "deeply regrets" if
he hurt anyone by his comments that priests accused of child sex
abuse are often seduced by their accusers and that a first-time
offender should not go to jail.
The Rev. Benedict Groeschel of the Franciscan Friars of the
Renewal apologized Thursday for the comments he made in an
interview with the National Catholic Register, published this
week. The conservative, independent Register removed the story
from its website and posted an apology for publishing the
comments. Groeschel and the friars did as well.
"I did not intend to blame the victim. A priest (or anyone else)
who abuses a minor is always wrong and is always responsible,"
Groeschel said in his post on the website. "My mind and my way
of expressing myself are not as clear as they used to be. I have
spent my life trying to help others the best that I could. I
deeply regret any harm I have caused to anyone."
More...
HTML http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13583763-ny-priest-apologizes-for-saying-child-is-often-seducer-in-sex-abuse-cases#comments[/quote]
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Re: Religion...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 31, 2012, 1:03 pm
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[center]Priest: Blame Teens For Seducing Us Into Sex
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SRdt0dCLM
I forgot to post this earlier. As for the "apology", I call
bullsh*t!. It's not sincere. It's a Priest trying to save face.
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: August 31, 2012, 1:34 pm
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Sick f ucks....
Its one story like this that completely tarnishes religion. And
I don't mean to sound like just one story and it's minimal. In
my mind, the worst kind of evil. I'm saying, start adding other
phucked up thinking and actions by religion and it sure is hard
to accept.
It's no wonder the numbers decrease.
I know I constantly question things today.
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: August 27, 2013, 11:18 am
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Fail...
though the clergy are now recommending vaccinations, to much, to
late.
[glow=red,2,300]Church advocating Faith Healing sickened 21 (and
counting) with Measles[/glow]
[quote]An outbreak of measles tied to a Texas megachurch where
ministers have questioned vaccination has sickened at least 21
people, including a 4-month-old infant -- and it’s expected to
grow, state and federal health officials said.
“There’s likely a lot more susceptible people,” said Dr. Jane
Seward, the deputy director for the viral diseases division at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sixteen people -- nine children and seven adults -- ranging in
age from 4 months to 44 years had come down with the highly
contagious virus in Tarrant County, Texas, as of Monday. Another
five cases are part of the outbreak in nearby Denton County.
All of the cases are linked to the Eagle Mountain International
Church in Newark, Texas, where a visitor who’d traveled to
Indonesia became infected with measles – and then returned to
the U.S., spreading it to the largely unvaccinated church
community, said Russell Jones, the Texas state epidemiologist.
“We have a pocket of people that weren’t immunized,” said Jones,
noting that vaccination rates typically hover above the 98
percent range in his county.
At least 21 people are part of a growing measles outbreak linked
to Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas, health
officials said. This Center for Disease Control and Prevention
photo depicts the characteristic rash of measles after three
days of infection.
The ill people were all linked to the church that is a division
of Kenneth Copeland Ministries. That group advocates
faith-healing and advises people to “first seek the Wisdom of
God” and then appropriate medical attention in matters of
health, according to an online statement.
Terri Pearsons, a senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International
Church and Copeland’s daughter, previously said she had concerns
about a possible ties between early childhood vaccines and
autism, a position that has been refuted by health officials.
In the wake of the measles outbreak, however, Pearsons has urged
followers to get vaccinated and the church has held several
vaccination clinics, according to its website. Health officials
said the church administration has been very cooperative in the
outbreak investigation. Pearsons did not return an email from
NBC News seeking comment.
“We continue to follow up on pending and confirmed cases to help
in any way we can to keep the outbreak contained,” a church
statement said. “We ask that others join us in prayers over this
outbreak.”
Health authorities notified the church of the first cases on
Aug. 14; Texas state health officials issued a warning about the
outbreak on Aug. 16. In the meantime, hundreds, perhaps more
than 1,000 contacts could have been affected by potentially
infected people, Seward said.
“In this community, these cases so far are all in people who
refused vaccination for themselves and their children,” she
added.
Of the 16 cases in Tarrant County, 11 did not have any measles
vaccination. The others may have had at least one measles
vaccination, but they couldn’t produce documentation, county
officials said.
The outbreak raises to 159 the total number of confirmed measles
cases in the U.S. this year. The disease that once killed 500
people a year in the U.S. and hospitalized 48,000 had been
considered eradicated after a vaccine introduced in 1963. Cases
now show up typically when an unvaccinated person contracts the
disease abroad and spreads it upon return to the U.S.
Five previous cases in Texas this year were far higher than
typical years, but don’t appear to be related to the current
outbreak, state officials said.
Measles is so contagious that 90 percent of people who are not
immune to the disease or vaccinated against it will get sick,
health officials warned. It is a respiratory disease spread by
sneezing or coughing. The virus can live in the air or on
infected surfaces for up to two hours. Symptoms include fever,
cough, runny nose and sore throat, plus a characteristic red
rash that starts on the face or hairline and spreads to the rest
of the body. It can take eight days to two weeks after exposure
before an infected person develops symptoms.
Health officials recommend that children receive a
Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccine at age 12 months and again at 4 to
6 years. Unless adults have previously had measles or are
immunized, health officials say they should be vaccinated.
“We just want people to be aware and well-informed about the
risks of the disease, especially when they travel abroad,”
Seward said. [/quote]
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: September 20, 2013, 11:16 am
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Dolan: "I think the Pope is on to something"
I'm not Catholic and so the Pope, to me, represents only
leadership to the followers of Catholicism.
But even from an outside view, I am finding The Pope's views and
comments a very good thing for Catholics and helping out the
face of religion.
HTML http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/53060024
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Re: Religion...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: September 25, 2013, 6:15 pm
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[center]Leah Remini: Church of Scientology Wants Me to Fail
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZUvG0ZdYEM
I think it's a pretty damning indictment when you have one of
your own flesh and blood denouncing what many consider to be
nothing more than a 'rich man's cult'.
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: January 13, 2014, 11:26 am
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Hell, I'm not even Catholic and the new Pope continually grabs
my attention and impresses me.
Pope Francis makes toughest remarks yet on 'horrific' abortion
HTML http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/13/22288490-pope-francis-makes-toughest-remarks-yet-on-horrific-abortion?lite
[quote]Excerpt...
Conservatives were alarmed when Francis told Italian Jesuit
magazine Civilta Cattolica in September that the Church must
shake off an "obsession" with teachings on abortion,
contraception and homosexuality.
His stance favoring mercy over condemnation has disoriented
conservative Catholics, notably in rich countries such as the
United States, where the Catholic Church has become polarized on
issues such as abortion. [/quote]
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Re: Religion...
By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 13, 2014, 8:43 pm
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[quote author=Mac link=topic=1275.msg25331#msg25331
date=1389633970]
Hell, I'm not even Catholic and the new Pope continually grabs
my attention and impresses me.
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This seems to be the majority of everyone out there, myself
included. I never followed any of the other Popes, but this new
one is doing a lot of stuff that is newsworthy, which makes me
want to see what he does next.
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Re: Religion...
By: Mac Date: February 27, 2014, 11:59 am
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This could go under so many subjects including Glorious Fail and
WTF, but since this asshat is speaking from a religious point of
view... here ya go.
Truly jaw dropping with every thought that comes out of this
man's mouth.
Wow
[glow=red,2,300]Bill Donohue: Marriage is not about love [/glow]
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Yx_fMado4
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