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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by spectre
So you don't judge this man?
I'm not trying to be a dick about this, but I posted Applewhite's pic to make a point, just because the person is a spiritual leader does not make them the absolute truth. They do the best that they can with the information that they have and they can be wrong. (Galileo?)
To paraphrase what was said earlier, "yes, that worked for YOU." That doesn't work for everyone, so why not give the option? |
really? anyone who is abstinent has gotten an STD or pregnant?
The basics of the church is free will. Everyone has an option and a choice. To not follow the dogma in this case I believe is a venial sin or a minor one, with a major one being a mortal sin. Sins can be forgiven, so there's plenty of option and choice there.
As far as Applewhite's ability to being a spritual leader, it's not much different than Jim Jones or David Karesh. Is it really a good thing to lead your group towards destruction? It doesn't lend for more followers.
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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
I see your point, but keep in mind, for a lot of people with no attachment to Catholicism, those cases have defined the Catholic church in recent years and still do.
I didn't mean to move in this direction with this, I just used it to illustrate a point that ceding responsibility to the Catholic Church to look out for the welfare of millions up on millions of people hasn't exactly historically been the wisest thing to do. I don't see how this issue is any different.
The way I see it, we'll allow thousands - if not millions - to die simply to avoid offending some old man in a fancy hat and everyone who else thinks he's the bees knees, but that's just me. Now, that is my own opinion and it's just as smelly as everyone else's, but it's still how I believe. I can't imagine my opinion being any less valid simply because others don't like it or agree with it.
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who's allowing it? There's still other groups out there who are advocating for a differing and dissenting opinion and method. They are working quite hard in quelling those issues in Africa.
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