Comments on: Pendulum begins leftward move http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rainbows4dinosaurs http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move/comment-page-1#comment-47781 rainbows4dinosaurs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47781 I thought the reason of the church was "bringing people to Christ." Definitely don't want to work with them on that issue. <br /> <br /> I thought the reason of the church was “bringing people to Christ.” Definitely don’t want to work with them on that issue.

]]> By: mxracer652 http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move/comment-page-1#comment-47794 mxracer652 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47794 Religion isn't worried about working toward the Great Goal of solving the world's problems. See Biology: Stem cells. Religion isn’t worried about working toward the Great Goal of solving the world’s problems. See Biology: Stem cells.

]]> By: flanonblvr http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move/comment-page-1#comment-47796 flanonblvr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47796 the catholic church's main concern is preservation of their wealth/empire. concern for their followers is secondary. (how else do you explain them moving known predatory priests from parish to parish?)<br /> <br /> i wouldn't side with them on any humanitarian issue for which they could derive some credit as it would just help them perpetuate their fraud.<br /> <br /> and as you said, they have "bronze-age views" of the world that need to die(with them) sooner rather than later. the catholic church’s main concern is preservation of their wealth/empire. concern for their followers is secondary. (how else do you explain them moving known predatory priests from parish to parish?)

i wouldn’t side with them on any humanitarian issue for which they could derive some credit as it would just help them perpetuate their fraud.

and as you said, they have “bronze-age views” of the world that need to die(with them) sooner rather than later.

]]> By: elliejay http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move/comment-page-1#comment-47804 elliejay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47804 Charity? Hah! <br /> <br /> There are lots of good people within the Catholic Church, I don't deny that. And I'm sure many of them do just want to do good in the world. But as a whole, I do not trust that this is the goal of the Church! Nope. Their goal is to spread Catholicism. That's all there is to it. Charity? Hah!

There are lots of good people within the Catholic Church, I don’t deny that. And I’m sure many of them do just want to do good in the world. But as a whole, I do not trust that this is the goal of the Church! Nope. Their goal is to spread Catholicism. That’s all there is to it.

]]> By: reason http://atheists.org/blog/2006/11/12/pendulum_begins_leftward_move/comment-page-1#comment-47810 reason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-47810 the church is reacting to the fact it is becoming more nonwhite.i know this sounds racist but it is a fact.in the united states most atheists are white and that is not likely to change. the church is reacting to the fact it is becoming more nonwhite.i know this sounds racist but it is a fact.in the united states most atheists are white and that is not likely to change.

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