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Very interesting read man. I disagree with your title about him damaging your faith. I think the fact that you read this book and have had to evaluate your faith so much because of this book has really strengthened your faith. Think how much more educated your are now for having read this and researched its… Read more
"extraordinary fictional characters are invented all the time, from the ancient Greek gods..." Read more
Great read. I had a somewhat similar experience as yours. I was born and raised Catholic. However, my junior year (at a Catholic high school), we had to take Church History. It was basically about all the awful shit the Church did over the centuries. I asked the teacher why he was teaching us this, and he said he… Read more
The old biblical principle was "Be fruitful and multiply." The new one is "Have as many children as will enhance your lifestyle." Read more
Ross, this was a great read. I do empathize with a lot of your questioning from a Catholic perspective, even from the other end of the political spectrum. And I'm sorry that a priest you knew and respected would recommend Dinesh D'Souza. The guy is a nut and a bigot and of all of the things to be disheartened about as… Read more
Thanks for this, even though it makes me want to cry. Read more
There are more wasted words in your comment than in this article. Read more
Having the cake:
Atheism, not religion, is responsible for the mass murders of history. Read more
My dad loves this guy. He honestly can't see that all of D'souza's arguments hinge on the circular logic of "everything in the Bible is true because it's the word of God and we know its the word of God because it says so in the Bible, that's why it's true ". Read more
As Dick put it in The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch- "She was a redhead and he liked redheads; they were either outrageously ugly or almost supernaturally attractive." Read more
Axl Rose, Conan O'Brien, Jessica from True Blood and Christina Hendricks have done enough for the red head community in different ways that they're all fine by me. Read more
I fully expect a 1,000-word article from Rovell tomorrow on how your sartorial choices and the inclusion of global icon Ronald McDonald in your picture have an impact on your #brand. Read more
For one thing, you can strangle your enemy in an elevator and walk out with the murder weapon inconspicuously Windsor-knotted under your shirt collar. Read more