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Why Do So Many People Need a God?

I understand now, you think clerical abuses were the cause of the Reformation. You're truly a product of a protestant upbringing. (and yes, this applies to you even if you were a cradle catholic)

Yes, Martin Luther was pretty angry with the church of the time, ever heard of the 95 theses?

Luther wasn't a saint himself, far from it, but the church was on the same level as him, both are corrupt.

My parents aren't religious, protestant upbringing my ass. I'm not even protestant myself. Actually, let me extend that, I'm not even Christian.
 
Yes, Martin Luther was pretty angry with the church of the time, ever heard of the 95 theses?

Luther wasn't a saint himself, far from it, but the church was on the same level as him, both are corrupt.

My parents aren't religious, protestant upbringing my ass. I'm not even protestant myself. Actually, let me extend that, I'm not even Christian.

Hmm, yes, yes...and what made Luther think that he had it right? SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS

No, he wasn't. Yes, so much so that we can consider him an AntiChrist. No, here is where you are mistaken. HE was corrupt, the Church had corruption. There is a difference.

No, you don't think so, eh? Where'd you grow up? Where do you live? If it's here in the good ol' US of A, you can bet your bottom dollar...you did.

To say otherwise is to tell me you're Fall schedule should have Cultural Anthropology 101 on your course list.
 
Hmm, yes, yes...and what made Luther think that he had it right? SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS

No, he wasn't. Yes, so much so that we can consider him an AntiChrist. No, here is where you are mistaken. HE was corrupt, the Church had corruption. There is a difference.

No, you don't think so, eh? Where'd you grow up? Where do you live? If it's here in the good ol' US of A, you can bet your bottom dollar...you did.

To say otherwise is to tell me you're Fall schedule should have Cultural Anthropology 101 on your course list.

Connecticut, that's the most you'll get about my whereabouts.

Also, the U.S doesn't brainwash people to be protestant, only a moron would think that.

I'm a deist, take that however you will but deism =/= any kind of Christianity

They aren't even close.

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The church was corrupt, not "it had corruption"

Everyone within the hierarchy of the CC must take a vow of obedience to the pope, this "papal primacy" was established around the time of the schism between the Eastern and Western christian ideologies. The pope is the sole major representative of the church, he leads it, he controls it, he IS it.

The popes since the beginning and even before the Renassaince were terribly corrupt, therefor, the church was corrupt itself, along with having corruption within it.

Hippies need better education apparently.
 
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Connecticut, that's the most you'll get about my whereabouts.

Also, the U.S doesn't brainwash people to be protestant, only a moron would think that.

I'm a deist, take that however you will but deism =/= any kind of Christianity

They aren't even close.

EDIT

The church was corrupt, not "it had corruption"

Everyone within the hierarchy of the CC must take a vow of obedience to the pope, this "papal primacy" was established around the time of the schism between the Eastern and Western christian ideologies. The pope is the sole major representative of the church, he leads it, he controls it, he IS it.

The popes since the beginning and even before the Renassaince were terribly corrupt, therefor, the church was corrupt itself, along with having corruption within it.

Hippies need better education apparently.

I was asking rhetorically...so relax...

WASP central, eh?

Nope, no protestant influence there...:roll:

I don't care.


You clearly don't know what the hell you're talking about.
 
I was asking rhetorically...so relax...

WASP central, eh?

Nope, no protestant influence there...:roll:

I don't care.


You clearly don't know what the hell you're talking about.

I accept your concession, now go and tell someone close to you "I just got REKT by a 15 year old."
 
I accept your concession, now go and tell someone close to you "I just got REKT by a 15 year old."

Concession?

OK there buddy...:thumbs:

:lamo
 
and who says they can't be combined?

(outside of the competing physicists obviously)

Anything is possible...except a God who looks like Charlton Heston, of course.
 
Anything is possible...except a God who looks like Charlton Heston, of course.

Well, He could......but why would He want to? ;)
 
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