ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
More like cuttos.

 phineas wrote: 
kudos.

 phineas wrote: 

Thank you for understanding.

 Coaxial wrote: 
I'd laugh if I didn't know how deadly serious you are about this. All the best with it!

 hippiechick wrote: 
hippiechick wrote:

That doesn't sound all that "tolerant" to me. Sounds more like you're slamming that people believe in Catholicism.
 
You also mention that you were "raised with no religious belief," yet you've claimed Judaism on here more than once. Which is it?  
 
EDIT: Not trying to be mean here, I'm just trying to get a handle on the things you've posted.

 oldviolin wrote: 
You're making me bris-tle...

 phineas wrote: 

I'm growing mine out for a comb over...

 phineas wrote: 
Is that a bad circumcision joke?

 oldviolin wrote: 
Don't you dare offer me a s'more...

 phineas wrote: 
Still, it's pretty exciting when sitting around the camp fire...

 oldviolin wrote: 
Though French-braiding nostril hairs is not exactly a marketable skill.

 hippiechick wrote: 
No need to apologise to me. My skin is sufficiently impervious. Believe or don't believe as you wish. Both support my position.
I'm not Catholic, nor am I particularly religious. I do know a few things, however, about a few things...

 oldviolin wrote: 
I'm sorry, but I just do not see why I should have tolerance for something that hurts people. As I have said before, I was raised with no religious belief, so looking at what people believe in is somewhat amusing to me, but I have no problem in tolerating the beliefs of others, esp if it makes them happy.

But the practices of the Catholic Church are harmful, and I do not have to accept them. The practice of genital mutilation (and I am not interested in opening that door again) does not need to be tolerated, even though people have been doing it for centuries.

 Hairfarmer wrote: 


sucks to break sometin.

 hippiechick wrote: 

And I've always given respect to you for your opinion. I can assure you that I'm well aware of the historical Catholic church, and historical Christianity as practiced for the sake of religion, but consider Arlo's quote for a moment, and maybe consider that there's far more to this,
especially in today's world, than a cursory opinion can command.

 oldviolin wrote: 
Believing in the teaching of Christ and believing in religion are two different things.

If you have knowledge of the place of the Catholic Church in history, you would know that their practices have been anything but "Christian."

I have a hard time with a religion that more than condones child abuse as a general rule. I have many friends who have been permanently psychologically damaged by their Catholic upbringing. Our government took the children away from the FLDS church in TX, but the Catholic Church is just as guilty of abuse, not to mention abuses of power, as any religion now existing.

But that's just my opinion.

 hippiechick wrote:  Your thoughts about these matters are well known in Radio Paradise.

"Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people."

Arlo Guthrie

I would offer that those folks on this forum that happen to be followers of the teachings of Christ, regardless of denominational affiliations, are considerably more tolerant of those not sharing those percieved misgivings than are many such as yourself.
Not an attack in any way. Just a long term observation.

 geordiezimmerman wrote: 
I agree with you Dude. The Catholic religion looks like the world's largest cult. I really can't understand how people believe in that stuff.

 kurtster wrote: 

I don't think you really need to worry too much.  According to Mayans we've got until December 2012.

 geordiezimmerman wrote: 
Careful what you wish for.  In some prophecies I heard in the past year, numerically, this is the last Pope.  When he goes, end times stuff starts happening.  Not saying I believe it but with the way things are right now, lets keep the guy around a little longer and not find out.