The Catholic Church
Ever been to the Vatican? Wondered where they got all the money to pay for that? I lived in Poland for a few years and became utterly sick of discovering that the most luxurious houses in small, poor towns belong to the priests. And when I say small and poor, there's nothing like it in the UK - not even in Liverpool.

The rapacious paedophiles squeeze every penny they can from each congregation, but the churches are unheated, unadorned and lacking in facilities for the local community. I wonder if the mansions the priests live in are unheated and unadorned? And these celibate hypocrites are quite happy to receive numerous presents (alcohol, food, holidays) whenever they pop round to the homes of their pious flock.

The entire history of the Catholic Church is one of business, corruption and exploitation. And the Orthodox Church isn't much better while we're at it. The Protestants aren't so bad because since Calvin and Martin Luther invited people to search their own consciences, people have decided that God is a crock of shit.
(frankspencer, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 9:41, 2 replies)

Science v religion
A few years ago I was introduced to a devout Christian chap who told me he believed the earth was around 2500 years old. I'm a geologist so I told him the widely held opinion (based on scientific studies) that the earth is thought to be 4500 million years old. He described it as "An interesting idea".

I think he's been conned by his church.
( abefroman skating on the thin life of modern life on, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 9:58, closed)

on that note...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/03/AR2007100302353.html
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 10:14, closed)