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irisblue

(32,980 posts) Wed Aug 1, 2018, 07:40 AM Aug 2018

P.Ryan on " Finding Your Roots"/PBS

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How can a guy with Jewish & Irish Catholic ancestry have no sense of shame?

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P.Ryan on " Finding Your Roots"/PBS (Original Post) irisblue Aug 2018 OP

"How can a guy with Jewish & Irish Catholic ancestry have no sense of shame?" Nitram Aug 2018 #1

Growing up Catholic, the 'Original Sin' concept irisblue Aug 2018 #2

Nitram

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1. "How can a guy with Jewish & Irish Catholic ancestry have no sense of shame?"

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Wed Aug 1, 2018, 09:18 AM

Aug 2018

Easy. Individual Jews and Catholics have committed heinous crimes. Being born to people of faith does not convey magical protection against committing murder, torture, etc.

irisblue

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2. Growing up Catholic, the 'Original Sin' concept

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Wed Aug 1, 2018, 09:38 AM

Aug 2018

was often brought up Catechism & in religion class at St Kevins. That oft repeated lesson surely had impact on the guilt/shame cycle in psyches. Any Rand indoctrination washed it out of him?

just in case

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