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sofa king

(10,857 posts)
96. Oh, they're not mythologists, though.
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:55 AM
Feb 2012

The "myth" part of that word assumes that the practitioner knows the belief system is bullshit.

Catholics don't.

Fine, PREVENT them from offering insurance if they don't have the coverage. Thor_MN Feb 2012 #1
Plus, prevent 'faith-based' charity $$$ appal_jack Feb 2012 #48
The "labor market" takes what it can get right now. PassingFair Feb 2012 #55
mystics aren't your enemy. The Catholic Church has burned mystics at the stake! CTyankee Feb 2012 #79
The Catholic Church has burned competing mythologists at the stake, yes Thor_MN Feb 2012 #86
well, not to be crabby about it, but I put mystics in a different category than what you CTyankee Feb 2012 #94
I apparently used a word for you have feeings about, substitue faith based whackadoos for mystics Thor_MN Feb 2012 #95
I did a bit of study in a mysticism course in grad school. CTyankee Feb 2012 #97
Oh, they're not mythologists, though. sofa king Feb 2012 #96
A fantasy, but a good one. caseymoz Feb 2012 #65
Tax them! Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #2
Amen! Bozita Feb 2012 #13
Pimps, Ma'am, Have More Moral Stature Than Catholic Bishops By Now The Magistrate Feb 2012 #3
Cardinal Law is in the Vatican - to avoid going to jail in the US Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #17
Law committed no Crime, According to the Massachusetts Attorney General. happyslug Feb 2012 #41
You Leave Out Quite A Bit, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2012 #46
So, let's apply the rules of the Bible: JDPriestly Feb 2012 #53
Maybe not "illegal" but ann--- Feb 2012 #61
I'M STEALING! you hit it on the head. :-D secondwind Feb 2012 #23
Well put, Magistrate! I doff my cap... CTyankee Feb 2012 #80
Fug 'em. Lugnut Feb 2012 #4
funny thing about celibacy crunch60 Feb 2012 #98
This will only hurt them. Oh well... Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #5
They Will Never Back Down TheMastersNemesis Feb 2012 #6
Even though their whole fixation on sexuality, abortion, is not traditional Catholicism at all Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #18
Nice blog-flogging. Welcome to DU! nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #33
'Traditional' is whatever they have been in most recent memory. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #45
In the Middle Ages LibertyLover Feb 2012 #54
Cool, thanks. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #70
No problem LibertyLover Feb 2012 #76
Wow... you're a fount! The Doctor. Feb 2012 #84
True CatholicEdHead Feb 2012 #58
American Ayatollahs RoninNY Feb 2012 #67
Traditionalists dragging the church backward JoyN62 Feb 2012 #75
They didn't want to pay for it, so they don't have to ... and they're still not happy! BattyDem Feb 2012 #7
No surprise at their reaction. Lasher Feb 2012 #8
Sounds To Me As If KKKarl Rove Wrote Their Statement........nt global1 Feb 2012 #9
They are not institutions of religion. They are institutions of education and hospitals. IndyJones Feb 2012 #10
The USCCB can kiss my Irish-Catholic ass. Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #11
The Catholic Church has little room to talk.... Grassy Knoll Feb 2012 #12
The bishops are making themselves irrelevant. silverweb Feb 2012 #14
Exactly. I can't believe they want to take this on. sybylla Feb 2012 #30
All too true. silverweb Feb 2012 #81
They're also making a very good argument for universal healthcare. tanyev Feb 2012 #32
I noticed!! silverweb Feb 2012 #82
Are they just trying to make us forget about the pedophiles among them? nt nanabugg Feb 2012 #88
Here is a link to the FULL statement the Bishops released Friday evening, below Tx4obama Feb 2012 #15
Wish the Bishops and GOP HDPaulG Feb 2012 #16
So? No compromise with the Bishops. Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #19
My Protestant church allows abortions. Aren't the bishops attacking my religion? Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #20
The Catholic Church has very little usrname Feb 2012 #21
Do not forget the premise of this stance by the catholic church. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #22
you can`t bargain with evil... madrchsod Feb 2012 #24
St. John Chrysostom quote safeinOhio Feb 2012 #25
I gotta look that guy up! aquart Feb 2012 #26
Who cares ? bowens43 Feb 2012 #27
I left the Catholic church when I found out the bishops were hiding men who diddled little children fasttense Feb 2012 #28
You cannot compromise with right wingers and religious extremists. Period. CanonRay Feb 2012 #29
Catholic Taliban? JJW Feb 2012 #31
And no one wants the Catholic Church Greywing Feb 2012 #35
It's almost as bad as government inserting itself in faith. 24601 Feb 2012 #39
Big difference.... ann--- Feb 2012 #59
I said I'd take a Volvo - give me a break. 24601 Feb 2012 #78
Sure, whatever. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #62
No one want the Catholic Church HockeyMom Feb 2012 #99
Screw the Catholic Church Joey Liberal Feb 2012 #34
Me, too ann--- Feb 2012 #57
They won't like anything that reduces their supply of little boys. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #36
Catholic bishops denounce contraception compromise tigntaz Feb 2012 #37
"Influencing legislation" is legally in fact, the big no-no: that violates Non Profit status Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #44
Is anyone really surprised at this? AngryOldDem Feb 2012 #38
What can you expect for this pack of nasty bastards that covered up sexual abuse of children? olegramps Feb 2012 #40
If there were altar girls instead of altar boys.... things might go differently. nt Former_DU_Member Feb 2012 #42
If altar boys could get pregnant, birth control would be required. alfredo Feb 2012 #64
I wuz gonna say it like that.... but didn't want to rock the boat too much.... but you are probably Former_DU_Member Feb 2012 #66
I am a vocal critic of organized religion. I don't care what the church thinks. alfredo Feb 2012 #73
Catholic bishops--hatin' women and lovin' pedophiles ncteechur Feb 2012 #43
Showing their true colors. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #47
How about a compromise that includes the Vatican selling its art collection Vinca Feb 2012 #49
The Catholic Church davidthegnome Feb 2012 #50
I'm so sick & tired of witch doctors and their bullcrap tabasco Feb 2012 #51
8,000 new instances of child sexual abuse alleged in Milwaukee Archdiocese unhappycamper Feb 2012 #52
Yeah, it's a shame ann--- Feb 2012 #56
But Sister Keehan from the Catholic Health Association is "very pleased" with it muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #60
The Church's arguments sulphurdunn Feb 2012 #63
The Catholic church has been a force for evil in the world pscot Feb 2012 #68
+1 Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #71
This is no surprise. Herlong Feb 2012 #69
So Obama "compromised" (caved) for nothing. Deep13 Feb 2012 #72
GET OFF the Holier than thou Soap Boxes!!!! benld74 Feb 2012 #74
They are desperate politicasista Feb 2012 #77
and what about Giordano Bruno and Marguerite de Porete? They were burned alive for CTyankee Feb 2012 #83
"Every Sperm Is Sacred" needs to go Susan G. Komen style viral NAO Feb 2012 #85
If they just refuse to accept anymore Fed funding or subsidies, I'm fine with that. nanabugg Feb 2012 #87
'...the proposal raises "serious moral concerns,"...' unkachuck Feb 2012 #89
At the same time in Milwaukee datadiva Feb 2012 #90
Ha ha! This issue is going to kill Santorum's chances. I love it! McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #91
Clueless Bishops..... WcoastO Feb 2012 #92
The Catholic heirarchy hasn't caught on to the fact caseymoz Feb 2012 #93
They have "serious moral concerns"....Really? When did that start? truebrit71 Feb 2012 #100
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