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reformist2

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6. Sam Harris is willfully ignorant or is lying about what Catholicism says about who goes to hell.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 07:48 AM

Feb 2013

That is not at all what Catholicism says about people who die non-Christians. It may have said that 500 years ago, but not in modern times. I have a 70-year old official catechism that talks about the numerous ways non-Christians can be saved.

I'm not saying you have to be a Catholic, but it might be good to know what the official teachings are before bashing them, or listening to bashers.

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Sam Harris simply destroys catholicism [View all] Quixote1818 Feb 2013 OP

That is brilliant. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #1

k&r trusty elf Feb 2013 #2

Sam Harris SamKnause Feb 2013 #3

Kicked and Recommended defacto7 Feb 2013 #4

I read about the sacrifices of children under post holes years ago... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #5

Sam Harris is willfully ignorant or is lying about what Catholicism says about who goes to hell. reformist2 Feb 2013 #6

My priest in Scotland used to say even the Protestants were going to hell. This was in the 50s. SwissTony Feb 2013 #7

How does that make his overall criticisms of theism any less potent? MNBrewer Feb 2013 #8

he only referenced catholicsm once by name SemperEadem Feb 2013 #9

Wait. Are you saying that non-Christians must be "saved," and isn't it great that they can be maddiemom Feb 2013 #10

I clocked in at 17 seconds to find this: lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #13

I've made similar arguments in the past, but nowhere NEAR as well stated as that! Gorp Feb 2013 #11

on a critiquing of the form . . . i can't believe he said 'refudiate'! eom ellenfl Feb 2013 #12

Ouchie. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #14

The idea that God is smiling down upon me as children starve has always irritated the crap out of me Quixote1818 Feb 2013 #15

As an ex-catholic and current atheist, I appreciate this post. I get a kick out of posting stuff ancianita Feb 2013 #16

Yep. Since no one knows why the hell we are here or what happens after we die Quixote1818 Feb 2013 #17

God spoke to me once. She told me I don't need any religion. Just do good for others to the ancianita Feb 2013 #18