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daaron

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8. Hard to argue -->

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #7)

Thu May 31, 2012, 09:46 AM

May 2012

at this point that the eventuality of "attrition slowly kill(ing) the Church" would be a bad thing. Reform seems profoundly unlikely. The next best thing is Ye Old Dustbin.

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5 Questions Before You Leave the Catholic Church [View all] meow2u3 May 2012 OP

The Terri Gross interview is excellent and recommended. cbayer May 2012 #1

I left at 15 years old HockeyMom May 2012 #2

I left at age 5, after being punished for playfully spashing some girls with holy water. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #3

Those aren't the 5 questions I would have chosen. dimbear May 2012 #4

I'd ask these question, in addition meow2u3 May 2012 #9

Great interview, as per usual on Fresh Air Starboard Tack May 2012 #5

The church left me..... Historic NY May 2012 #6

It started out weak and just went downhill. laconicsax May 2012 #7

Hard to argue --> daaron May 2012 #8

I'm long gone and have been for well over a decade, but let me answer her questions anyway: ButterflyBlood Jun 2012 #10

You are not leaving the Church edhopper Jun 2012 #11