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Act_of_Reparation

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24. We are to believe one isolated case of charity somehow offsets the damage...
Tue Jun 11, 2019, 08:26 AM
Jun 2019

...done by religious organizations that have for centuries prioritized their station above public health.

This is exactly what churches should be doing. Televangelists should follow their lead. LonePirate Jun 2019 #1
I agree. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #2
Yes, this is the right thing for churches to do and is in keeping with the basic message The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #3
Sadly, this seems correct. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #5
but, but, but CDerekGo Jun 2019 #7
churches should be taxed like every other business nt msongs Jun 2019 #4
Maybe with deductions for aid to the poor. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #6
Great, but are they doing this because of their religion, or because they are good people? trotsky Jun 2019 #8
"human behavior" works both ways except those who are ate up with the doublethink Major Nikon Jun 2019 #10
Both. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #13
And when they do bad things because of their religion? trotsky Jun 2019 #20
People do good things and bad thing because guillaumeb Jun 2019 #25
Thank you for confirming your double standard. n/t trotsky Jun 2019 #37
Interesting display of textual analysis. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #41
It is clear from your answers. trotsky Jun 2019 #42
And it is clear from your answers that my statement is correct. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #43
What statement is correct? trotsky Jun 2019 #44
As expected the answer to your question is doublethink Major Nikon Jun 2019 #27
Naturally. trotsky Jun 2019 #38
Consistently inconsistent Major Nikon Jun 2019 #40
Charity or cynical recruiting tactic? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #9
Laughable logic. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #14
How can you tell? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #21
That's good of them to do. MineralMan Jun 2019 #11
It does not solve the real issue. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #12
Exactly... MineralMan Jun 2019 #15
Does it really count when "churches" are also responsible for creating the debt? Lordquinton Jun 2019 #16
The US healthcare system is profit centered. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #17
So churches that enter into it are just there to make a profit? Lordquinton Jun 2019 #18
I think that most of the church run hospitals are non-profit. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #19
You're confusing non-profit with not-for-profit Lordquinton Jun 2019 #22
10 of the 11 regional hospitals in the greater Seattle area are church run. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #28
You said: guillaumeb Jun 2019 #29
You said AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #32
Yes, I did say that. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #34
You misunderstand AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #36
Churches spread anti-medical, anti-science ideas constantly Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #23
We are to believe one isolated case of charity somehow offsets the damage... Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #24
And do the doctors at the church owned hospitals guillaumeb Jun 2019 #26
They are constrained from offering services, or diagnoses that run counter to Catholic medical AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #30
Which is not the same thing as the other poster asserted. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #31
Read harder. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #33
Missing the point. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #35
Yes, you are. eom MineralMan Jun 2019 #39
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