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ErikJ

(6,335 posts) Sat Mar 1, 2014, 03:20 AM Mar 2014

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33% of Young People Left Religion Because of Anti-Gay Policies

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33% of Young People Left Religion Because of Anti-Gay Policies (Original Post) ErikJ Mar 2014 OP

, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Mar 2014 #4

Wonder how many left because religion denies reality. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #2

Let's hope it's 67%. nt valerief Mar 2014 #5

I'm glad young folk are resisting being taught to hate Skittles Mar 2014 #3

Yes, hopefully, they will not be sucked into the dark ages by these repressive negative forces. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #7

Who, other than haters, want to be part of some churches that talk love out of one side of RKP5637 Mar 2014 #6

I thank the courageous men and women who came out of the closet daschess1987 Mar 2014 #8

Moral hypocrisy in religion tooeyeten Mar 2014 #9

Anti-Women Policies Made Me Leave TheOther95Percent Mar 2014 #10

blkmusclmachine

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Sat Mar 1, 2014, 03:52 AM

Mar 2014

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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

2. Wonder how many left because religion denies reality.

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 04:48 AM

Mar 2014

valerief

(53,235 posts)

5. Let's hope it's 67%. nt

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 09:50 AM

Mar 2014

Skittles

(153,113 posts)

3. I'm glad young folk are resisting being taught to hate

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 06:22 AM

Mar 2014

I believe they may very well resist repuke propaganda in general

RKP5637

(67,088 posts)

7. Yes, hopefully, they will not be sucked into the dark ages by these repressive negative forces. n/t

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 10:19 AM

Mar 2014

RKP5637

(67,088 posts)

6. Who, other than haters, want to be part of some churches that talk love out of one side of

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 10:17 AM

Mar 2014

their mouth and viscous hatred from the other side ...

daschess1987

(192 posts)

8. I thank the courageous men and women who came out of the closet

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 11:40 AM

Mar 2014

and proved what decent people they are. I've got a lot of respect for my GLBT friends who have literally had to fight just to be themselves. They are no longer in that fight alone.

tooeyeten

(1,074 posts)

9. Moral hypocrisy in religion

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 12:35 PM

Mar 2014

On every level forced-me out @30.

TheOther95Percent

(1,035 posts)

10. Anti-Women Policies Made Me Leave

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:08 AM

Mar 2014

I couldn't stay with a church that was more interested in what I did with my vagina than what priests were doing to children.

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