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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness – including don’t try to convert other people [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)76. Yep, you might want to pay attention. None of us are beyond learning.
Even those who profess to be teachers.
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Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness – including don’t try to convert other people [View all]
SecularMotion
Jul 2014
OP
For many yes. Many religious people have turned off people to religion by their actions.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#6
So is it ok with you if people try to show others that there is a different way of seeing things,
cbayer
Jul 2014
#33
Dunno. Those Westboro Baptist Church motherfuckers sort of deserve it...
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#22
I have had occasion to direct the exhaust ports of a 1600cc V-Twin in their direction.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#32
Yep, want to get serious about climate change? Reduce population growth.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#13
Good stuff! Congrats! You're my kinda person. I was talking to America there, not you personally
Starboard Tack
Jul 2014
#59
So what in turn creates the consumption of fossil fuels? In part, more people. They need more energy
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#66
China partially abandoned the single child policy, under pressure from Christians, Catholics
Brettongarcia
Jul 2014
#46
Usually significant fines, if you didn't fall into an exception category.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#50
Yeah, I think when you have a policy that you can have another kid if your first kid is a cripple or
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#56
I'm beginning to think thou dost bloviate a tad. You are the one who needs to do some research.
Starboard Tack
Aug 2014
#69
For catholic Italians, using contraception means ignoring much of their avowed Catholic religion
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#73
So, are you blaming China's growth rate on Catholicism? All 12 million of them, out of 1.4 billion.
Starboard Tack
Aug 2014
#62
LOGIC: Why do we want more energy? Mostly because we have more population; they need more
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#67
I've worked professonally on environmental issues. There is much you are not thinking about
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#83
Your reasoning appears to be both simplistic and biased against religion.
Starboard Tack
Aug 2014
#85
Listen carefully: the controllable factor in Global Warming, is Overpopulation
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#86
Punningly converting an adjective to a noun is an unrecognizable grammatical transformation to you?
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#91
You jumped into a discussion about Catholicism and population growth and climate change.
Starboard Tack
Aug 2014
#72
You made an assertion of fact that was wrong. I corrected it. Deal with it.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2014
#80
Starboard: note 1) problems already in partially Catholic N&S America; and Catholic-targeted China
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#90
Pop growth remains high in the US. As US levels of energy consumption travel to populous countries
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#93
He'd be in good company: our first 34 presidents, and the revolutionary army that savedAmerica
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#64
Rug? 1) This is the "RELIGION SECTION" of DU. 2) The OP topic is the POPE.
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#95
Here we should not discriminate against any particular religion: we should criticize ALL religions
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#98
Here a Pope says: don't impinge on others' beliefs; but act on your belief. But that will impinge.
Brettongarcia
Jul 2014
#47
I like these comments. And feel it may be possible to differentiate between Francis as an individual
pinto
Jul 2014
#42
There's a theory that religion is a Santa-type lie for children. One day, we're supposed to see it
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#65
Good point. Or today, adults who "believe" in Jesus, are systematically discouraged from disbelief
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#99
I'm trying to remember if I have EVER seen anyone agree with Rug. Or even converse with him.
Brettongarcia
Aug 2014
#102
I am wondering if the real point isn't if you believe one way or the other it does not
Thinkingabout
Aug 2014
#81