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bvf

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6. It's a good thing

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 04:11 PM

Nov 2014

but worrisome that some equally delusional belief system sweeps in to fill the void.
Interesting to see the cannibalistic nature of religion at work. Sad, but interesting.

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Latin America Is Losing Its Catholic Identity [View all] cbayer Nov 2014 OP

are we supposed to see this as a bad thing? niyad Nov 2014 #1

You can see it as anything you want, I guess. cbayer Nov 2014 #2

Leaving the RCC = good. Embracing nutty evangelical Protestantism = bad. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #3

agreed! niyad Nov 2014 #4

That's highly unlikely to happen. cbayer Nov 2014 #5

It's a good thing bvf Nov 2014 #6

Can you define delusional in the way you are using it? cbayer Nov 2014 #7

I'm using "cannabalistic" in the colloquial sense. bvf Nov 2014 #8

"Surely you've learned the meaning of 'colloquial' by now, having been cbayer Nov 2014 #9

Go to the back of the class. bvf Nov 2014 #10

Oh, no! Not the back of the class! cbayer Nov 2014 #11

There's only one reasonable response to such childishness. bvf Nov 2014 #12

What would it be? You can tell me right after you give me cbayer Nov 2014 #13

OMG! You edited your post a full five minutes after I responded to it. cbayer Nov 2014 #14