Meaningfulness v meaninglessness; theism vs atheism;

[thesummerqueen]

There are myriad reasons why I hate the Church as an institution. I don't hate individual people unless they give me many extreme reasons to. I lay blame at the church's door because the blame belongs on the people who committed the crimes. I don't differentiate between religions as far as this goes. Fundamentalist Islam as a religion is horrific as well. So's Scientology. So's a lot of Orthodox Judaism.

Not every Catholic has molested a child. But the CHURCH as an institution allowed it to happen, then covered it up. BLAME, and rightly so, and if you think blame shouldn't be put on the people representing your religion to the rest of the world for all the shit that happened under their command, oh well sweet pea. Tough shit for them and for you. They took a leadership position and this is what they get - it take strong shoulders to bear the burden of being a representative and leader in any sort of movement. Your job as a "shepherd" to your flock is to protect and guide them, yes? See to their well being? How is allowing the rape of innocents in any way "seeing to their well-being?" How is allowing AIDS to run RAMPANT in Africa because of some outmoded belief against the use of condoms "seeing to well-being"?

I'd respond more, but I've wasted enough time at the end of my work day on this. I have to get vendors paid.