(March 3, 2011 at 8:06 pm)padraic Wrote: The Vatican's claim to be a state.Although the claim is accepted by many countries,the Vatican meets NONE of the criteria for statehood.
How exactly does the Vatican qualify as a "state"? It's ridiculous! That's like a private organization declaring itself to be a "state". And why does anyone even go along with this nonsense? If I was President, one of the first things I would do would be to recall our Ambassador to the Vatican and shut down the consulate, thereby saving a few million dollars. Why the hell do we have "diplomatic relations" with a church anyway?
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?