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RE: Article about clergy who became atheists
April 19, 2017 at 3:59 pm
(April 19, 2017 at 3:29 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:
(April 19, 2017 at 3:22 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Neither is forfeiting a belief you know deep inside to be true because of the obligations it brings, the desire that it opposes, and the perception of the self it disgraces.

...Do you think clergy that give up a belief in God do it for those reasons?


Some do. Yes. 

Do all, do most, I don't know.

Clergy role itself is taking a leadership role not met for anyone but God's chosen leaders.

They might be realizing they are not fit for the role, and so instead of re-organizing their lives, they just go out with a bang....

I don't know....why they all give it up.
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Article about clergy who became atheists - by drfuzzy - April 19, 2017 at 10:27 am
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by vorlon13 - April 19, 2017 at 11:00 am
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by drfuzzy - April 19, 2017 at 2:02 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by chimp3 - April 19, 2017 at 6:47 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by Cecelia - April 21, 2017 at 1:02 am
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by chimp3 - April 22, 2017 at 2:54 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by Cecelia - April 23, 2017 at 1:27 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by Amarok - April 19, 2017 at 3:14 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by MysticKnight - April 19, 2017 at 3:59 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by drfuzzy - April 19, 2017 at 4:40 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by Amarok - April 19, 2017 at 6:15 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by Flavius - April 19, 2017 at 8:10 pm
RE: Article about clergy who became atheists - by vorlon13 - April 24, 2017 at 10:46 am

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