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Pulling the plug

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Pulling the plug
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RE: Pulling the plug
September 7, 2011 at 11:45 am (This post was last modified: September 7, 2011 at 11:51 am by Rokcet Scientist.)
(September 7, 2011 at 9:48 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: where have I (or, for that matter, any other known ULC minister) claimed that ordination has made anyone seem "special"?

You personally may have not claimed it, but the 'ordination ritual' (even if only administrative; 99% of people don't know that), title, and powers (e.g. to perform marriages) imply it loud and clear, and Joe Blow, Jane Doe and auntie Meredith eat it up, and you exploit that apparent 'authority'.

I.o.w. it is fraud and elitism, cloaked in 'religion'. No different from any other shaman, witchdoctor, priest, minister, rabbi, or mullah.

Also, what on earth moved you to include that 'title' on an atheist forum? Unless you are trolling, in which case you have succeeded, of course.
It won't give you any perceived authority here! Quite the contrary...
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Pulling the plug

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Pulling the plug - by madashell - August 25, 2011 at 4:09 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2011 at 4:10 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by padraic - September 2, 2011 at 5:01 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Violet - August 25, 2011 at 4:11 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Faith No More - August 25, 2011 at 4:12 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Minimalist - August 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Cinjin - August 25, 2011 at 7:56 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 1, 2011 at 10:24 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by KichigaiNeko - September 2, 2011 at 1:56 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rwandrall - September 2, 2011 at 7:21 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by madashell - September 6, 2011 at 2:51 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by leo-rcc - September 2, 2011 at 7:30 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by padraic - September 2, 2011 at 8:03 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 2, 2011 at 9:22 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rev. Rye - September 2, 2011 at 10:08 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Loading Please Wait - September 2, 2011 at 10:18 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by padraic - September 3, 2011 at 4:35 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 3, 2011 at 5:05 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rev. Rye - September 6, 2011 at 3:58 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 6, 2011 at 10:46 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rev. Rye - September 7, 2011 at 9:48 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 7, 2011 at 11:45 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rev. Rye - September 7, 2011 at 11:46 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Rokcet Scientist - September 8, 2011 at 1:56 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Erinome - September 3, 2011 at 5:03 am
RE: Pulling the plug - by Strongbad - September 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by The Grand Nudger - September 6, 2011 at 1:57 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Minimalist - September 6, 2011 at 2:03 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by The Grand Nudger - September 6, 2011 at 3:29 pm
RE: Pulling the plug - by Erinome - September 8, 2011 at 2:23 am



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