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Poll: Should atheists be grateful to the pope for his willingness to redeem us?
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"The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful?
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RE: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful?
(July 19, 2015 at 10:11 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote:
(July 19, 2015 at 6:43 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: The pope, while not explicitly saying either or,** was still sending out a message of hope and calling everyone to come together and do good. Live by the virtues of honesty, generosity, chastity, kindness, forgiveness, etc.

That is one thing about atheists which seems to be fairly pronounced, our indifference to being herded, at least in my experience here.  The shepherd and flock analogy breaks down pretty quick without religion to keep it going. 

If you forget about the fact that he's pope, and just see him as a leader to over a billion people around the world... don't you think someone in a leadership role, calling on people to do good, is a positive thing?

For example, if President Obama (assuming you like him) made a speech about working together to do good for our country, wouldn't you like that? Do you think the fact that is was the pope doing it, makes you like it less?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh



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RE: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful? - by Catholic_Lady - July 19, 2015 at 10:36 pm

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