(December 16, 2023 at 9:54 pm)Ahriman Wrote: I grew up in the Church and nothing like that ever happened to me or anyone I knew. Just saying.
I know some people aren't as fortunate.
It puzzles me that these people who do that stuff would be affiliated with any church.
It's like, if you want to do bad things, why bother pretending about some religious whatever?
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It's for protection. If you want to be a loan shark, you join the Mafia. If you want to diddle little kids, the Catholic Church will cover for you.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson