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1 in 6 Dutch Protestant priests atheist or agnostic | BBC
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1 in 6 Dutch Protestant priests atheist or agnostic | BBC
August 5, 2011 at 6:53 am

"Be ye not lost amongst Precept of Order." - Book of Uterus, 1:5, "Principia Discordia, or How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her."
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RE: 1 in 6 Dutch Protestant priests atheist or agnostic | BBC
August 5, 2011 at 7:15 am (This post was last modified: August 5, 2011 at 7:23 am by Justtristo.)
In Australia I would seriously there are some Anglican, Uniting and even Catholic ministers who might be atheists. Father Bob Maguire and maybe Rev. Francis Macnab of Melbourne are examples I would give.
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RE: 1 in 6 Dutch Protestant priests atheist or agnostic | BBC
August 5, 2011 at 7:15 am
1 in 6, holy shit, this ties in well with Dan Dennet's research into atheists at the pulpit.
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RE: 1 in 6 Dutch Protestant priests atheist or agnostic | BBC
August 5, 2011 at 7:19 am (This post was last modified: August 5, 2011 at 7:21 am by Justtristo.)
(August 5, 2011 at 7:15 am)theVOID Wrote: 1 in 6, holy shit, this ties in well with Dan Dennet's research into atheists at the pulpit.

John Loftus said that being a Christian minister is among job which are more likely turn people into atheists. Loftus argued that in their dealings with people, they often come to the conclusion the Holy Spirit cannot exist.
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