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One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
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One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 3:42 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14417362



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RE: One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
Somehow this doesn't surprise me. I wonder what the percentages are like in the UK...
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RE: One in six clergy in Holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 11:53 am
"A study by the Free University of Amsterdam found that one-in-six clergy in the PKN and six other smaller denominations was either agnostic or atheist."

...""In our society it's called 'somethingism'," he says. "There must be 'something' between heaven and earth, but to call it 'God', and even 'a personal God', for the majority of Dutch is a bridge too far.

"Christian churches are in a market situation. They can offer their ideas to a majority of the population which is interested in spirituality or some kind of religion."

Reverend Klaas Hendrikse, America needs more clergy who think like you do. And then they need ecumenical governing boards that won't oust them when they dare make it public.
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RE: One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Makes sense, really. Bart Ehrman cannot be the only person who studied this shit backwards and forwards and came to the reasonable conclusion that it is bullshit.

Of course, once you have gone through the trouble of getting a "divinity" degree there isn't much else you can do with it except fleece the sheep. It becomes just "a job."
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RE: One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 12:38 pm
I imagine the closer one gets to the top of hierarchie in fundamentalist megachurches and infomercial televised ministries, the greater the percentage of pure con man without a shred of belief and in it for the submissive boys, private jet and rolls Royce.
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August 6, 2011 at 12:52 pm
True...the bennies are good.
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August 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm (This post was last modified: August 6, 2011 at 12:55 pm by Rev. Rye.)
I wonder what their services must be like. Would the prayers be like this one Jimmy Stewart said in Shenandoah?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzzyZ1M-kVU

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RE: One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm


"In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with."
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August 6, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Great clip, Rev.

'God' doesn't do shit and the morons still thank him!
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RE: One in six clergy in holland either agnostic or atheist.
August 6, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Only liberal west coast script monkeys would write such a prayer. Probably communists too, and gay.
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