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Originally Posted by HumanePain
Don't confuse church with faith.
The church forbade priests to marry in the 5th century A.D. so that the potential sons and daughters of priests wouldn't inherit church property.
The church is about the consolidation of money to exert social power.
Faith on the other hand can do great things for individuals who need it (myself included).
And by the way, it doesn't say anywhere in the bible that everyone will go to heaven. The New Testament describes the cover charge. If anyone in your church says that everyone will go to heaven, they are not preaching scripture.
You can shed your submission to church without giving up on faith.
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If you believe god made everything, and you believe god gave you free will, use it. I believe god is a load of bullshit, but that's a seperate issue. You believe in god? Fine, cool, whatever. The church =/= god.
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Because before too long there'll be nothing left alive, not a creature on the land or sea, a bird in the sky. They'll be shot, harpooned, eaten, and hunted too much, vivisected by the clever men who prove that there's no such things as a fair world with live and let live. The Royal family go hunting, what an example to give to the people they lead and that don't include me, I've seen enough pain and torture of those who can't speak...
- Tough Shit, Mickey by Conflict
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