At 01:32 PM 11/25/2002 -0600 The Fool wrote:
>There are perhaps two major (and several tiny) christian sects [True
>Belivers] that hold pacifist views.
> The Amish.
> The Jehovah Witness's
Well, the Catholic Church has nearly become pacificistic in recent
centuries. Pacifism is also a not insignificant theological current in
many mainline and evangelical Protestant denominations.
>And just how many unholy wars did the Popes reside over during the dark
>ages Mr. Catholic?
Is that the most recent example you have available to you? If so, then
I should probably just let you keep making your case about how dangerous
religions like Catholicism really are today, such that religions like
Catholicism must be irradicated - since you will be discrediting that
viewpoint more effectively than I can. :)
JDG
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