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Atheists & Agnostics

Act_of_Reparation

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1. I'll save our friendly neighborhood apologists the time and effort.

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 09:44 AM

Sep 2016

The Catholic church didn't have the authority to kill anyone. It was secular governments doing the executing, remember? They were enforcing secular laws based on the positions of the church, which is totes different because reasons.

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Old man in funny hat blindly unaware of his own church's history [View all] trotsky Sep 2016 OP

I'll save our friendly neighborhood apologists the time and effort. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #1

By jove, I think you've got it! n/t trotsky Sep 2016 #3

Not satan nil desperandum Sep 2016 #2

Satan? He means the trickster-entity from the OT who talked God into torturing Job? DetlefK Sep 2016 #4

Satan asked a reasonable question... n t uriel1972 Sep 2016 #5

I went for coffee awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #6

Einstein's brain wore makeup? Freelancer Sep 2016 #7

Yes, Frankie is calling the early RCC church satanic RussBLib Sep 2016 #8