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Op-ed: Sainthood for Mother Teresa exposes the delusion of religion
The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | Sep 10 2016 | Gregory A. Clark

Posted on 09/11/2016 4:48:33 AM PDT by detective

In canonizing Mother Teresa as a saint ("Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint," Sept. 5), the pope publicly confirmed the essential tenets of Catholicism:

That God could have stopped Catholic priests from raping altar boys. But, overall, He didn't want to.

And millions throughout the world rejoiced in this good news.

Such is religion.

(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events
KEYWORDS: anticatholic; antichristian; antitheism; atheistsupremacist; catholics; gaynewsrooms; gaystapotactics; homofascism; motherteresa; pinkjournalism; sainthood
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This an example of the sick and twisted hatred that Catholics are up against.

Homosexuality is everywhere in are society and is present in all religions.

Yet he defines faithful Catholics by a tiny group of homosexual priests.

He ridicules Mother Teresa. He never acknowledges a single one of her sacrifices or her achievements. He just spews hate against her without a single fact or honest reason.

The hatred towards people of faith is real. We are under attack by some very evil people.

1 posted on 09/11/2016 4:48:33 AM PDT by detective
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To: detective

He is angry with God. Someone religious probably let him down and he blames God.


2 posted on 09/11/2016 4:52:31 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: detective

The two great struggles of our time:

Nationalism vs Globalism
Christianity vs anti-Christianity

I pretty much think it’s the same struggle. And I no longer refer to Left-Right struggles or Liberal-Conservative struggles. I don’t think those old terms really mean anything.

But Christianity still means what it has always meant, and a lot of people feel nothing but hatred for it. They are scared by Free Will and God’s judgment.


3 posted on 09/11/2016 4:52:38 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“The two great struggles of our time:

Nationalism vs Globalism
Christianity vs anti-Christianity”

Excellent point. I agree with you but would define it differently.

Patriotism vs. Globalism
Christianity vs. evil.


4 posted on 09/11/2016 4:56:04 AM PDT by detective
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To: detective

It has been my experience that nearly all atheist who hate religion (especially Christianity) are sexually depraved. Be they homosexuals, pedophiles or hedonist.

The do NOT like Christianity because it makes them feel guilty about their own decadence and debauchery.

These atheist are the lowest of the low.


5 posted on 09/11/2016 4:56:24 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: detective

I googled him and I think he’s GAY or very PRO_GAY....he also is a Catholic Hater....Mormon?


6 posted on 09/11/2016 4:57:59 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Liberals hate Mother Theresa.

A person who took a vow of poverty and unselfishly helped the poorest of the poor dying in the street.

Why? Because she showed the liberals thier own hypocrisy and love of Jesus.


7 posted on 09/11/2016 4:58:36 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Flavious_Maximus
It has been my experience that nearly all atheist who hate religion (especially Christianity) are sexually depraved. Be they homosexuals, pedophiles or hedonist.

They are the perfectly possessed.

8 posted on 09/11/2016 4:59:16 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (If Trump loses, America dies)
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.. we are under attack by some very evil people ..

Yeah.

And you brought the virus over the moat and through the FR ramparts.

9 posted on 09/11/2016 5:00:00 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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To: detective

This coming from Salt Lake City?
Got a big atheist fan base in Utah?


10 posted on 09/11/2016 5:01:47 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Ann Archy

And of course the priest scandal was mostly a homosexuals in the priesthood scandal. One of the priests who was prominent in the Boston scandal, Paul Shanley, was a liberal homosexual who after leaving the priesthood started a gay B&B in California with his boyfriend.


11 posted on 09/11/2016 5:02:43 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: detective
Always good to know the source. From the article: Gregory A. Clark is an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah who accepts and professionally tries to develop treatment approaches that are based on evidence.

The considered vitriol from this professor is exemplified by this paragraph which is such a complete 'ad hominem' attack as to make one wonder if he had ever encountered a course in logic; "Apparently, Mother Teresa hates amputees. Either that, or God does. He'll routinely regrow limbs for salamanders. But for people? Meh. Not so much."

12 posted on 09/11/2016 5:03:14 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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Libs also detest Mother Theresa because she opposed abortion.

Fascistbook was full of HATE speech from the Left last week as she was “trending” on that site.

Such misogyny, such anti-Catholicism/anti-Christian HATE speech was tolerated by Suckerberg.


13 posted on 09/11/2016 5:04:06 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: detective

“That God could have stopped Catholic priests from raping altar boys. But, overall, He didn’t want to.”

Or could have stopped Islamonazis from beheading small children and watching as those same Islmaonazis forced the parents of those small children to run their hands through the blood of their innocent children.

Odd that this c-sucker would find 9-11-2016 to be a date to denounce Christian religions when there is a billion-strong deathcult that he is ignoring in his little p!ssy pantywaist rant.


14 posted on 09/11/2016 5:10:00 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: detective
That God could have stopped Catholic priests from raping altar boys. But, overall, He didn't want to.

He starts out with the false premise that God made Mother Teresa a Saint, but that was not the case. We are all put here on this earth with free will to chose our path, albeit in different situations. That was the path Mother Teresa chose for herself, which is why the Pope recognizes her as a Saint. One would assume that God views her in a positive light as well, but God neither made her a Saint nor is God the one making her a Saint.

The priests guilty of sins against children chose their own path and will have to answer to God, just a Mother Teresa will have to. According to teachings the outcomes will be quite different for the priests from that of Mother Teresa. This author, as well as, every other soul that departs this earth will face their judgment day too.

15 posted on 09/11/2016 5:12:39 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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God Blessed us when he gave us Mother Teresa. Whether one believes in Saints or just the Righteous, she graced us all.


16 posted on 09/11/2016 5:19:54 AM PDT by marygam (can we get to the election already?)
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To: detective
An example of his work that shows he uses pretzel logic to justify his conclusions.

Homosexuality is biologically natural, not deviant

A list of his publications.

The real problem is that these people are being allowed to teach out children.

GREGORY A CLARK
Adjunct Associate Professor, School Of Computing, University of Utah
Associate Professor, Bioengineering, University of Utah

17 posted on 09/11/2016 5:22:51 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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“And you brought the virus over the moat and through the FR ramparts.”

I am trying to make people aware of what is going on out there. I am trying to help people to realize what we are up against so that we can better stand up for our faith.

I did not, bring the virus over the moat and through the FR ramparts. To see that is to say people of faith should be like ostriches and bury their heads. It is to say people of faith should be ignorant of what is going on.

I strongly disagree.


18 posted on 09/11/2016 5:23:13 AM PDT by detective
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To: Robert DeLong
Should say:

The real problem is that these people are being allowed to teach our children.

19 posted on 09/11/2016 5:25:26 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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.. I am trying to make people aware of what is going on out there

Pretty sure any Freeper who reads newspapers or watches TV has that necessity covered. Apologies if my response was rude but is this horrid anniversary a day for adding to the burden of depression? Grateful for 99% of what you do, Byron

20 posted on 09/11/2016 5:29:37 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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