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To: beelzepug

Pretty simple. A religion is to be judged by the kind of society [civilization] it tends to favor and promote [by their fruit shall ye know them] - i.e. by its sociological aspects, and not by the immaterial details like "filioque', whether its clergy shaves or not, the number of daily prayers and whether the ritual headgear resembles an overturned chamberpot or not. And on these - really important - parameters Chinese "patriotic church" is indeed as good [or as bad] as the orthodox one.


5 posted on 11/01/2006 7:51:38 PM PST by GSlob
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To: GSlob

Take a good long look at American society and tell me the church in this country is healthy - I dare you to prove it.


6 posted on 11/01/2006 10:58:41 PM PST by LibreOuMort (How many more innocent lives must be forfeit to feed our insatiable greed?)
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