It seems like an odd reason not to hand down something, especially given that the concept of hell was never really pushed theologically in our lifetimes.

Do you believe in evil as something more than a concept?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

So he said your soul just disappears after you die instead of going to hell.

So banished from all existence is supposed to be better, I guess??

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I'll take it.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

So because it wasn’t pushed recently you think it’s a good idea to pass along a belief system of an invisible man in the sky using a point system to determine if people should burn in eternal flames?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

What the heck? Someone has to decide.

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Elections have consequences.

I think it is odd that he would use that as the reason not to pass it along as it wasn't a focal point of his education in the faith.

There is not point system. Heaven is always available.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I like to give people the benefit of doubt on religion. They like ceremony and tradition. I really do not understand how otherwise smart people can think that a magical dictator manages a happy place that you go to after you die if you show him enough respect.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

provocative take

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Wait, what? Who said that??

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Heaven and Hell were pushed VERY heavily during my time in Catholic school, 80's-90's. I frequently heard it from my teachers, from my parents and from the church. I didn't want my daughter to have that same experience. We still hold the values and faith of Jesus Christ, but I don't agree with some of the dogma from the church.

As far as evil goes, yes, I believe people can become evil for a variety of reasons. I'm not an expert, but I know religion doesn't fix it. Threatening people with hell doesn't fix it. Fear only works so well.

Would you agree the message of Jesus has differences from the message of the church?

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Try reading the original post

"Scalfari says to the Pope, "Your Holiness, in our previous meeting you told me that our species will disappear in a certain moment and that God, still out of his creative force, will create new species. You have never spoken to me about the souls who died in sin and will go to hell to suffer it for eternity. You have however spoken to me of good souls, admitted to the contemplation of God. But what about bad souls? Where are they punished?"

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It isn't, and it's not meant to be. Why would you accept something with zero evidence to support it?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

magical dictator and happy place was neutral wording not intended to provoke?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

It's an Irish bar where it's St. Patrick's Day every day.

I cannot possibly fathom why he would say such a thing; that's disturbing actually. That's why I figured I was mistaken to think he said it rather than some other yahoo.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

It's plainspoken. That's what the claims of the text are. I find the need to treat a manmade book as some sort of sacred text to be far more offensive and dangerous.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

You are not trying to provoke the book.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Definitely. It's a headtrip your kids don't need. I'm not a believer any longer, but there is still good stuff in religion.

Still a great collection of stories, poetry, law, moral guidance, philosophy, and wisdom. I wish I were a believer.

Don't fathom, he didn't say it.

“I try to understand the person I am interviewing, and after that I write his answers with my own words,” Scalfari explained. He conceded that it is therefore possible that “some of the Pope’s words I reported, were not shared by Pope Francis.”


Scalfari also falsely reported that Pope Francis had made comments denying the existence of hell in 2015.

Pope Francis has previously spoken about the existence of hell in public speeches, including at a prayer vigil in March 2014.

There he gave an address in which he said that members of the mafia should change their lives, “while there is still time, so that you do not end up in hell. That is what awaits you if you continue on this path.”

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You still the best sn on the board. As MANY of us are still waiting for Ruffcorn.

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It's ok, Seacrest.
People you dont like can still roast in hell.
No one is coming for your hell.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Actually Jesus is the one who talks about hell the most in the Bible. And yes, he did believe it exists. And he came to abolish it through his death.

The essence of Easter is that the first born Passover lamb has been slaughtered to pay for the sin of all mankind that those who trust in that sacrifice will be forgiven and promised eternal life. The cross is God's answer to the injustice in the world.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

Why is it disturbing? Humans are simply another evolution. We aren't the end of evolution.

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Ha, oh shit, I guess I can't read either.

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Go to hell.

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