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Christian values and christian institutions are very different. The goal of nearly any institution with real power or influence is to freeze time. They do there best to ret*d independant thought, enforce conformity and generally act omnipotently.
As the Reverend Peter J. Gomes said, "So much for the missionary position"
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I was raised catholic and am largely atheist/agnostic. The judeo-christian values got through though, and I'm glad because they're good values IMHO. Its just sad to see so many profess to believe them while doing largely the opposite.
I have to agree with you on that. I was raised presbyterian (still practicing), and many people at the church I go to
do practice the faith, as opposed to just professing it. There are religious organizations of all the major Abrahamic religions out there that still follow Abrahamic teachings (and the specific teachings for their religion), but most of them fly beneath the radar. After all, Jesus did say to not profess your faith before man for the explicit purpose of being seen practicing your faith.
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I think that the fact that the papacy still refuses to endorse any form of birth control besides apstinence is a crime against humanity. If Jesus could see what became of his following he'd surely weep.
Not so much a crime against humanity. I think Jesus would be weeping over some of the Roman Catholic Church's other offenses in the past, like the persecution of Galileo, the religious wars that surrounded the Protestant Reformation and the atrocities committed by both sides, the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades... the list goes on.
Too many heinous activities have been committed in the name of the Lord (in whatever name He takes in the religion) throughout time, and that's what sickens me more than anything else related to religion...