From Kansas City's most prolific author on faith & morals . . .
"Religious leaders and institutions can be both authoritative and nurturing. And, in fact, unless religions are going to throw out all the rules, beliefs and traditions, someone has to know, fairly authoritatively, what they are and be able to explain them."
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Why authoritative, not authoritarian, religion is needed
Some religious traditions -- or, more accurately, some branches of some religious traditions -- are more authoritarian than others. Which means those others tend to allow for more open discussion of difficult questions and aren't quick to declare someone a...
^^^^And right on cue the goat fetishist posts the usual. Beyond weird.
ReplyDeleteHere at the Church of the Divine Chucklowe, you can spout any dogma you want and it'll be immediately accepted as gospel!
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No women, blacks, Hispanics, Muslims or Jews accepted. Deep State and all.
Quit huffing your own flatus Chimpy.
ReplyDeleteOOH YET ANOTHER WITTY REJOINDER CROM TONY'S ASS BUDDY
DeleteThe Catholic Church claims to be unfallable. So anything they state becomes fact!
ReplyDeleteThats authoritarian. And wrong. They are wrong in so many ways. Even the pet rock worshipped says so
Any church that would have Nancy Pelosi as a member isn't worth joining or listening to.
ReplyDeleteI thought Bill was going to quit? Was he lying? Again?
ReplyDelete^^^^ No, that was Donald.
ReplyDeleteAuthoritative and authoritarian sound pretty similar. These two parenting styles in psychology both imply authority. However, although their names are similar, they have completely different principles and effects on children.
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