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    Dude, isn't membership in "the Body of Christ" precisely what is meant by the term "moral?"
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    • So your objection is limited to Catholics then, because the leader of the Roman Catholic Church happens to also be…
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    • It sounds like a voluntary association to me of people who pretty much believe the same things about the world.…
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    • If the Chinese ambassador is sacked, but refuses to vacate the embassy, the government can cancel his paycheck, and the…
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    • Your mental models of both the military and the RC church are flawed to the point of being mere cliches.…
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    • Actually, that's not true either. The conference of catholic bishops (UCCCB) is legally organized as a political action committee for…
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    • I'm not apologizing for the church at all here. I don't agree with them at all on the birth control…
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    • Actually, no.  Although an diocese can do such a thing, or a bishop as the legal CEO of the diocese,…
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    • No, I'm not babbling. Excommunication is exactly what a Pope, or another bishop, can do, but there are no legal…
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    • What I just don't understand about that kind of argument is what, specifically, are the special powers that a religious…
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    • I'm ignorant about the Catholic Church???
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    • Think it through, Errol.  What happens when the Pope fires a Bishop and the bishop doesn't want to leave?  (It…
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    • Neither is Planned Parenthood, for that matter.  It's a non-profit corporation, with a CEO and management hierarchy.  You don't have…
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    • Actually that's not exactly what he said, but if you've ever been to George Mason University, among others, you'll find…
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    • Bishops swear allegiance to the Pope, but there is no law or mechanism whatsoever, financial, police, or otherwise, to compel…
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    • Perhaps, but do they actually have a worse track record than any other group that tries to influence politics?  And…
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    • Diplomatic teams from other countries DO lobby and influence American politics. The so-called "Israel Lobby," for example. That's how democracy…
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    • Why is invoking the moral authority that your followers have invested in you as a religious leader to influence policy…
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    • I just really disagree with you on this point you've been making a couple times about the bishops.   First,…
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    • The nested comments similar to the way SCOOP presents them is critical to the success of the site because that…
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