PowerToThePeople Wrote:
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> Tell that to the Catholics who are shutting down
> churches all over America left and right. If
> religious indoctrination is so powerful, why is
> American Catholicism crumbling? - pb
>
> I suspect that many have switched over to the more
> popular megachurches. I also suspect that many
> were turned off by the rash of child molestations
> by preists. My guess is that the overwhelming
> majority who have left the RC church still believe
> in God and Jesus, but have chosen to practice
> their beliefs elsewhere or just informally.
No doubt they still believe, pt. But, if they were really indoctrinated, they'd not have the will to leave mother church.
But, I do appreciate this 'sam' thing you're doing. It even brings back memories of Newton Joseph, Ph. D.. Ah, the good days.