Comments on: The Arrogance of the Clergy http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 08:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Chion http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372465 Chion Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:07:42 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372465 yahoo!!! the relief is contagious. yahoo!!! the relief is contagious.

]]> By: Fr. Terry Donahue, CC http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372400 Fr. Terry Donahue, CC Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:44:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372400 hoverfrog, Thanks, didn't know the forums existed. hoverfrog,

Thanks, didn’t know the forums existed.

]]> By: hoverFrog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372250 hoverFrog Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:18:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372250 Fr. Terry Donahue, CC, if you are after a conversation rather than comments I can recommend the forum. It can be found by clicking on the link on the right....up there. Fr. Terry Donahue, CC, if you are after a conversation rather than comments I can recommend the forum. It can be found by clicking on the link on the right….up there.

]]> By: hoverFrog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372246 hoverFrog Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:11:34 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372246 Pat's up to his usual standard but, again as usual, he paints with a very broad brush. Pat’s up to his usual standard but, again as usual, he paints with a very broad brush.

]]> By: Siamang http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372172 Siamang Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:42:55 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372172 Hi Father Terry! Welcome to the board! <blockquote>I was then relieved to read that some commenters think this might not be true of all clergy.</blockquote> Pat Condell had worked up a bit of steam there in that rant, didn't he? I hope you stick around and get a broad reading of the variation in views among those who come here and post. We're not all like Pat, but we do see where he's coming from. We also could benefit by seeing more of where you're coming from. Take care, and Welcome! -Siamang Hi Father Terry! Welcome to the board!

I was then relieved to read that some commenters think this might not be true of all clergy.

Pat Condell had worked up a bit of steam there in that rant, didn’t he?

I hope you stick around and get a broad reading of the variation in views among those who come here and post. We’re not all like Pat, but we do see where he’s coming from. We also could benefit by seeing more of where you’re coming from.

Take care, and Welcome!

-Siamang

]]> By: Daniel Dorfman http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372146 Daniel Dorfman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:56:11 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372146 Thank you very much. This man is a warrior of logic, an antitheistic berzerker. I can't get enough of his spiels. Thank you very much. This man is a warrior of logic, an antitheistic berzerker. I can’t get enough of his spiels.

]]> By: Fr. Terry Donahue, CC http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372065 Fr. Terry Donahue, CC Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:16:16 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372065 I’m a former agnostic and member of the Catholic clergy who reads The Friendly Atheist to listen to atheists and to explain Catholic beliefs with the goal of better mutual understanding. I just heard that I am a clerical fascist, parasite, sky pilot, dog-collared vampire, humanity’s head lice, a career politician, and a petty, small-minded, status-obsessed, ego-bound man, who is engaged in the wilful misdirection of the human race, seeking to eliminate as much creativity and pleasure as possible, who would hide the truth to protect my stinking dogma in the way that it protects me. I was then relieved to read that some commenters think this might not be true of all clergy. I am sorry for all the fascist, parasitic, petty, small-minded, egotistical, deceptive, creativity-destroying acts of the clergy. I’m a former agnostic and member of the Catholic clergy who reads The Friendly Atheist to listen to atheists and to explain Catholic beliefs with the goal of better mutual understanding.

I just heard that I am a clerical fascist, parasite, sky pilot, dog-collared vampire, humanity’s head lice, a career politician, and a petty, small-minded, status-obsessed, ego-bound man, who is engaged in the wilful misdirection of the human race, seeking to eliminate as much creativity and pleasure as possible, who would hide the truth to protect my stinking dogma in the way that it protects me.

I was then relieved to read that some commenters think this might not be true of all clergy.

I am sorry for all the fascist, parasitic, petty, small-minded, egotistical, deceptive, creativity-destroying acts of the clergy.

]]> By: muggle http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372016 muggle Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:15:54 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372016 Daniel, with all due respect, that sermon was fucked up! At the beginning, I was impressed and thinking more preachers should sound like this (and mind you, I'm obviously not normally impressed with sermons) but he seriously derailed with that bit about your daughter lying dead in the street and your first thought should be god is glorious. That's even more fucked up than the twisted prosperity gospel. Daniel, with all due respect, that sermon was fucked up!

At the beginning, I was impressed and thinking more preachers should sound like this (and mind you, I’m obviously not normally impressed with sermons) but he seriously derailed with that bit about your daughter lying dead in the street and your first thought should be god is glorious.

That’s even more fucked up than the twisted prosperity gospel.

]]> By: muggle http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372014 muggle Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:09:22 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372014 I love Pat Condell and he didn't disappoint this time either. What a great orator! I love Pat Condell and he didn’t disappoint this time either. What a great orator!

]]> By: Michael http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372003 Michael Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:15:50 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/10/03/the-arrogance-of-the-clergy/#comment-372003 I'm sitting here at my computer APPLAUDING & SMILING. Pat Condell deserves to be up on the Podium with Hitchens and Dawkins...... And I'd be willing to pay to see any of them. I’m sitting here at my computer APPLAUDING & SMILING. Pat Condell deserves to be up on the Podium with Hitchens and Dawkins…… And I’d be willing to pay to see any of them.

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