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mntleo2

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17. What you say is beautiful!
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 02:48 PM
Feb 2013

Really your love shines through and I did see something quite remarkable. I have this Love too, but man, it has a little tarnish on it because of my anger because of the consequences for "loving" the wrong things sometimes, lol.

Yes selfishness has no corner market on men, but especially in religion, selfLESSNESS is required. Whether Left or Right any woman who embraces religion there is *no* excuse. Religious leaders who encourages this nonsense that hurt women while proclaiming themselves religious, really need to be taken to task. As someone who has come from the beginning of feminisms and someone who lived VERY low income while working 60 hour weeks to raise my kids, speaking to this injustice is my job, IMO, lol.

Yesterday I was laughing with an old DU friend about just that. She said she was pretty sure she was sent by God to prod these religious leaders on. She said, "There is no excuse for all they not do while feeling so pious about keeping their deliberate ignorance about the poor. It is not like their prophets did not tell them. They chose that road and now they expect it to be smooth and well paved. It may not be pleasant or "fun" to hear what they need do if they want to call themselves religious leaders, but there is work we have been talking about for decades they refuse to do anything about. So guess what? In that nice, smooth asphalt road, I am a giant pothole!"

Me too! LOL!

Love, Cat

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Fascinating. Thank you for posting this here. glowing Feb 2013 #1
Threatening, yes! Silly to be threatening? Yes, lol mntleo2 Feb 2013 #2
What bothers me about Jesus maybe being married is that Cleita Feb 2013 #3
I read a few books a while back Tsiyu Feb 2013 #20
That was what the whole "DaVinci Code" book was about. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #22
Ah...I only read one of those books Tsiyu Feb 2013 #24
Browne is a pretty awful writer. I'm going to assume they became best sellers Cleita Feb 2013 #26
I remember being NOT impressed Tsiyu Feb 2013 #27
The current gospels were "cherry picked" with others being say, lost. FarPoint Feb 2013 #21
Maybe there is still a jar out there in the desert with undiscovered scrolls that Cleita Feb 2013 #23
Wow Great insight! mntleo2 Feb 2013 #28
I've never understood it. teenagebambam Feb 2013 #4
There are several clues I find plausible that lead yellerpup Feb 2013 #5
The link is fascinating to me ... mntleo2 Feb 2013 #6
Loved the Smithsonian article. yellerpup Feb 2013 #8
I forgot where I heard this BUT get the red out Feb 2013 #7
Someone should have asked Jesus Ricochet21 Feb 2013 #9
Women can be jerks too, unfortunately mntleo2 Feb 2013 #11
You misunderstand feminism get the red out Feb 2013 #13
Oh I was there in the beginning in my city ... mntleo2 Feb 2013 #15
Equal in selfishness get the red out Feb 2013 #16
What you say is beautiful! mntleo2 Feb 2013 #17
Nope, not their prophets telling them get the red out Feb 2013 #18
back in the early 80's I had a lot of discussions about Tumbulu Feb 2013 #19
The W.O.R.K. Act mntleo2 Feb 2013 #25
yes, sounds like a great bill Tumbulu Feb 2013 #30
Priests are not allowed to marry Tumbulu Feb 2013 #12
ALL marriage is just a contract ... mntleo2 Feb 2013 #14
Fascinating and informative and mind-boggling Smilo Feb 2013 #10
The Mary Magdalene and Jesus Energies findrskeep Feb 2013 #29
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