One Reason For Tom/Katie Breakup

[Mr Roxy]

Tom got distant when Suri became taller than him

[Mister Matt]

The strap-on was giving Katie a rash.

[JerseyGirl2]

[Wynbish]

The testosterone injections weren't working. For either of them.

[Mr Roxy]

Nice to see you have religious tolerance Jersey

[FindingNamo]

Roxy, gay and lesbian people are under no obligation to tolerate intolerant religious institutions that work against their welfare.

[JerseyGirl2]

I didn't create it, but it made me laugh. I have spiritual tolerance and believe that true faith is a beautiful thing. Religion, however, is the most evil, man-made creation ever.

[D2]

Yeah, I knew this was going to be good when I saw who the OP was. I'll give you this, Roxy: as far as BWW goes, you never disappoint.

And FTR: ditto Namo and JG2.

[madbrian]

"I have spiritual tolerance and believe that true faith is a beautiful thing. Religion, however, is the most evil, man-made creation ever."

^^That^^

I am an atheist, but my family members have varying degrees of faith. I see how much good faith based organizations can do, and that's a good thing that shouldn't be discounted. However, it doesn't begin to outweigh all the misery, hatred, and intolerance that organized religion has caused in the history of civilization. Far more evil than good has been done in the name of god.

[Mister Matt]

My first thought was "out of the frying pan...", but I heard that she registered with an openly gay-friendly Catholic church. Not sure if it's true, but it doesn't sound too bad.

[SonofRobbieJ]

It is true. I have friends who attend, and it's an LGBT-inclusive parish.

When I first read she had re-joined the Catholic church, I thought, 'Wouldn't it be hilarious if she joined that one in Chelsea that's all pro LGBT? Wouldn't that just stick it to The Lady Cruise??'

And then she did!

[Mildred Plotka]

Oh c'mon Roxy, I'm sure before the divorce made headlines, you thought Cruise was still married to Nicole Kidman.

[Mr Roxy]

Fraud not

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

I wonder what an LGBT-inclusive parish entails. Seriously. Aren't the gay parishioners always in a state of mortal sin, unless they're celibate?

[dreaming]

"I have spiritual tolerance and believe that true faith is a beautiful thing. Religion, however, is the most evil, man-made creation ever."

My personal philosophy! Personally, my belief is TOLERANCE and it's about what you do in the outside world-how you treat others (acceptance, kindness and compassion). Actions speak louder than words-or than a man-made religion.

[Mr Roxy]

Aren't politicians all scum unless they are democrats?

[FindingNamo]

It appears perhaps you might have changed the subject.

[Mister Matt]

Is this the non sequitur thread? If so, I have more to say on the subject of chili with no beans.

[FindingNamo]

Fraud yes!

[SNAFU]

I have a hankering for a bagel.

[sabrelady]

with a schmeer?

[SNAFU]

Damn right and No raisens.

[ghostlight2]

What is your raison d'État?

[FindingNamo]

I think you just made a foax pooaxe.

[GavestonPS]

Roxy, gay and lesbian people are under no obligation to tolerate intolerant religious institutions that work against their welfare.

Amen! And thanks for saying it.

[GavestonPS]

I wonder what an LGBT-inclusive parish entails. Seriously. Aren't the gay parishioners always in a state of mortal sin, unless they're celibate?

Phyllis, it's similar to birth control and other issues that American Catholics ignore. They simply don't recognize Papal authority on the subject.

I discussed this at length with a priest once. His was not a parish with a large gay population, but he told me his policy was to leave the matter to the individual conscience. If asked, he would recite the Church's official policy on homosexuality, but he didn't pry, he didn't force people to confess it as a sin and he didn't deny anyone communion over it. (Obviously, he also wasn't able to marry gay people to one another in his church.)

I'm not defending what has proven to be a corrupt institution. But in practice, Catholicism isn't nearly as monolithic as the Pope likes to pretend.