New Posts For Thread: And so it goeshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goesAre the catholic laity ever going to wake up and confront the self serving hierarchy?If every intelligent catholic withheld contributions on Sunday you would see action pretty soon. The dumb sheep will continue to be led by the evil clergy so we can'Enjoy your ego trip. The basic premise of the thread is still true i.e. priest-based religions are inherently corrupt.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519558463#519558463Enjoy your ego trip. The basic premise of the thread is still true i.e. priest-based religions are inherently corrupt.Thu, 10 May 2012 21:56:37 -0500I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519506997#519506997I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in theWed, 09 May 2012 14:27:24 -0500I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519499181#519499181I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in theWed, 09 May 2012 11:11:38 -0500Not at all. I was attributing organised religion and its priest-class as instrumental in the decline of Egypt, as the website notes in terms of competing powers within the Pharaonic empires.You can google 'the reasons why ancient Egypt declined' - thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519476433#519476433Not at all. I was attributing organised religion and its priest-class as instrumental in the decline of Egypt, as the website notes in terms of competing powers within the Pharaonic empires.You can google 'the reasons why ancient Egypt declined' - tTue, 08 May 2012 17:22:40 -0500Circling back to the original post, I thought this editorial was somewhat interesting today. I'd never really thought of the actions of the church's leadership in this light, but I can certainly see where the author is coming from. I also found thishttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519469991#519469991Circling back to the original post, I thought this editorial was somewhat interesting today. I'd never really thought of the actions of the church's leadership in this light, but I can certainly see where the author is coming from. I also found thisTue, 08 May 2012 14:33:43 -0500I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519461039#519461039I took your suggestion and brushed up on my history. My recollection was correct. Akhenaten had virtually no impact on Egypt.Wikipedia has this to say about Akhenaten:"Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in theTue, 08 May 2012 10:59:42 -0500In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own."Source: Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Horatio G. Spafford, March 17, 1814.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519456939#519456939In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own."Source: Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Horatio G. Spafford, March 17, 1814.Tue, 08 May 2012 09:07:46 -0500MarcionSadly, I think the answer to your question is that it's not likely that the confrontation will take place. The implications of doing so would be pretty jarring to most Catholics. [/quote]The real problem is that the sheep far outnumber intellihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519456591#519456591MarcionSadly, I think the answer to your question is that it's not likely that the confrontation will take place. The implications of doing so would be pretty jarring to most Catholics. [/quote]The real problem is that the sheep far outnumber intelliTue, 08 May 2012 08:57:24 -0500You're changing the topic. You were talking about the decline of Egypt. The Romans ruled Egypt during its decline not the Greeks. After the Romans Egypt was converted to Christianity. All in all the priests (no matter what myth) were at the centrhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519446083#519446083You're changing the topic. You were talking about the decline of Egypt. The Romans ruled Egypt during its decline not the Greeks. After the Romans Egypt was converted to Christianity. All in all the priests (no matter what myth) were at the centrMon, 07 May 2012 23:20:51 -0500You're changing the topic. You were talking about the decline of Egypt. The Romans ruled Egypt during its decline not the Greeks. After the Romans Egypt was converted to Christianity. All in all the priests (no matter what myth) were at the centrhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29104133/And_so_it_goes?post_id=519445029#519445029You're changing the topic. You were talking about the decline of Egypt. The Romans ruled Egypt during its decline not the Greeks. After the Romans Egypt was converted to Christianity. All in all the priests (no matter what myth) were at the centrMon, 07 May 2012 21:57:34 -0500