New Posts For Thread: A threat to humanity's future?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_futurePope Benedict has decided all on his own that gay marriage is so dangerous, and such a threat to traditional 'family values' that it actually undermines 'the future of humanity itself.'www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/244164/new...www.businessinsider.coThis thread was moved from the Hot topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=515577783#515577783This thread was moved from the Hot topics ZoneThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:11:18 -0600I took the bait and went to the site that, per your example, defines justice thusly:"jus·tice   noun 1. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause. 2. rightfulness orhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=515237697#515237697I took the bait and went to the site that, per your example, defines justice thusly:"jus·tice   noun 1. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause. 2. rightfulness orThu, 19 Jan 2012 11:51:01 -0600That's all right. I find conservatives and Republicans to be even queerer.[/quote]Fodaoson is a Democrat (at least he is not a Republican) and he is reasonably liberal.[/quote]You could have fooled me.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514936175#514936175That's all right. I find conservatives and Republicans to be even queerer.[/quote]Fodaoson is a Democrat (at least he is not a Republican) and he is reasonably liberal.[/quote]You could have fooled me.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:13:35 -0600It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. Those who would kill homosexuals worldwide don't need to be hearing something like that from the Catholic hierarchy. Same is true with the church's ban on bc, particularlyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514931217#514931217It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. Those who would kill homosexuals worldwide don't need to be hearing something like that from the Catholic hierarchy. Same is true with the church's ban on bc, particularlyThu, 12 Jan 2012 12:12:14 -0600It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. Those who would kill homosexuals worldwide don't need to be hearing something like that from the Catholic hierarchy. Same is true with the church's ban on bc, particularlyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514931069#514931069It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. Those who would kill homosexuals worldwide don't need to be hearing something like that from the Catholic hierarchy. Same is true with the church's ban on bc, particularlyThu, 12 Jan 2012 12:08:04 -0600It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. He doesn't just "disapprove;" he characterized it was a threat to the continued existence of humanity itself. That is extreme, and those zealots who would murder homosexualshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514930817#514930817It is the extremism expressed by this particular pope that is newsworthy. He doesn't just "disapprove;" he characterized it was a threat to the continued existence of humanity itself. That is extreme, and those zealots who would murder homosexualsThu, 12 Jan 2012 12:01:20 -0600Nor have I. I just don't understand why anybody bothers to report it.[/quote]An ax to grind?????????????[/quote]The trouble is that we always know exactly what a pope is going to say on any given subject. There are no surprises. A pope saying he disahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514929511#514929511Nor have I. I just don't understand why anybody bothers to report it.[/quote]An ax to grind?????????????[/quote]The trouble is that we always know exactly what a pope is going to say on any given subject. There are no surprises. A pope saying he disaThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:32:09 -0600Nor have I. I just don't understand why anybody bothers to report it.[/quote]An ax to grind?????????????[/quote]The trouble is that we always know exactly what a pope is going to say on any given subject. There are no surprises. A pope saying he disahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514929255#514929255Nor have I. I just don't understand why anybody bothers to report it.[/quote]An ax to grind?????????????[/quote]The trouble is that we always know exactly what a pope is going to say on any given subject. There are no surprises. A pope saying he disaThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:25:59 -0600Never having been catholic myself I don't have any kind of emotional reaction to what the pope says. I do think for people who are currently or used to be part of that community that it can be very painfull to hear these kinds of things. I think ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514928999#514928999Never having been catholic myself I don't have any kind of emotional reaction to what the pope says. I do think for people who are currently or used to be part of that community that it can be very painfull to hear these kinds of things. I think iThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:19:23 -0600That's all right. I find conservatives and Republicans to be even queerer.[/quote]Fodaoson is a Democrat (at least he is not a Republican) and he is reasonably liberal.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43931/28834765/A_threat_to_humanitys_future?post_id=514912803#514912803That's all right. I find conservatives and Republicans to be even queerer.[/quote]Fodaoson is a Democrat (at least he is not a Republican) and he is reasonably liberal.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:52:13 -0600