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Major Nikon

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13. For centuries the RCC kept the bible under lock and key

Sat Sep 28, 2019, 06:57 AM

Sep 2019

The RCC forbid anyone from having a personal copy of the bible on pain of death. Only the pope was allowed to interpret the bible and offering any deviation from this earned you an invitation to the village BBQ with you as the main attraction.

So not only does religion use lies, but it also has a long history of suppression of the truth and keeping people ignorant. You can still see vestiges of this today in the form of homeschooling by zealots and local school boards trying to manipulate anything they think contradicts their warped theology.

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Why Did America Lose Its Religion? Thank the Internet. [View all] NeoGreen Sep 2019 OP

Thank the hypocrisy of the "Religious Right"... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

Yeah, that too, and as... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #2

And Windows '95 !?! Bretton Garcia Sep 2019 #9

uhhh..sure?... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #10

Good call. Though 1991-2 on the graph looks critical? Bretton Garcia Sep 2019 #18

The internet made it easier to seek and find the truth Moostache Sep 2019 #3

For centuries the RCC kept the bible under lock and key Major Nikon Sep 2019 #13

I think customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #4

Just because someone identifies with a particular religion doesn't mean they believe it Major Nikon Sep 2019 #14

Good points customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #16

In western Europe, religion has been reduced to a purely ceremonial role Major Nikon Sep 2019 #17

They made it a choice between observable science exboyfil Sep 2019 #5

Thank you, Almighty Internet Cartoonist Sep 2019 #6

But God is responsible for everything DavidDvorkin Sep 2019 #7

Just what I hoped would happen with the internet... Ron Obvious Sep 2019 #8

Nah. More like the coming of age of the Boomers' kids. Igel Sep 2019 #11

"Get off my lawn!" would have... NeoGreen Sep 2019 #12

So why no dramatic declines prior to the mid 90's? Major Nikon Sep 2019 #15

Much easier to whistle past the graveyard. trotsky Sep 2019 #19

Been saying that for years rurallib Sep 2019 #20