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Girard442

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1. What people who want to compromise separation of church and state don't get...

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 12:16 PM

Feb 2019

...is that the Roman Catholic Church has been putting it's finger into the pies of governments for a long, long time and they are really good at it. Breaking down the wall will principally benefit the RCC; the Evangelicals will get left in the dust.

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The Roman Catholic Church Was the First Dominionist Denomination [View all] MineralMan Feb 2019 OP

What people who want to compromise separation of church and state don't get... Girard442 Feb 2019 #1

I think the Roman Catholic Church's time for that has passed. MineralMan Feb 2019 #2

No way. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #7

You are absolutely right. MineralMan Feb 2019 #8

My grandfather said people used to throw rocks at him and his siblings when they walked to school. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #9

The prejudice against Catholics MineralMan Feb 2019 #10

Waaay back in 1796 TwistOneUp Feb 2019 #3

Yes. We mustn't forget that. MineralMan Feb 2019 #6

That phrase was in a treaty. Igel Feb 2019 #11

I am a recovering Catholic for ALL the reasons...... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #4

And these days, a lot of people are leaving the RCC MineralMan Feb 2019 #5