New York Archdiocese Appears Likely to Shutter More Churches

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145. You are right about not being able to win around here.

I can say the most innocuous thing and it will become a meme that lasts for years and years. I could give you a list of about a dozen right now, but you already know them.

So, I just say what I want now.

There is no doubt that there are some who post here who are very vocal about their wish for religion to disappear. Hey! Together we can find a cure. But I digress.

Let's be clear about the nones. The nones are unaffiliated. Be very careful about saying that they are not religious. The data shows differently.

The face of religion is changing because there is an evolution going on. Hell, even atheists are having church services these days.

It doesn't bother me in the least that the demographics are changing.. I know religion is here to stay and I am devoted to working with both believers and non-believers on shared goals. Those that want to demonize others on the same team are the ones I am going to push back against.

I know who the enemy is in terms of religion. It's the religious right, the fundamentalists and those that dream of a theocracy.

But it's also the intolerant and prejudiced and those that want to restrict the right of others because of what they do or don't believe.

And those people are both believers and non-believers. There is no room for haters as we go into the next election cycle. You can play with them or not. Up to you.

But let's be clear. The membership of this site and of the democrat party includes religious believers of all stripes. Those that want to relentlessly attack them hurt us all. You can play with them or not. Up to you.