Well, would you make up your mind? Bless gays or not to bless gays, aren't you getting your prayers answered?
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At St. Paul's Church in Natick, the Rev. John Strand also hailed the move.
"I'm very grateful for the decision," said Strand, who oversees a congregation that includes married same-sex couples, including some with children. "It allows the church to bless and fully support the rights the state has given."
The change, however, only applies to Shaw's diocese. At churches in Westborough, Shrewsbury, Northborough, Milford and the rest of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, priests are barred from even giving blessings at same-sex weddings.
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Recently in a rejoinder over at
Debunking Christianity one of the participants made the following comment challenging a non-believer to
"Account for the information design that every atheist scholar admits that exists but lives in denial explaining away."
The tragedy at the "Sweatbox" resort highlights several problems with Religion.
'Sweatbox' victims were attending 'Spiritual Warrior' program, CNN, October 10, 2009 -- Updated 2202 GMT (0602 HKT)
"The use of sweat lodges for spiritual and physical cleansing is a part of several Native American tribes' cultures."
Since terms such as "spirit" are not defined, they are ambiguous. They can mean anything. Since they can mean anything, then there is no definition. When there is no definition, there is nothing to compare it to. Since there is nothing to comapare it to, the definition can change as needed to suit whatever purpose its being used for. There is no way to measure it.
So in the case of "spirit cleansing" some simple common sense questions come to mind.
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