AC
On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:17:33 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:

David Flood
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AC
On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:05:06 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:

David Flood
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On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 20:25:19 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:

David Flood
Including the present Governer-General of Australia, the

supremo

in that country (who is embroiled in a major scandal over covering

clerical sexual abuse?)

AC
Elected officials are no less capable of doing nasty things.

David Flood
Being elected, they are *much* easier to be rid of.

It's an affliction across *all* religions, you know.

AC
And bigotry and prejudice transcend religion. Don't you think a better statement would be:

"It's an afflication across *all* humanity, you know."

Wouldn't that be a lot more accurate and lot less bigoted?

David Flood
It's bigoted to say that *all* religions are prone to these heinous betrayals of trust???

AC
It is if, in the statement, you don't include other types of human organizations as well. Politics is filled with tales of various forms of misconduct. So shouldn't we label the enterprise of politics as being prone to heinous betrayals of trust? I'm afraid that the human animal is capable of evil and wicked acts, alone or in various sized groups. To pick out religion for specific mention without giving a rightful nod to other, equally blemished endeavors is somewhat dishonest.

David Flood
I'm sorry (I think you've misunderstood me) but as far as I'm aware 'bigotry' is a term which refers to hatred on a religious basis.

And I'm not aware of any other modern social construction which has had

much unsupervised access to children.

AC
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