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> And truly it already has.

I don't think you're arguing that it's the same motivation as the French revolution, so it would help to elucidate your point if you said what you think that new thing is. It would also help to explain how you think that enforced philosophical adherence by all of western society applies as there are still 47% of Americans who DO belong to a religious institution.

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I agree that it isn't the same motivation but we're on trend to seeing a similar result. If we do get to that extreme then by that time, we'll have a new moral system which won't allow these types of conversations, in the same way certain extremist sects of christianity didn't allow dissidents to live. However, the form of christianity that we have now simply hurts peoples feelings. Hardly cause for such outrage. Though today hurting someones feelings is the equivalent of violence and there is no way to be forgiven except a life of apologizing and groveling. Exciting time to be alive.

You're still avoiding saying what you think that trend is.

> However, the form of christianity that we have now simply hurts peoples feelings. Hardly cause for such outrage.

I believe there are still abusers hidden in Catholic Church are there not?

Yes, there are abusers and that is heinous. The catholic church has done unspeakable amounts of damage to Christianity. However, that damage was done by going against the teaching of Christ who warned against such evil saying: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea." Mark 9:42. There will be justice. I can't imagine having a worldview where these evil people just die and cease to exist. Totally escaping justice.

And many can not imagine a worldview that relies on justice being provided by some entity after death. I would call that "escaping justice".

Actually that entity demands both. Man's justice and God's justice.

Jesus was pretty specific about who should be casting stones, and that generally people are not qualified to do so

Man's justice is forgiveness, not punishment

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