Pope Francia urges people to give up trolling for Lent.

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https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/...wednesday-lent-speech-internet-insults-phones
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Pope Francis has urged Catholics to disconnect from their phones and TVs during Lent, lamenting a modern society “inundated with empty words” where people “insult each other as if they were saying ‘Good Day.’”

The speech, partially quoted by Reuters and Catholic News Agency, echoes secular calls to be less extremely online. “We live in an environment polluted by too much verbal violence, by many offensive and harmful words, which the internet amplifies,” said Pope Francis. “We are inundated with empty words, with advertisements, with subtle messages. We have become used to hearing everything about everyone and we risk slipping into a worldliness that atrophies our hearts.”
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Reminds me of Kuala Lumpar, I was there for work and everyone was blind ignorant on the metro etc. I came back on personal travelling and everyone was polite.. Someone told me that this is the month where everyone had to be polite.

Catholics, you have to block Donny for 30 days.
 
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Bugenhagen said:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/...wednesday-lent-speech-internet-insults-phones
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Pope Francis has urged Catholics to disconnect from their phones and TVs during Lent, lamenting a modern society “inundated with empty words” where people “insult each other as if they were saying ‘Good Day.’”

The speech, partially quoted by Reuters and Catholic News Agency, echoes secular calls to be less extremely online. “We live in an environment polluted by too much verbal violence, by many offensive and harmful words, which the internet amplifies,” said Pope Francis. “We are inundated with empty words, with advertisements, with subtle messages. We have become used to hearing everything about everyone and we risk slipping into a worldliness that atrophies our hearts.”
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Reminds me of Kuala Lumpar, I was there for work and everyone was blind ignorant on the metro etc. I came back on personal travelling and everyone was polite.. Someone told me that this is the month where everyone had to be polite.

Catholics, you have to block Donny for 30 days.
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Columbia is predominately Catholic no?

When in Rome..........
 
Bugenhagen said:
Everyone in Oklahoma gave it up about 40 years ago.
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Actually It’s alive and well here but dwindling as more west coast transplants move here.

The truth is the country gave it up in the 60’s.

But don’t worry, the eventual degradation of humanity was prophesied. Mankind’s getting exactly what it wants.
 
Wallet said:
Actually It’s alive and well here but dwindling as more west coast transplants move here.

The truth is the country gave it up in the 60’s.

But don’t worry, the eventual degradation of humanity was prophesied. Mankind’s getting exactly what it wants.
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There you go again, making sweeping judgements of others claiming to be a Christian :) I don't so it is OK for me.

4.2 pct now and dropping, that is the US population and so good is winning in the world.
 
Bugenhagen said:
There you go again, making sweeping judgements of others claiming to be a Christian :) I don't so it is OK for me.

4.2 pct now and dropping, that is the US population and so good is winning in the world.
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Statistical, should say both coasts but most of the people who move here that I’ve met, outside neighboring states, seem to be from Cali, Washington although their religious preference I do not know. Maybe it’s just lifestyle the coasts promote (Hollywood) that jade my opinion. o_O


https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/states-with-the-most-atheism-in-america.html
 
Wallet said:
Statistical, should say both coasts but most of the people who move here that I’ve met, outside neighboring states, seem to be from Cali, Washington although their religious preference I do not know. Maybe it’s just lifestyle the coasts promote (Hollywood) that jade my opinion. o_O


https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/states-with-the-most-atheism-in-america.html
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For me it is pretty simple who is good, do they do something to help (and without that prophlysising) that takes a good bit of their time. I don't make it more complicated than that.

So if abortions are your concern, offer to support girls or family who are struggling. For me I have expertise with hospices. But whatever it is, has to be quite a lot to alter the neuroplasticity in the brain so the courageous response is the automatic one.

It does help with the trading of course, I don't experience "the fear" in the usual manner anymore so never had any issue going from sim to live for example. I give roughly 40 percent of my income away and have since I was 19, there has always been plenty from the remaining to invest for me and mine. Maybe not truly good, who knows but respectable.

My mother who left America in the 60s taught me it is a hard place to be "good", pick your battles :)
 
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