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Interesting read. This paragraph intrigued me:

"Incidentally, not only is patriotic significance given to this gesture as shown by its being done for the flag, but also religious significance is accorded to it in that Catholic men tip their hats when they pass the Catholic church. They do this as an act of worship toward the bread and wine that is inside the church and which according to their belief becomes the actual flesh and blood of Christ. So in doing this they believe they are paying homage to Jesus Christ, who they think is inside the church in the consecrated wafer."

I was raised Catholic, my parents are still Catholic and my sister and her family are also Catholic, yet I never heard of this. It must be some custom that the Catholic Church abandoned. I'm curious, when the Catholic Church let the whole "hat-tipping" custom slide, did the WTS nod their heads and say "there's hope for them yet". ;)

I'm sure I'm not the first to point out that this Franz guy sounded like he had some serious issues. Let's see - a lifelong bachelor, hostile towards women and I'm sure hostile towards homosexuals since that's part of the doctrine if I recall. Sounds like a repressed gay man in need of something. :)

Thinking back, I'd say that the treatment of women is one of the things that pushed me away from Christianity. Even in the sects that claim equality, the men are smiling and winking - secure in the "knowledge" that because of Eve women are the root of all evil. Happy that even though they say that women are just the same, men were made first and women were an afterthought. And then of course, God and Jesus are male...

Oh well, I'm rambling too much. Thanks for the post Johnny.