# Catholics - how is "flock" not insulting?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 4, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-how-is-flock-not-insulting/451766 "2008-06-04T15:46:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-how-is-flock-not-insulting/451766/61 "2008-06-07T12:23:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Dinsdale]  
Do religions other than Catholicism refer to adherents as a flock? Do other non-Catholic christians?

As a non-believer, I guess I am somewhat hampered in that I consider an individual’s religion largely a personal choice among many options. And I’m not sure why someone would choose to belong to a religion that emphasizes that members are in need of protection, incapable of thinking for themselves, etc.

Such choice of language seems to make it easier for uncharitable non-religious folk to characterize belief as a crutch for the weak and ignorant.  
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Osiris, in the Osiris and The Egyptian Ressurection is refered to as the Good shepard. also God and son of God.

Monavis

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-how-is-flock-not-insulting/451766/62 "2008-06-07T13:10:14Z")

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[QUOTE=DanBlather]  
Or baaaht  
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What are you talking abaaaht?

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