(January 18, 2016 at 4:08 pm)Irrational Wrote:(January 18, 2016 at 3:48 pm)MTL Wrote: I fall into the red group.
I think those in the blue zone are quite rare, though. The problem I see here is that it seems many feminists in the red group have been reinforcing this current mentality that feminism is bad. This gives great undeserved pleasure to those who are against feminism. It's as if considering oneself a feminist is an invitation to being stoned to death by the public or burnt at the stake, when it shouldn't be. I think no one who is, in essence, a feminist should be ashamed of being associated with feminism, which is about women having the same rights as men anyway.
Should moderate Christians avoid considering themselves to be Christians just because fundamentalist Christians exist?
I don't think the blue group is THAT rare.
There's lots of good guys that fit the bill.
Several of that ilk are here, on AF.
and I hear what you're saying,
but, at no point did say I was AGAINST feminism.
I merely hesitate to give myself that label, right up front, as an introduction to myself.
there is nothing to separate ME from those that have corrupted that term,
so people don't know what to think,
and if I OPEN with that...I may not get a chance to disabuse them of any misconceptions,
they may simply shut me out.
Same with the term "Atheism".
With regards to your final statement, I think that's apples and oranges.
You're asking an Anti-Theist if Christians should be Christians.
My answer is 'no'.