(September 21, 2015 at 8:39 pm)lkingpinl Wrote:(September 21, 2015 at 8:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: No worries, it's long and boring and my participation doesn't begin till page 6, but since it's been brought up in the argument, at least you can have the chance to judge for yourself if you are curious.![]()
Thanks again for the kind things you said to me. I like you too, as you know.
Yeah I would say CL has certainly been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism but as rocket pointed out (and CL and I have discussed) a lot of the time topics can strike a personal chord and our emotional pain associated can circumvent societal pleasantries but what's important is how you handle it and she has proven to be a champion through it. She left briefly but the forum is certainly better for her return.
Very true. But I would also say that it is no excuse to treat someone badly when they personally had nothing to do with whatever pain you went through in your past. That's just not ok. The thread in question wasn't about any sort of trigger topic, like abortion or Hell or anything like that, either. So, yeah. I'm not going to pretend there isn't any sort of bigotry against theists amongst some people here. And I want it to be clear that I am not complaining about this. Merely backing up my initial claim that Randy's OP had *a* point, because I feel like many people here are not acknowledging this fact.
Anyway, I'm not really trying to be a part of this discussion anymore because I don't want to offend anyone or make them think I am prejudiced against atheists.
Peace out, hoes!
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