(October 5, 2015 at 8:10 am)EvidenceVersusFaith Wrote: How many Christians are often homophobic and not just that but racist bugs the crap out of me. I am talking about even when they HAVEN'T read the OT.
In my experience personally it's mainly homophobia and racism and telling refugees in need to "go back to where they came from", but I am sure the more extreme ones are sexist too.
In my experience they can be quite polite and nice in general and just be completely unaware of how bigoted they sound when they speak of gay people or immigrants. They think they're "normal" for being bigoted like this. Just because they may - depressingly - be in the majority, does not make it "normal".
It makes sense once you understand that the drive to conformity is one reason many believers never stop to question their faith. To do so would take them out of lockstep with their peers, and that is anathema.
