RE: Are Christians discriminated against more than those of other faiths?
January 12, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Christianity is a major player in Western politics. Christians constitute the strongest of the religious lobbies in Europe, and even though they're less of a threat when compared to Islam they should receive criticism.
I do agree that when comes to silly and childish insults, Christians go through harder times.
People call them retarded, uneducated, fundamentalist...
In fact, most Christians I know are hard working people, smart and educated, and many of them are just trying to be. They just believe in God, that's all. These are the moderate, average Christians, mind you.
What should not be tolerated is not belief itself, but fundamentalism.
What atheists should try to do is change these ordinary "i have doubts" believers. Not the Jerry Falwells.
I do worry about hostility because I think we're alienating people who are not stupid. They sense arrogance and prejudice.
We should be much harder towards Islam because - and I'm sorry to all moderate members of Islam - they're getting a free pass. Not because we tolerate or understand, but because Fundamentalist Islam has become the world's bully.
The fact is: The Catholic Church has to answer for all the sex abuse cases. You could argue, "Not all priests are sex offenders. You're being a bigot for judging a large group of people because of the actions of a few". But the matter of fact is that they have answered as a community and have (generally speaking) taken responsibility for what some of them did to those children.
Islam refuses to answer as a community. They always silence criticism with the "islamophobe" argument and call you a bigot.
I do agree that when comes to silly and childish insults, Christians go through harder times.
People call them retarded, uneducated, fundamentalist...
In fact, most Christians I know are hard working people, smart and educated, and many of them are just trying to be. They just believe in God, that's all. These are the moderate, average Christians, mind you.
What should not be tolerated is not belief itself, but fundamentalism.
What atheists should try to do is change these ordinary "i have doubts" believers. Not the Jerry Falwells.
I do worry about hostility because I think we're alienating people who are not stupid. They sense arrogance and prejudice.
We should be much harder towards Islam because - and I'm sorry to all moderate members of Islam - they're getting a free pass. Not because we tolerate or understand, but because Fundamentalist Islam has become the world's bully.
The fact is: The Catholic Church has to answer for all the sex abuse cases. You could argue, "Not all priests are sex offenders. You're being a bigot for judging a large group of people because of the actions of a few". But the matter of fact is that they have answered as a community and have (generally speaking) taken responsibility for what some of them did to those children.
Islam refuses to answer as a community. They always silence criticism with the "islamophobe" argument and call you a bigot.
