Yet another well intended lefty, questioning another lefty because they mock religion. My objection in this story is the use of the word "strange" and "ridiculous" for that matter.
Ridiculous to me is buying an old bronze age book that has no scientific credibility that makes claims about men popping out of dirt, talking donkeys and magic babies. So another well intended lefty suggests the colander in a drivers ID mocking religion "overshadows" the intent of the message.
No, instead of insisting that the blasphemer and critic refrain from such, maybe it would be wise for the believer to consider why such blasphemy is taking place. I think this is actually worse than outright theocratic bigotry because this allows the bigots to hide from scrutiny. The only reason such a tactic would get overshadowed is because of the author's placation of those being ridiculed. I love the empathy of the left, I don't like however, the idea that never offending as a blanket solution. If our species never questioned social norms, our species never would have left the caves.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isaac-forn...12554.html
Ridiculous to me is buying an old bronze age book that has no scientific credibility that makes claims about men popping out of dirt, talking donkeys and magic babies. So another well intended lefty suggests the colander in a drivers ID mocking religion "overshadows" the intent of the message.
No, instead of insisting that the blasphemer and critic refrain from such, maybe it would be wise for the believer to consider why such blasphemy is taking place. I think this is actually worse than outright theocratic bigotry because this allows the bigots to hide from scrutiny. The only reason such a tactic would get overshadowed is because of the author's placation of those being ridiculed. I love the empathy of the left, I don't like however, the idea that never offending as a blanket solution. If our species never questioned social norms, our species never would have left the caves.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isaac-forn...12554.html
