RE: "Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham
July 20, 2018 at 1:06 pm
(This post was last modified: July 20, 2018 at 1:06 pm by robvalue.)
Unbelievable. I dislike the views of bigots, obviously, and I would hope that they would eventually examine the reasons they feel the way they do and maybe change.
But I dislike it even more when someone is obviously a bigot but won't come out and say what they really mean, and instead hides behind a series of shields such as definitions, religious righteousness, and appeals to tradition. At least own your prejudices.
Trying to oppose changes to the law which allow people equal rights is intolerant. Throwing people out of your family/church is intolerant. Harassing people on the street is intolerant. Calling someone a bigot on an interent forum, when they say bigoted things, is not intolerant. No one is trying to silence anyone, hassle them, remove their rights or change the law so that they can't hold or display those views anymore. It's simple pushback of opinion against an opinion.
But I dislike it even more when someone is obviously a bigot but won't come out and say what they really mean, and instead hides behind a series of shields such as definitions, religious righteousness, and appeals to tradition. At least own your prejudices.
Trying to oppose changes to the law which allow people equal rights is intolerant. Throwing people out of your family/church is intolerant. Harassing people on the street is intolerant. Calling someone a bigot on an interent forum, when they say bigoted things, is not intolerant. No one is trying to silence anyone, hassle them, remove their rights or change the law so that they can't hold or display those views anymore. It's simple pushback of opinion against an opinion.
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