Is tolerance intolerant?

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Not the point.

You are trying to create a double standard that is not there with AC/DC. The opposite is true. If a Muslim or Buddhist or Hindu want to display something religious in a public school Christians flip out. 

I don't see the point of treating any public school as an indoctrination center. If you want to live under a government that is run on religion where it's public schools mix the two, Saudi Arabia and Iran do that quite well. Schools are not Mosques, Synagogues, Churches or Buddhist or Hindu Temples. There are over 360,000 houses of worship in America of all sects and all religions outside public schools. There is no need to treat a public school as a holy place.

But, if Christians insist, then they cannot bitch, nor have the right to bitch if others do the same. I take the position that it is better for all involved to leave religion at the public school door, and have children and family do that on their own time.

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That is my point, as evidenced by the banter. I wasn't loading a question. Lets take religion out of it entirely, it'll be less galvanizing.

Why do non-smokers feel the need to dictate where smokers can and should smoke, or that business are not allowed to having smoking sections? If it doesn't affect you why should you care? It actually defeats the purpose because now smokers just stand by the front door and smoke making sure everyone gets their second-hand smoke. There is a plethora of other options for you to go to, simply choose to go somewhere else if you don't like it. Why do you have to push your beliefs into restricting other people's rights? I don't try and get strip clubs shut down, just because I don't like them, I simply choose not to go. They'll close when they're unprofitable enough.

Getting back to schools, singing frosty the snowman or playing silent night on bells in a school play is not religious indoctrination. I've never known any Chrstian to consider any school (save a convent or private religious school) anywhere close to a "Holy place". It's not about the place it's about people having the ability to express their faith, lack there of, hatred of religion, other religion, etc. I understand the desire of a secular society is a separation of church and state, and I agree, just for different reasons than most here probably. But isn't any time the rights of a minority are limited by a majority the definition of intolerant? If little sally wants to draw a circle of protection and cast her spells I'm not offended. Even if I were offended, I could just take little tommy and put him in another public/private school if I was that afraid.


Rev. Rye, I completely agree and added that to my list of reading. Seems spot on topic. I would add though that "But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even by force;" should be tempered by Justice and Law and not more subjective emotional reactions, otherwise the pendulum continues.