I'm not confusing the two. I know a lot of people who also feel it needs to be earned by default. I have certain idealistic hopes for society though. I belive we should all have the right to believe what we like, live how we like (so as it's not affecting anyone else negatively), and love who we want. I try and show deference to those rights to everyone, which is basic repsect to me. Of course some are more respected than others, because they've earned more. My base value isn't 0 respect though.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
