My only point.. which is getting a bit muddled, is that I grant people certain rights (birthrights if you will) for just being human just like you do. You claimed you feel everyone should be automaticaly treated with civility and basic manners. That's a birthright you're giving everyone. I just add a few more things to that basic right. I also don't automatically take that right away from someone based on their religous belief. The question I believe the OP wishes each of us to ask is :
Do you dole out this birthright equally to everyone, or do you base it on whether they agree with your worldview?
Do you dole out this birthright equally to everyone, or do you base it on whether they agree with your worldview?
"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
