I asked the group, fundies in particular, a couple of hypothetical questions. The first was same-sex marriage or slavery – which would be preferable? Then I asked about a preference between legalized marijuana and racial segregation. There were no fundies who had the nuts to answer it.
This brings us back in history to the Jim Crow laws that were established in several states in the USA and the civil rights movement that challenged and overturned such draconian injustice. Those who opposed the civil rights movement were monolithically Christians. The movement itself was much more diverse – primarily Christian but also represented were Muslims, Jews, and even a smattering of atheists (most notably A. Phillip Randolph.) Bear in mind that, at the time, outspoken atheists were extremely rare – very few and far between.
So – Jim Crow laws are now considered to be an embarrassment – an ugly stain on American history -- primitive, uncivilized, inhumane, despicable, barbaric, unethical, immoral, and quite sickening all the way around. It’s no surprise that the first, foremost, and primary document used to justify such hateful and repugnant behavior was the fucking Bible.
So I ask about a moral hierarchy, which is preferable; racist hatred, violence, oppression, and thuggery or simply that some of us can smoke a doobie without breaking the law?
Anyone who can’t come up with a clear, immediate, and firm answer to that has no moral compass and is bereft of a sense of right and wrong.
Case closed.
This brings us back in history to the Jim Crow laws that were established in several states in the USA and the civil rights movement that challenged and overturned such draconian injustice. Those who opposed the civil rights movement were monolithically Christians. The movement itself was much more diverse – primarily Christian but also represented were Muslims, Jews, and even a smattering of atheists (most notably A. Phillip Randolph.) Bear in mind that, at the time, outspoken atheists were extremely rare – very few and far between.
So – Jim Crow laws are now considered to be an embarrassment – an ugly stain on American history -- primitive, uncivilized, inhumane, despicable, barbaric, unethical, immoral, and quite sickening all the way around. It’s no surprise that the first, foremost, and primary document used to justify such hateful and repugnant behavior was the fucking Bible.
So I ask about a moral hierarchy, which is preferable; racist hatred, violence, oppression, and thuggery or simply that some of us can smoke a doobie without breaking the law?
Anyone who can’t come up with a clear, immediate, and firm answer to that has no moral compass and is bereft of a sense of right and wrong.
Case closed.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.
