RE: Pope Opens Mouth; Inserts Foot
January 17, 2015 at 6:16 am
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2015 at 6:17 am by fr0d0.)
(January 17, 2015 at 4:18 am)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: At no point am I forced to retaliate to verbal abuse. Sticks and stones.
No one is ever forced to retaliate. However, laws are set out differently to our high morals. There is such a thing as mitigating circumstances where you you can be judged less severely if you are provoked. Do you disagree with this law? How much? Would you like to see it abolished?
I feel exactly the same way about atheism. It's self declared ignorance can only benefit from information. The more exposure theism gets, the less people will be offensive without realising it.
PT, squaddies are trained to be insensitive. If you think as a military weapon then you're not effective. I don't think that's a valid objection to this problem.
Religion is an excuse. You said it. We in no way condone acts of violence, the Pope and I