Why is being a "fundamentalist" a bad thing?
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shaun3701 — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 01:22 PM)
There's nothing wrong with being whatever you believe as long as no physical harm is caused to others which is why your rationale is silly.
Humans have been causing each other physical harm since Cain killed his brother 6,000 years ago, and that's never going to change until this world passes away. God did command his followers (Jews) to kill in His name prior to Jesus' atonement for sin, but once that was done salvation was opened to all of mankind. True Christians have never physically harmed anyone and never will. Islam on the other hand is a demonic religion that commands it's followers to rape and kill in the name of their false god. -
smithjgs — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 02:47 PM)
Aren't you forgetting about psychological harm?
There isn't any unless you are already crazyOr an abusive family.
Being fundamentalist is not harmful in and of itself. There's more than enough happy ones to prove that.
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smithjgs — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 02:52 PM)
You're talking about hurt feelings which is both perfectly legal to cause and also more a reflection of how weak minded the person offended may be.
They should man up and realize that it is not the world's obligation to only believe things they believe.
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 03:04 PM)
So you think that being vilified by a group of people is inconsequential, even if this vilification is illegal?(cake and wedding licence instances)
Those homosexuals and other groups should just 'man up' and 'turn the other cheek'?
Why the beep should they have to, due to persecution and bigotry? -
smithjgs — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 05:29 PM)
So you think that being vilified by a group of people is inconsequential, even if this vilification is illegal?(cake and wedding licence instances)
Yes.
You can get a wedding cake anywhere. It's illegal like speeding and pot smoking is illegal. Harmless to all thing but feelings.
And yet you can force a baker to make them, meaning that even that isn't causing harm except to dwell on the notion that the baker doesn't want to bake a cake for gay people. in other words, people aren't even happy with the fact that they can force a person to do something for them.
Hurt feelings.
They should get over it and bask in their superiority.
Those homosexuals and other groups should just 'man up' and 'turn the other cheek'?
They aren't required to turn the other cheek.
They can be as mad and bitter as they want to be, but it is a waste of life to wonder what an evangelical thinks of you.
It's not a requirement for anyone to like anybody &/or their actions. It is perfectly fine to be disgusted by gay stuff except for how it makes the gay person feel and I don;t know why that is relevant to the gay person.
As surprising as this sounds, there's probably a person or two who doesn't like me for any number of reasons- valid or not.
I still manage to sleep well at night.
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(January 15, 2017 06:05 PM)
I don't think you have been vilified when it means your job, marital status, where and how you live, your status in society and which clubs or whatever you can join is as a result of vilification and prejudice.
You should at the same time be relived and respectful of those you have. -
Thorshairspray — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 04:30 PM)
I believe Smith is a black American. I would be careful saying he has never faced discrimination that affected his job or whatever.
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 04:46 PM)
I didn't know that, butt surely the principles remain the same?
He is a little delusional about religion but I have always found him a worthy poster and sometimes quite funny.
I was more pertinently referring to gay and transgender people butt I take your point and meant no harm.
All I could then say, it that he should know that even if it has not happened to him personally butt in his community?
I am an equal rights poster. -
Thorshairspray — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 04:55 PM)
I know you didn't mean any harm Goz. I know we've argued a lot, but I don't think you're not a bad person or a spiteful one.
I'm just trying to point out that you're kinda making an assumption that doesn't help you. It is entirely possible that his position is informed by racism he has suffered that makes him consider not getting a cake to be too "first World" to be bothered about.
It is also entirely possible he hasn't.
they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. -
gadreel — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 08:24 AM)
a reflection of how weak minded the person offended may be.
They should man up
So victims of mental abuse should just harden up? I mean that is the logical conclusion of what you are writing.
I am writing this under appreciable mental strain