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BlueStreak

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18. I don't know that I would call it a "backlash"

Reply to cbayer (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:59 PM

Aug 2013

Last edited Thu Aug 8, 2013, 03:28 PM - Edit history (1)

It is more a case of saying, simply, "Religious freedom means you are free to follow your belief system without persecution. It does not mean you are free to impose it on others. It does not mean you are even free to presume that others welcome it."

I compare it more to the issue of smoking. Smokers killed a lot of non-smokers over the years. There came a time when that was no longer acceptable. But if a person wants to smoke tobacco (or anything else) in private or among fellow smokers, that is none of my business as long as I an mot forced to breath the smoke and I am not forced to subsidize the costs that result (e.g. health care costs.)

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Barney Frank’s atheist triumph [View all] cbayer Aug 2013 OP

"the Judeo-Christian model..." immoderate Aug 2013 #1

It says you can rationalize any behaviors or attitude as long as you say you love Jesus BlueStreak Aug 2013 #3

I believe it refers to the assumption that this country is primarily cbayer Aug 2013 #4

I would be interested to see which persecution he finds to be worse BlueStreak Aug 2013 #2

Well, he came out as gay before he came out as an atheist, cbayer Aug 2013 #5

It might mean something BlueStreak Aug 2013 #10

Agree that the GLBT community is further ahead cbayer Aug 2013 #12

It is a "Don't ask don't tell" thing for some people BlueStreak Aug 2013 #13

DADT is a really good way to put it. cbayer Aug 2013 #14

Just out of curiosity, what percent do you expect are "thinking adults"? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #15

Whoa! Generalize much? cbayer Aug 2013 #16

Do you think that teevee producers understand the population? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #17

I think that tv producers understand marketing and know what cbayer Aug 2013 #19

I gave you my data source BlueStreak Aug 2013 #21

My extremely bright daughter loves Survivor and Big Brother. cbayer Aug 2013 #22

I mostly agree with you BlueStreak Aug 2013 #23

Ah, the storage wars!! cbayer Aug 2013 #24

There are more than a few Congress Critters who are non-believers. longship Aug 2013 #6

Agree and I hope we see more "declare" in the future. cbayer Aug 2013 #7

I would like to see that, just to see the reaction. longship Aug 2013 #8

And with the GLBT movement a few very prominent people cbayer Aug 2013 #9

I don't know that I would call it a "backlash" BlueStreak Aug 2013 #18

Now, I agreed with you all the way up to the part about subsidizing the costs cbayer Aug 2013 #20

Actually I do. But the solution is worse than the problem. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #25

Agree that education can be critical and has been shown to be effective for cbayer Aug 2013 #26

Very few of them act like they believe in much of what Jesus was about. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #11

So he was okay admitting to being gay while in office... Deep13 Aug 2013 #27

Looks that way. I'd be curious as to whether he had some demographic cbayer Aug 2013 #28