Reply #310: I totally agree with notmyprez [View All]

[madison2000]

Your argument, Magistrate, is fine for purposes of demonstration. But it does not address the situation which the OP raised and which many of us have seen happen over and over again here at DU. I have never seen a Christian poster treat a non-believer with disrespect, but I have seen Christians treated with disrespect here at DU on a regular basis. Since you are a moderator, you have no doubt seen it too. It is troubling that you are obviously taking sides on this.

For the purposes of reality: when Christians sometimes post something on a subject which involves relgion - which is simply meant to start a discussion, we are met with ridicule, hostility, and personal attacks which go on for days. When we report posts which seem to violate the rules, nothing happens. If we try to address the subject directly, we are attacked directly and accused of being humorless, thin-skinned and stupid. This isn't a response to an attempt on our part to convert or persuade, merely to bring up a topic - which to them is inherently offensive. We, the Christians, are inherently offensive just for being here and for not keeping entirely quiet about religion.

You've got a blind spot here as big as the universe.