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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:08 AM Original message |
Q: Has everyone agreed that all religious people opposed to gays = bigots? |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think ANYone "opposed to gays"= bigot. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
85. Well said. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #85 |
94. All they have to do is tolerate them, and they're off the hook. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. "Opposed to gays" = BIGOT, by definition. Religion is irrelevant to the equation. nm |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
100. Religious bigotry? |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. If the shoe fits? |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. It really has nothing to do with religion. The bigots just use their religion |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
140. Exactly. Religion used as a smokescreen |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
159. respectfully disagree. |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
5. Opposed to gays = bigots regardless of the reason |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. Is there any rational argument claiming they aren't bigots? |
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southpaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No 'Rational' agument... |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The next question might be |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:24 AM Original message |
I don't know about his, but mine falls under the following standard: |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
36. That's a good definition n/t |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
65. Then I'm An Intolerant Bigot |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Well, if you actually think they're all inferior to you, etc., |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. I Believe (It Is Just My Own Opinion) That They ALL Are Inferior |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
135. A subjective opinion? |
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southpaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. And the question after that might be... |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Actually it would have |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Don't forget insanity! That's excused too. nt |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Religious people don't judge others. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Oh yeah? Well, *you're* intolerant of bigots! So there! |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Sorry. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Religious people also do judge others... |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. There's another term for that: HYPOCRITES |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #42 |
151. But the ones that do hate and are intolerant... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. "No True Scotsman" fallacy |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
8. What does religion have to do with this? |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
11. Opposed to gays = bigots. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. The Southern planter elite used religion to justify slavery |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
12. There is nothing in Christianity |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. first you must presume the fairy tales and myths of the jesus cult are true at all nt |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. That is a seperate matter |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
15. Claiming it's a part of one's religion doesn't mean it isn't bigotry. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. Religion is just being used as a means to their end..... |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
18. if anyone -- religious or not -- is "opposed to gays"... |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
103. Please edit the "pretty much." |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
21. I think it would depend on what you meant by opposed to gays |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:55 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. It's not a gray area. Call me a sinner for how I was born and I'll call you a bigot. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. That might be a personal choice on your part. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. If someone can't discern between how someone is born and choices..... |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Honestly, I am not arguing with you here. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #52 |
106. The King is missing your point |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. "I don't differentiate between sin" |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. whoosh...that went right over my head. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:20 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Bush said it |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. The definition of 'bigot' is: |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #63 |
82. I understand what you're saying, but the problem is |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #82 |
92. Yeah but throwing out a tenent of their faith is just as much a problem for them |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #92 |
116. Ok, show me a Christian that follows ALL the tenents EXACTLY....... |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. You should read some more on Christianity |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #92 |
128. If your religion tells you to believe things that are wrong and you do it, am I to |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #63 |
83. I don't think that's an adequate definition. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
87. FWIW |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
89. At the risk of being redundant... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #89 |
101. But that has nothing to do with SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATING a person..... |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #101 |
105. Elsewhere on this thread... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #105 |
144. doesn't the bible say that ALL are sinners??? ALL have sinned and |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
91. Fair enough - I will note that I mentioned the act rather than the state though |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. I may have missed a previous thread... |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. Define the term "opposed to gays" |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. 'Believes gay sex is a sin, but doesn't support discrimination'-nt |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. In that case, then no, they probably aren't a bigot. My understanding of the definition |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. But once you decide a behavior is "sin," you treat those who do it as tainted and wrong. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. You are probably right. It would take a saint |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. If you're a Christian... |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Whaddya know?? I am NOT a Christian and I have the same beef!! |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I love the "buffet" analogy! |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. I have the same motto |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. My take on that definition... |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
64. What he said. n/t |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
45. If one believes homosexuality is not "natural" they are an idiot AND a bigot. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
69. I think part of the discussion here... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I think we'd be right to call them hate criminals |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. What if it's not technically a crime? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Well, I was specifically talking |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. It's why I watch "A Christmas Carol" every year... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Cheers to that :-) |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #69 |
84. If I told you I thought less of black people, due to my religion, would I be a bigot? |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. Interesting Point... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. If you think it takes lynching someone to be a bigot, you are quite |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. No, it might be something far less drastic... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. A bigot. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I might agree with that... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #97 |
110. So, are you saying one can HATE gay people and not be a bigot? |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:42 AM Response to Reply #110 |
138. As long as we're splitting semantic hairs... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #138 |
143. What do you make of this??? |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #143 |
146. Yet they do all the time... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Nobody is talking about criminalizing anything. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #147 |
153. You're not advocating that... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Don't you see you are making my argument for me? |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #155 |
160. Interesting point... |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #95 |
162. Your right by the way I think. Its all in the use of language and the meaning. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #88 |
114. Archie "preached" his "prejudice" to his friends, family and co-workers. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #114 |
139. Not impossible... |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #139 |
142. Is there anyone you HATE for their natural/genetic characteristics? |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #142 |
149. I hate thin people who can eat anything they want |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #149 |
154. "maybe we would be better served by confronting the belief that gender identification is a choice." |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #154 |
156. Yes but... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #149 |
161. If Mcclurken really believes that being gay is a choice- |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. I think you're right |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
24. M-W Definition: |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. A Fair Point... |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
25. What about NON-religious people opposed to gays? Also bigots? n/t |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Now THAT's an easy one-nt |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
53. It's the same question as yours. Religious or not is irrelevant. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
32. "All" is too sweeping.In many cases they are misguided people who don't yet know a loved one who is |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
33. As Many Others Have Said, You Don't Need to Be Religious to Be Opposed to Gays. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
37. Isn't that pretty much the definition of 'bigot'? An intolerance for someone based on race |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's no different than being "opposed to" lefthanders, IMHO. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. One noun too many... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Ask yourself THIS: do you "hold a negative opinion" of lefthanders? |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Holding a negative opinion of someone and being bigoted are two different things. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. Left-Handers are all assholes... |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #61 |
99. Maybe not assholes, but certainly sinister (nt) |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #99 |
111. Speak for yourself!! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
48. Anyone opposed to anyone else is guility of dualistic thinking. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
75. Anyone opposed to lifestyles other than their own are bigoted. Technically, everyone is a bigot. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #75 |
145. WORD- |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
78. Semantics. People are opposed to others BASED on their actions. n/t |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
104. Not so fast. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #104 |
124. So what actions did gays commit that warrant discrimination? |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #124 |
130. No, I think its the way you took it |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #104 |
125. Same for gays. Bigots might say otherwise. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #125 |
131. You are definitely consistent!-nt |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #48 |
98. I should have been more clear in my title |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #98 |
127. That is not possible, if you believe being gay is a sin you are discriminating. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. Well we all do that |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. If they are opposed to gays, they are bigots. I don't know what the inclusion |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Because the religious seem to get a pass out of "respect for their faith." |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
55. How about this: Worry about your own damn business. |
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regularguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. If you think gays are immoral or should be denied any rights that |
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stirlingsliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
60. "Opposed To Gays"?? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
66. Have we agreed that religious opposition to equality for blacks and whites = bigotry? |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. No, religious opposition to equality for blacks and whites = crazy. n/t |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. But not bigoted? |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
112. Is it or is it not bigoted? |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
93. Not all. But there are very powerful religious groups who are. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
102. What a bizarre question. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #102 |
108. In what way? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #108 |
113. You provide no context |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #113 |
117. Fair enough |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. The term I would use for her is unenlightened. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. She's bigoted. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
107. Anyone - opposed to gays - is a bigot |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
109. I certainly hope so |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
115. Why not use religion as an affirmation, instead of a vehicle to |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #115 |
121. So we should ignore what the bible actually SAYS? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. If you believe in the bible, you are necessarily picking and choosing what parts to |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #121 |
129. Guys drank a lot of wine back then..nuff said |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #121 |
152. Yes, ignoring the bible is a always a good policy...nt |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #152 |
167. LOL n/t |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
123. Yes everyone opposed to gays is a bigot, I don't know how anyone could claim otherwise |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
126. Religious people AND non-religious people who oppose gays are bigots. nt |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-29-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #126 |
133. If you believe its a sin you are a bigot |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
134. Is religion relevant here...? |
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skyblue (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 01:05 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I see many LGBT leaders of churches and LGBT marriages absolutely encouraged within churches? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 01:08 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Yes--some churches do teach intolerance. |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
141. That's such an open ended question |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
148. Everyone opposed to gays is a bigot... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
150. "sin" only matters to those who believe they are "sinners"- and |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
157. anti-ex-gay resources |
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uriel1972 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
158. To say someone is a sinner |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
164. Motivation is irrelavent. If you're opposed to people based on sexuality, you're a bigot. |
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CyberPieHole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
165. Opposition to gays and lesbians is bigotry. Religion is inconsequential. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
166. If you hate gay people, you're a bigot. |
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