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Reply #70: I'm conflicted on this. I tend to agree, but at the same time there's reasons to do it. [View All]

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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 01:51 PM
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70. I'm conflicted on this. I tend to agree, but at the same time there's reasons to do it.
The fact is that in my opinion, Robertson is a man who should be treated like the lunatic fringe. His participation in and endorsement of Falwell's comments after 9/11 alone should have earned him an exile from polite American society until and unless he completely repudiated said opinions.

On the other hand, there is the fact that his audience isn't necessarily all cut from the same cloth he is. Some are people who might not agree with his intolerance, but still find his religious message comforting or inspiring. It's important to reach out to those people and provide them an alternative message, one that says the Robertson types don't have a monopoly on faith and spirituality.
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