Taverner
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Sat Nov-08-08 04:41 PM
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DU Theists, Atheists and assorted everyones - Truce? |
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Things got out of hand in some threads - and I would be remiss if I were to not accept guilt.
Prop 8 is a very emotional subject for many of us - gay and straight alike. We want that more perfect union, that union that accepts ALL of its members, no matter their backgrounds and proclivities. Prop 8 was a step in a backwards direction, and many of us are sore about that.
So be you a Christian, Muslim, Atheist, Agnostic, Buddhist, Hindu, Rastafarian, Druze or Mormon - we have to turn this piece of legislative hate around. We need to protect ourselves from tyranny of the majority.
Yes, most Californians are against gay marriage. Fuck 'em - they're bigots. This is why we have courts and 'Activist Judges.' I say bring on the activism! Bring on the shame for the bigots who voted for Prop 8.
I made a point of pointing this out to a neighbor - that he was a bigot. He didn't like my assessment, but he couldn't defend himself. We could all do well to point this out to our neighbors. Think of a Yes on Prop 8 sign no different than an effigy of Obama, or a KKK flag or burning cross on a lawn. It's bigoted hatred, pure and simple.
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Sat Nov-08-08 04:44 PM
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1. I agree. Fighting ourselves and not the outcome will solve or change nothing. |
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Sat Nov-08-08 04:45 PM
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2. Yes and I apologize for being a part of the problem |
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Sat Nov-08-08 04:46 PM
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3. oh come on. why do you even bother. you have been around |
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long enough to know posts like this that try to tell people to stop talking about the hot topic of the day NEVER work. :eyes:
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Sat Nov-08-08 04:47 PM
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4. Oh I think we should keep talking |
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But I apologize for lumping all theists with the bigots who passed 8
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Sat Nov-08-08 05:57 PM
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5. When it comes to gay marriage, not all theists are bigots, but all bigots are theists. |
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Religion -not bigotry - sits at the heart of bigoted initiatives like Prop 8 passing. THAT is the elephant in the room, and that's the reason that atheists like me are so outraged.
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Sat Nov-08-08 06:39 PM
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6. Yes but I'm not going there from here anymore |
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Because if we expect to overturn this piece of crap, we will need all the help we can get, theists and atheists included.
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