06-12-2015, 04:23 AM
(06-10-2015, 01:59 PM)bfine32 Wrote: ...yet they will be the first to call folks bigots.
I don't ridicule religious people for their beliefs. That would be bigotry. My parents are two of the most religious people I know and I am not critical of anything they do.
I only ridicule ACTIONS taken in the name of religion. That is not bigotry.
My parents are not campaigning for the denial of equal rights to homosexuals. My parents are not supporting Israel no matter what they do. My parents are not fighting to deny women the right to birth control or abortions. My parents are not fighting against stem cell research. My parents are not trying to force Christians symbols into government buildings. My parents are not trying to force schools to teach non-scientific creation theories.
It is not bigotry to ridicule the actions. It is only bigotry to ridicule the beliefs, and I have ALWAYS supported the rights of religious people to worship any way they want and believe whatever they want. I only protest when they try to control the laws of our country with their religious beliefs.
You don't think it is right for gay to marry. Then I don't have a problem with that. But if you believe it is okay to deny equal protection under the law to homosexuals or to deny them equal access to goods and services I have a big problem with that.
