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billege · 05-12-2003, 11:33 AM

I do hear where you're coming from.
You're accepting that religious organizations are equipped to play god. They should decide who is worthy and who is not (blasphemers!). Somehow, religious organizations have the enlightenment necessary to make discrimination "okay."

I vehemently disagree.

For me, there is no difference in basis of discrimination. One does, or one does not.

I suppose I'd be wasting my breath if I continued typing; I believe I've made clear I do not agree that religious groups should have the right to discriminate.

I find it astonishing that religion(s) are presupposed to be the embodiment of good, loving, and acceptance, when they are, in fact, the least of those things. They love, accept, and care only for those on their list.

I think the brit's have gone off the deep end with this one, and I can only remind them that evil begets evil. Choosing as they do, I believe, is evil.

It's the rationale that I abhor. Once the door is open to religious discrimination, there is nothing to stop other forms.

If I can run a faith based organization, which will exclude those that don't believe as I say they should, then there is nothing stopping me from using the same argument elsewhere. Say I run a white supremacist organization, and staff it by the same rules. Why not? I need to pick those who represent my ideals the best.

I have to bring "other" forms of discrimination into the thread. I reject the idea that there are multiple forms. One is either judged on merit, or not. The ideas that justify one "form," justify all. This is not a place where one plays favorites, all or none. That's what we get to pick from.

I wholeheartedly reject the thought that religious organizations are better equipped to make "correct" judgments on who to reject. I abstain from thinking like they do. I refuse to think you are a worthless person because I worship differently.

05-12-2003, 11:33 AM	#24 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	I do hear where you're coming from. You're accepting that religious organizations are equipped to play god. They should decide who is worthy and who is not (blasphemers!). Somehow, religious organizations have the enlightenment necessary to make discrimination "okay." I vehemently disagree. For me, there is no difference in basis of discrimination. One does, or one does not. I suppose I'd be wasting my breath if I continued typing; I believe I've made clear I do not agree that religious groups should have the right to discriminate. I find it astonishing that religion(s) are presupposed to be the embodiment of good, loving, and acceptance, when they are, in fact, the least of those things. They love, accept, and care only for those on their list. I think the brit's have gone off the deep end with this one, and I can only remind them that evil begets evil. Choosing as they do, I believe, is evil. It's the <i>rationale</i> that I abhor. Once the door is open to religious discrimination, there is nothing to stop other forms. If I can run a faith based organization, which will exclude those that don't believe as I say they should, then there is nothing stopping me from using the same argument elsewhere. Say I run a white supremacist organization, and staff it by the same rules. Why not? I need to pick those who represent my ideals the best. I <i>have</i> to bring "other" forms of discrimination into the thread. I reject the idea that there <i>are</i> multiple forms. One is either judged on merit, or not. The ideas that justify one "form," justify all. This is not a place where one plays favorites, all or none. That's what we get to pick from. I wholeheartedly reject the thought that religious organizations are better equipped to make "correct" judgments on who to reject. I abstain from thinking like they do. I refuse to think you are a worthless person because I worship differently. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend." Last edited by billege; 05-12-2003 at 11:39 AM..