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Originally Posted by filtherton
He is trying to engage in discussion. I think the problem is that you have a difficult time seeing the difference between valid criticism of the religious right and broad sweeping generalizations about christianity in general. If someone criticizes those who work on behalf of the religious right, they are not necessesarily criticizing christianity in general. You readily criticize pat robertson for his hypocrisy, yet it seems to me that if you heard someone else point to him as an example of the moral bankruptcy of the religious right in general you'd automatically assume that said person was commenting on christianity as a whole. The christian right is a minority group within the body of christianity.
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I can see and respond to valid criticism of the religious right, and separate those criticisms from attacks on Christianity as a whole. He was making an attack at Christianity. IIRC, you were the one who brought up Robertson as someone who reflects negatively on the religious right, yet I didn't accuse you of attacking the whole of Christianity. The problem is that many other people don't separate the two. They use the actions of the religious right as a stepping point for broad based attacks on Christianity as a whole. As was done above.
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I think the problem roachboy is having is that you refuse to address his criticisms of the religious right, instead choosing to pretend that he is making some brash generalization about christianity in general. Then you play the "woe is me, my faith is under attack" card, which doesn't really apply. This is, however the standard operating procedure of those who own the religious right movement. If you can't see this, than why are you pretending to engage in a discussion when you aren't willing to be honest with yourself about someone else's perspective?
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He wasn't just criticizing the religious right. I will not address baseless bigoted attacks, because no matter what is said you won't change a bigot's mind. And not just my faith, but Christianity as a whole was attacked, I didn't just imagine his words, they are there for all to see.
As for my "pretending to engage" in discussion, if what you said were true, I would be saying that everyone who made negative comments was anti-Christian. I did not, I pointed to a specific example of bigotry. And comments such as those point to someone who has no intrest in discussion or understanding, they show bigotry and bias. Maybe some of the vitriol you direct at me should be directed elsewhere.