>> The line is crossed when legislative or other means of mandate are employed >> to enforce one's beliefs on me. If someone preaches to me every time I talk >> to them, I'll simply quit talking to them. No problem. If that same person >> tries to legislate the teaching of their creation myth to my children as if >> it were scientifically verifiable....now we have a problem. > >How about the other way around, when the secular public passes a law >that prohibits a specific religious practice? I'm not disagreeing with >you, just probing the logic.
When that faith actively interferes with my private life then I object. When it actively preaches hate and intolerance for others then I object. There is little or no difference in terms of hate when its directed, for instance against blacks or gays. Too many fundy churches use the same hatred against gays for instance that was directed against blacks 40 years ago. When a faith tries to force its warped religious beliefs on others and makes it a state mandate then I object. A good example here is how some groups want creatinsm to be taught in science classes. I strongly disagree with these groups trying to colonize the future. I have no tolerance for that crap. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:265341 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
