--- Jose Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I see nothing wrong with the above quoted from Gilbert >Lawrence. > > All he says (in effect) is that he (Gilbert Lawrence) would IGNORE an > atheist, as also someone who smokes, divorced, lives a homosexual life style > or cheats on his spouse. >
I find Gilberts statement bigoted because of the following reasons: 1. Under all democratic constitutions an atheist is no different from a person of any other faith. He/She should not be treated differently from others because of his/her religious beliefs or lack thereof. Nobody would dare to announce in this forum that he/she reacts to a Catholic with "benign neglect". 2. The lumping of a smoker, a divorcee, a homosexual and an atheist with someone who cheats on his/her spouse reveals how contemptuous and discriminatory Gilbert is towards the former four types of individuals. Nobody would dare to claim in this forum that his "benign neglect" towards a Catholic or a Goan is no different from that towards someone who cheats on his/her spouse. Cheers, Santosh _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
