The hate seething from your keyboard is nearly palpable.
It's not about morality. It's never been about morality. Those who hear but cannot
listen
believe it's about morality.
Regards,
Bob...
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a
well-armed lamb contesting the vote!
From: "Gerald Cermak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Just a couple of questions to bounce off your asbestos coat. :)
>
> Treena Harp writes:
>
> > There are many genuinely good, religious people out there who really
> > don't deserve to be dumped on just because they have a set of beliefs
> others
> > don't share. Everybody expects them to be totally tolerant of just about
> any
> > morality others can dig up, but God (or Darwin) help them if they even
> > timidly disagree.
>
> This kind of thinking is exactly the problem with religious teachings in the
> world - if you don't belong to their sect, your are to be scorned, judged,
> and deemed unworthy of the same humane treatment and respect given others in
> the sect. Treena, I posit that your prejudice toward non-religious people
> is so deeply ingrained, that you cannot even see it in your own writing and
> thinking above.
>
> My morals are my morals, not some religious person's target of "holier than
> thow" judgement. What gives a religious person the right to judge me? As
> long as my morals and their derived behavior abide by the laws of the land,
> what gives anyone, religious or not, the right to judge me?
>
> This issue of religion in America is exactly why I have never successfully
> integrated a Christian (or other) religious doctrine and practice in my
> life, despite various attempts at churches of different protestant faiths.
> In the end, they all want the same thing from me, something which I disagree
> with. Despite these failures of organized religion, I remain spiritual, and
> continue a connection with god.
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