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Originally posted by Sir Taliesin:
But Chewie, that's exactly how your first statement came off sounding like. Rokenn's too for that matter.
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I'm a Pagan from Alabama originally and know just how radical and intolerant the religious right can get down there. They would probably spit brimstone and ash and all the Lord's wrath if the Koran and a Witch's book of shadows were on display at the public courthouse. Leave religion at home or at church or on the bumper of your car, not on or in goverment buildings.
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I am refering to the religious right, not Christians on the whole here. The religious right is a religious/political group with a very narrow and set agenda. I am also refering to a
type of fundamentalist behavior, a type of behavior who isnt exclusive to christianity, or any religion. I have enboldened and italicsized the words that clearly illustrate I wasn't speaking in absolutes, but in probables.
I can imagine some people in the religious right don't want to force christianity on me and don't want to fill our goverment and schools with material that belongs in church, but that goes against what the religiuos right is publicy and proudly all about, so I also imagine that type of person is a rare breed.
If I am intolerant towards in intolerance, and a bigot against bigots, then alls I can say is if good people don't speak out against evil, then evil will flourish. I don't apologize for it, and my conscience feels clear enough carrying this burden prejudice.
Of course I wish it didnt have to be this way. I wish people did live and let live, I wish people didnt have the desire to force their religion, or any veiwpoint on others by making it state-sanctioned in any way shape or form.
I have good, long-standing friendships with Christians, I'm not talking about fundamentalists here, but tolerant folk who understand that the path to enlightenment is a personal one, just as a persons veiwpoint of and relationship with Christ is.
This discussion is off-track and has become more personal than I like in my opinion, so I'm just gonna leave any more discussion about me, be.