When people with "non-personal" differences interact, the intellectual thing to do is disregard their skin color, their sex, their sexuality, their height etc... when considering their ideas. It is not part of who they chose to be. But a religion is personal. Choosing a religion, or any religion, is like choosing a political affiliation. It is an all-encompassing doctrine that should be the most carefully scrutinized decision of their lives. But instead, most are just born into it and have not scrutinized it.
When people with this type of personal religious difference interact, and there is a clash, people should be ready to defend their positions. Theists tend to "brick-wall" at this point. Why do theists think their religion should be respected rather than scrutinized? Especially when people vote, and affect others in various ways, based on their religious morality.
2006-11-22
05:37:03
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