this lady sure thinks so, i wonder what most christians think as i can guess what most non-believers will think (since i am one of them)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-christians10apr10,1,6681589.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
2006-06-12 15:20:04 · 21 answers · asked by UCSC Slugmaster 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
well if everyone already had the right to be intollerant this lady wouldnt need to sue to achieve it (at least in her specific situation.)
2006-06-12 15:26:08 · update #1
please read the article before you answer. It will provide what i mean by intollerant.
2006-06-12 15:27:51 · update #2
again i must say the intollerance im asking about in the question in very specific to the article, im not retarded and i know hate exists and racism and its legal so people like Julia in Miami read the article then respond. This question is about being forced to cooperate with state sponsorsed tolerance laws and school regulations.
2006-06-12 15:39:03 · update #3
I read that article and must say i find it to be unbelievable that anyone would even consider doing that to any minority, haven't we learned anything at all. That type of action just opens the flood gates for other groups to be intolerant, and get the law to support them.
Talk about judging Gays/Lesbians, i thought that's what your God was supposed to do, not his followers.
And to anyone that says that it happens to other groups...ohhh say Christians, well yes it does happen to alot of different groups. The difference being it is not Legitimized.
I guess it is the Gays and then the Atheists and then the Muslims and on and on and on................................. until only Christians have rights.
How very Aryan of you. Hitler would be proud.
2006-06-12 23:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 4⤋
I didn't bother to look at the site. I will tell you I am a Christian and I am not "intollerant".
Now, you define what that means. Does intollerant to you mean that I have the right to my beliefs? That is not intollerant. I have the right to believe what I want given the fact I live in America, a country that is considered "Christian". Is that intollerant? No. That is fact.
2006-06-12 22:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to break this news flash to you, but there's nothing in the US Constitution that guarantees anyone the right to be protected from others' "intolerance."
The truth is that there are plenty of people in our society these days who are incredibly intolerant and hostile toward Christianity -- yet I don't see you questioning their right to be that way.
2006-06-12 22:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you define "right"...being Christian doesn't give you the right to discriminate under certain US laws. However, she can be intollerant as long as it doesn't violate these laws...as is the 'right' (not necessarily a moral position) of every citizen of this country.
2006-06-12 22:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the basic rules at my church is judge lest not ye be judged. I don't think anyone has a specfic right to be intolerant. I mean, free speech is for everyone but use your opinions as your own -- do not hide behind the Bible. A good Christian would love thy neighbor (regardless of sexual orentation) and leave judging up to God.
2006-06-12 22:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by cashew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We Christians would rather be caught dead than caught endorsing homosexuality. The best courses of action for Christians here would be either to bring homosexuals to Christ or to discourage it in some manner. God condemns homosexuality. For instance, barring gay marriage would be a good move because marriage has its origin in God. Then there is education of the implications of homosexuality; not just earthly consequences like STD, but also eternal consequences.
It's one thing to rebuke a Christian who's sinning, but it's another to rebuke a nonbeliever, because they are already of this world.
We are to be IN this world, but not OF it.
2006-06-12 22:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Soga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to break this news flash to you, but there's nothing in the US Constitution that guarantees anyone the right to be protected from others' "intolerance."
The truth is that there are plenty of people in our society these days who are incredibly intolerant and hostile toward Christianity -- yet I don't see you questioning their right to be that way.
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2006-06-12 22:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do have the right it is still supposed to a FREE country,but i agree that for some reason most christian people think they are higher above everyone else in the world and we should be just as racist,uptight and mindless as they are.
2006-06-12 22:27:28 · answer #8 · answered by Dawn A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can choose to be intolerant. But it takes a better person to realize that everyone is different and that it is not anyone's place to pass judgement based on those differences.
2006-06-12 22:26:24 · answer #9 · answered by tom8o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being intolerant is just being ignorant. If you don't know something you shouldn't be judging it. If you do you could just accept that it's a different view from your own.
Nobody should be intolerant, that's where wars come from.
2006-06-12 22:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by Mess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋