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mikailborg ([personal profile] mikailborg) wrote2006-04-12 09:36 am
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I want to rant about the idiots who claim that "freedom of religion" gives them the right to harass people they don't like, but I am controlling myself.

With great difficulty.
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[identity profile] vileone.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The key question is when is it harassment and when is it the right to speak an unpopular opinion? I didn't see anything in the article that described a behavior that would normally be considered "harassment" (standing outside your home with a bullhorn, or calling you constantly, or following you around yelling at you). Do students at GIT have the right to make fun of Christians or rail against them in public? If so, why shouldn't Christians be allowed to speak out about groups they dislike?

The GIT policy as it's described in the article makes me very uncomfortable. Unfortunately, as usual, the article is quite short on facts and context and long on opinions from the factions.

Freedom of Religion is a hard thing. What does it mean if it doesn't include the freedom to speak about it?

[identity profile] markush.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Christian activist Gregory S. Baylor responds to such criticism angrily. He says he supports policies that protect people from discrimination based on race and gender. But he draws a distinction that infuriates gay rights activists when he argues that sexual orientation is different — a lifestyle choice, not an inborn trait."

So, he feels that it's okay to discriminate against a lifestyle choice? Like, say, religion?

[identity profile] dpawtows.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd suggest reading [personal profile] solarbird's LJ to keep up with news items on this sorta thing.
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[personal profile] jazzfish 2006-04-12 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Not to worry! General JC Christian is on it!

[identity profile] jsciv.livejournal.com 2006-04-12 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, I can just feel the love! :)

[identity profile] twistdfateangel.livejournal.com 2006-04-13 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
*Twitchspaz* OW! There's opinions...Then there's wtf moments.

[identity profile] team-kitty.livejournal.com 2006-04-17 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
People claim that they want justice on the surface, but truthfully they want the world to be unfair in their favor. Which is diametrically opposed. You cannot have an unfair world (in your favor) and justice.

This theme runs throughout almost all of our culture. Watch for it at a movie near you!

People need to stop trying to be the reigning party and just treat everyone with fairness.

Hell met the handbasket, but why did I?
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