On Jun 8th, I shared a post on Facebook. It drew attention I hadn’t really anticipated. Then I decided to answer the attention. Then I decided it was, perhaps, worth a post to get some of your responses.
Below is the post.
Scott L Vannatter shared a post.
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xxxxxxxx: Well 7 of 9 supreme court justices don’t agree. Plus all the things listed people are refusing to sell, not make. Finally they have just showed the intolerance that groups have for people with religious beliefs. The very thing they rail against. WHY would you even consider forcing and giving your hard earned money to someone who doesn’t approve of your lifestyle, there were surely other bakers who would have been happy to take the couples money. So whose being the a#%h@*”?
Scott L Vannatter You know, the only reason I posted this was because so many people use their religious beliefs to belittle and tell people why they are wrong. I have friends who are LBGT. Not all of them are great people. But, notwithstanding the fact that they have their own prejudices, most of them are pretty tolerant of an awful lot. Not all religious people are bad either. Not all of them stand behind their prejudices 100% either. I have friends on both sides of the fence. I like those people, not because they can’t stand something, but because they are just nice people. xxxxxxx, I have to admit I didn’t fully understand all you said. I didn’t go and look up any of the “facts” you stated. All of those may be right. There is some evidence of intolerance for people with religious beliefs who have prejudices toward others who don’t share their beliefs. I also don’t know who created this as far as I don’t know her as a person. What I do know is that the LBGT has to tolerate a lot more prejudice, in general, than pretty much any religion (perhaps, other than Muslim). I am not siding with anyone here. I found it Funny and a finger pointing at most groups we have. I think the key words are “hides his bigotry behind religion.” Not all religious people do this. However, there are those who are truly afraid of anyone who disagrees with their religious beliefs. My spiritual beliefs are very open and I am happy with that. If you are happy with your own religious beliefs, wonderful. I wouldn’t try to change yours. I believe in allowing each person the freedom to follow their heart and soul as long as they don’t forcefully tread on someone else’s right. Thanks for commenting.
Would love to hear your comments,
Namaste,
Scott
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Everyone has a right to live and follow his beliefs, the problem arises when some of them think only their religion is best, and those who don’t agree with them have no right to live. That’s what they always do in the name of religion.
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I agree…
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I’d like to add masogynist priests and clergy to that list, and think that masogyny should be added to the list of deadly sins D:
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I understand that statement!
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I did go and read the full post and comments on FB from the original. A lot were really good comments and deserve to be read. I didn’t post all that because I didn’t want to point out the person, but I feel this would be proper here. If she reads this and disagrees, let me know and I will remove the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/LizzyTheLezzy/?hc_ref=ARTvP0a1k1RE7GKuHJ2fWyJx2KLAfYKk_M-tBmYBx3N0a0BgvOiKEPxmEJxD7RoYDyo&fref=nf
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