From the "People Scare Me, Do They Think About What They Say?" Files

[vengeant]

I came across this article today, about Christians suing to protect their rights to be intolerant. And let me tell you, it scared me. Intolerance as "religious expression" isn't something I'm particularly fond of.

This part here particularly scared me:
The Rev. Rick Scarborough, a leading evangelical, frames the movement as the civil rights

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[vengeant]

I've always been amazed at people who think that they're good, no matter what they do. They do something evil or bad, deliberately, but they still don't even question the idea that they're the Good Guy. I'd like to blame Calvin and his idea of predestination, that people are automatically destined for Heaven before they're even born, just so I have someone to blame.

Ignorance really is bliss. People who are completely ignorant of what they're doing or saying seem to be the most blissful. (Of course, they're just giving their unhappiness to all the people around them.)

[queen_elvis]

The sad thing is, I'm pretty sure that they have the legal right to say whatever they want as long as it's not inciting violence. However, they are sad, petty, ludicrous people who don't practice what they preach. (Like "if gay people want to be tolerated, they should stop making waves." Um, the exact same thing could be said about you, and unlike you, they're not running around calling other people names.)

They will get their karmic reward in the end.

[vengeant]

That whole "gay people will be tolerated if they just shut up" argument is a carbon copy from the old civil rights arguments from the 1960's and before. It didn't work then and it doesn't work now. Although, it's a bit different for gays, because I'm guessing there's an underlying assumption of "if we don't know you're gay, we'll tolerate you."

They will get their karmic reward in the end.

And that's the only reason I hope that Jesus Christ actually does return to Earth: so he can look at all those people and say, "Didn't you people read the thing about 'love thy enemy like your brother' and 'if a man strikes you on the cheek, present the other'? Well, say hello to Satan for me, you'll be seeing him soon enough."

[lazyman]

> I'm pretty sure that they have the legal right to say whatever they want

Legally they can, but part of what they're protesting are the campus speech codes which prohibit them from expressing certain opinions. And while I fully agree these people are dickheads, speech codes are dumb things. Suppressing speech never works and is antithetical to a free society, no matter how big a jackass is talking.

That said, I don't think they have the right to funding or other privileges, which they are also arguing for. The universities should be able to formulate a content-neutral recognition system for clubs which prohibits discrimination.

[cliffsname]

Hey, I haven't written any notes for the Bible.

But to test my powers of condensing: "Go forth and sin no more."

The rest of the book is dedicated to what is and what is not a sin.

Personal favorite: Lot and his daughters. "Wait, wait, wait...guys...look...I know you love fucking other guys, but the Man upstairs says that's a no-no. So I thought about it, and here, gangbang my virginal daughters. Better that than sodomy."