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Does he? I haven't read anything prejudicial against Catholics. I've just read criticism of the Catholic Church as an organization.What am I missing?Or are you missing the ability to distinguish between the two?And if I, as a Catholic, criticize the church, am I being a bigot against myself?I don't know why either, though I suspect it has something to do with many religious folks using their political influence to legislate their beliefs on to non-believers.
I can't (and don't need to) speak for Rico, but this whole discussion wouldn't be necessary if some people who believe in God and the Bible weren't using those things to justify government climbing into a woman's womb (not to mention justifying other laws that take personal freedoms away from American citizens).People throughout the world have used God and the Bible to justify unspeakable atrocities ever since man invented God and wrote the Bible thousands of years ago. Glad you agree that these Christian zealots (and Jewish zealots and Muslim zealots) need to mind their own effen business.
As a Christian, I find your statement to be way more problematic than his.
What, (my opinion) that people should keep their religious beliefs to the confines of the proper venues (home, church,charitable organizations), is more problematic than his statements that it is OK for others to mock another persons religious beliefs? Calling him a bigot is from his body of work
I think telling non Christians to “mind their own business” when they question your beliefs is problematic.
Religion and spiritualty are truly personal topics
Want to tell a politican his religious beliefs should not affect policy? I agree 100000%. Want to tell a guy on a message board his religious beliefs are wrong/stupid/silly? You become a bigot.
I found this interesting .. Michigan has a simple way of amending their state Constitution. Collect 425k signatures to get it on a ballot, then pass it.A pro-choice group has 30k volunteers to collect those sigs by July 11th .. a very doable per volunteer amount. Michigan democrats have roughly swept all state-wide elections, from Gov to MI Supreme Court since 2018. Throw in some pro-choice GOP voters and this amendment passes in November.Somehow, they'll have to not let the people decide this!https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-michigan-ballot-initiative/7722914001/
This is how one of the voting controversies came to be. In 2018, by a vote of the people, it was enacted that you could vote absentee without needing a reason in Michigan. Because you felt like it. During the pandemic, the SoS mailed out absentee ballots to every registered voter in the state. The R's passed legislation saying that the mail in ballots could not be counted in advance, the counting would start in election day.All of the urban areas had 10's of thousands of mail in ballots, Detroit well over 100k. It isn't physically possible to count those all in a day. Ergo, it was inevitable that there would be a delay in getting the final tally. No conspiracy. Simple math and physics. https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Proposal_3,_Voting_Policies_in_State_Constitution_Initiative_(2018)
Stop lying. Everybody knows that Michigan voting machines were tampered with by Jewish space lasers fired by Hugo Chavez.
He's still a bigot. He clearly has a prejudice against Catholics. Still don't understand why some people who don't believe in God and the Bible (see the poster who compared it to Aesop's fables) feel the need to try to disprove the Bible and the existence of God. Mind your own business.
The essence of bigotry is judgement. So everyone has at least some. Assuming moral superiority based on one’s opinions re complex issues (abortion, gun control, etc.,) is bigotry. The more self righteous, the bigger the bigot.
You're confused. He said the Catholic church, not all Catholics.I don't need to try to disprove the bible. And if you want people to 'mind their own business' maybe stop forcing your religious beliefs on them.Hypocrite.
Having a different opinion or a strongly held belief makes a person a bigot.Let's get you to bed, grandpa.
Why? Religion and spiritualty are truly personal topics, and telling someone else how/what they should believe is what is problematic. As long as that individual is not personally affecting your right to believe what you want, leave them alone. If you want to worship trees, believe a space alien came down to save humanity, etc why should I care, and why should I tell you I believe your story is crap?Want to tell a politican his religious beliefs should not affect policy? I agree 100000%. Want to tell a guy on a message board his religious beliefs are wrong/stupid/silly? You become a bigot.
It's Rico's body of work, not that one specific post. BTW, where have I tried to force my religious belief on anyone?
It’s not the strong opinion that makes you a bigot. It’s the feeling of superiority that it engenders in some people.Guess what, kid? You’re the poster boy.
It’s not the strong opinion that makes you a bigot. It’s the feeling of superiority that it engenders in some people.
Because a healthy set up beliefs should always be questioned.
What does that even mean?