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To: metmom
So what are the *right* reasons for intolerance and discrimination?

I gave you examples, ignorance and stupidity. Here is another one. When I married my wife I discriminated against a lot of other women and she discriminated against a lot of other men. I am very glad that she had very discriminating taste. Heck when I go shopping I am very discriminating, especially picking through the string beans. I doubt a day goes by that I am not constantly being intolerant of something or other and I am constantly discriminating (just deciding what to say, I had to discard gobs and gobs of options.)

It appears though that you would deny freedom except for those who believe as you do. If freedom comes from Christ then it would follow that only 'Christians' can be free. That is exactly the beliefs Moslems have and why the rest of us are dhimmi or infidels to them. They are people of the Book after all.

681 posted on 01/29/2009 6:01:37 PM PST by LeGrande (I once heard a smart man say that you canÂ’t reason someone out of something that they didnÂ’t reaso)
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To: LeGrande; metmom
If freedom comes from Christ then it would follow that only 'Christians' can be free. That is exactly the beliefs Moslems have and why the rest of us are dhimmi or infidels to them. They are people of the Book after all.

You and your ilk simply love to compare Christianity and Islam don't you?

683 posted on 01/29/2009 6:05:47 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: LeGrande; Jim Robinson
It appears though that you would deny freedom except for those who believe as you do. If freedom comes from Christ then it would follow that only 'Christians' can be free. That is exactly the beliefs Moslems have and why the rest of us are dhimmi or infidels to them. They are people of the Book after all.

That's spiritual freedom from the power and condemnation of sin, dummy, not political freedom. Sheesh, if you're not going to read the Bible, at least try reading some history about the founding of this country.

Face it, coyoteman's banning had nothing to do with "freedom". It had everything to do with the fact that he decided to fling his poo at the owner of this forum. Maybe you need to take a Constitution refresher course, but freedom of speech only applies to the government. No private citizen is under any obligation to give you (or coyoteman) "freedom of speech" on their own property. He who has the house, makes the rules.

691 posted on 01/29/2009 6:17:49 PM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Nihil utile nisi quod honestum - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: LeGrande
I gave you examples, ignorance and stupidity.

So you favor intolerance and discrimination based on your arbitrary definitions of "ignorance" and "stupidity".

And just who gets to decide what is ignorant and stupid?

On what basis? What's the standard you use?

What if my definition of ignorant and stupid is different than yours? How do we decide which one to use?

703 posted on 01/29/2009 6:46:04 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: LeGrande
It appears though that you would deny freedom except for those who believe as you do.

On the contrary, you're the one advocating intolerance and discrimination arbitrarily against those who you think are wrong. That is denying people their freedom.

705 posted on 01/29/2009 6:48:29 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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