big·ot·ry; noun, plural -ries.
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
People misuse this word a lot. They confuse it with prejudice.
Santorum may indeed be a bigot, but if so, so is Morgan.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
People misuse this word a lot. They confuse it with prejudice.
umm its defined as a prejudice, per #2 of your own post. :o
Lorianne: “Santorum may indeed be a bigot, but if so, so is Morgan.”
Not quite, because Santorum isn’t trying to use Piers Morgan’s views to ridicule and, hopefully, silence him. That’s why Mr. Morgan brought the issue up. He wasn’t honestly and politely searching for Santorum’s opinion. He was on a witch hunt to damage Santorum’s campaign.
A bigot isn’t just someone who thinks their views are right. A bigot, by definition, is someone who is intolerant toward different views. What’s tolerance?
tol·er·ance
The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with: “religious tolerance”.
So you see, Santorum is not a bigot. The left throws the “bigot” word around a lot, but from my experience it more often applies to them than us. We’re not the ones who want to turn Christians into hate criminals.