[gcruse]

I'm suggesting we salvage the word 'bigot.' The definition is not one of raving haters, just people confirmed in their beliefs and unwilling to be persuaded otherwise. Is that not the sine qua non of religious belief?

[foolish-one]

Ah! Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm sure we could come up with a whole list of words that we should 'take back'. I think it would take the sting out of most of the liberal arguments - or diatribes - if, when we were called a name that, appripriately defined, fits, we smiled and said, "sure am".