Reply #36: That gets on my nerves, too.

[pacalo]

I'm a Christian, but I'm here to talk about getting rid of the nut in the WH. When I have talked about religion here, about 98% of my comments are about how annoying the fundies are.

One night last week, however, there was an article posted about a 7-year-old girl who, as a result of having been shot when she was 5, would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Despite her tragic situation, she & her mother both had forgiveness for the convicted shooter. I commented how impressed I was that the girl was being raised with Christian ideals, because she would have enough challenges in life without having to deal with thoughts of hatred & revenge.

I got attacked by someone who called herself an atheist, who took offense because I used the word "Christian". The word "Christian" encapsules admirable, above-standard qualities; the thought that an atheist would read what I said & get offended was the last thing on my mind. She actually confronted me again on another thread that was about a cartoon about the fundies complaining that they were being discriminated against. (She said that I invoked Christianity into my posts! Mind you, that was the topic of the thread.)

My point is, the Democratic Party is a diverse party -- a melting pot of different beliefs, which is what makes it so great. We should be tolerant of everyone & not expect one set of beliefs to bend for another. If a topic doesn't appeal to me, I skip that thread/post. :)