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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)108. I don't think you read my post the way I intended it.
"Not sure why we mock them?"
Where did I say anything like that? I totally understand why and my post even very clearly said why.
Distortion of religion and zealotry have long caused people great harm and continue so to do.
Whether it was Romans offended by the implications of Judaism and Christianity for their emperor/gods or Christians blaming Jews for the death of Christ. Also, religion has long been used to control one group or another, one way or another, including slaves on this continent and indigenous peoples in this hemisphere.
I stand with any individual and any group abused for no good reason and, for many centuries, that most certainly has included the LGBT community simply for being the way they were born. ENOUGH!
Whether it was Romans offended by the implications of Judaism and Christianity for their emperor/gods or Christians blaming Jews for the death of Christ. Also, religion has long been used to control one group or another, one way or another, including slaves on this continent and indigenous peoples in this hemisphere.
I stand with any individual and any group abused for no good reason and, for many centuries, that most certainly has included the LGBT community simply for being the way they were born. ENOUGH!
Saying I am not sure what things are likely to be accomplished by mocking religion is not the same thing as saying there is no reason to mock or that I don't understand why some gays or some members of other groups mock religion, or even hate religion.
Seems to me that you pretty much ignored the first part of my post, then misread and/or misstated the second part.
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Bluenorthwest
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#91
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Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#113
Distortion of religion and zealotry have long caused people great harm and continue so to do.
merrily
Jan 2015
#102
Group A abused Group B for no good reason, for centuries and Group B should not even mock them?
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Jan 2015
#107
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Jan 2015
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