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Originally Posted by Flint
I never said you were. I was referring to the institution of Christianity, not to any individual person.
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Institutions can't act, only people. By saying that "Christians do
blah blah blah", you include me, an individual Christian, in your statement. I understand that you don't accept my definition of Christian, however.
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I never said it did. What I call expecting special treatment is: expecting more courtesy than is extended.
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If you make fun of my God, knowing that I find it offensive, it is discourteous. Not illegal, not oppressive, just discourteous.
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Is this like: I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off my argument and sticks to yours?
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No, it's like perpetually reframing the question so that you never have to answer it. Here it is again, in extended form, and with specific example:
If I walked into a room where I knew, in advance, that among the crowd were 5 Hindi, and I wore a big red dot on my forehead, loudly told Ghandi jokes, and asked where the monkey brains were, would I be considered rude? Keep in mind that we all have the right to be there, and it is neutral territory, so no particular group has a right over the others.
If I walked into the same room, and knew there were 5 Christians, would it not be considered
less rude if I loudly said "Jesus effing Christ, that guy is a goddam idiot."?
Why?