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Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle
they should not take offense or think less of me for my views, unless my views support hatred, or the lesser value of a group, sex or race.
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I have MAJOR problems with religious types that feel that offensive, hatred, and lesser value type IS part of the religion. Unless your in some crazy ass cult that supports that sort of thing, it's NOT religious. Of all the major religions, peace, love, and respect for others is a major recurring theme.
Personally, I still can't wrap my head around Anti-semitic Christians. Christ WAS a Jew. And even if he was betrayed and killed, it was the Romans (those Romans are crazy) that had a hand in it. And they've been against major religion at that point in history. They threw Christians to the lions, for crying out loud.
I think the problem is the more serious a religious follwer is, the less they actually pay attention to the actual historical part of their own religion. Unless you have read the Bible cover to cover, you can't tell people how to live their lives, and who to vote for.
I have the basic belief that everyone of every religion (and lack thereof) can live together, coexist in peace. The higer ups just don't want to. there's profits to be had.