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Originally Posted by Hip Priest
edit: I misquoted pbradley here, so to anyone who thinks religion should be a private matter:
Why?
Why should religion, or politics, or philosophy, or scientific views, or national identity, or anything else, be a private matter?
Why should people have the right to stop me, or you, stating who we are?
Why can we all not have the freedom to state what we are, defend that position if necessary, and then tolerate (and maybe question) the position of others?
And, especially, why do I keep reading that people should keep religion to themselves, even when it promotes kindness and tolerance, yet see aggressive and abusive anti-religious statements go without comment?
And in the case of Christianity, whether anyone likes it or not, it's not really possible to keep it to oneself. We are told to spread the word, either by word itself or by living a life that is a god example to others.
In what way is anyone entitled to run around insisting that people keep their thoughts peivate?
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If that's about me, I gotta stop being misunderstood. By being a private matter, i didn't necessarily mean you gotta keep it to yourself. I basically meant religion has to stay away from making decisions in politics, laws, work, school, institutions that we all share. I also think that attacking or discriminating someone because they don't agree with your religious beliefs should be taken more seriously, you know, all in order to promote tolerance in a free democratic state.
We gotta cherish the right to have whatever beliefs we want, so I have to protect that right for everyone else. When I am making decisions that will act outside my religious sphere or community, I gotta put it aside out of respect for that
free democracy.
It's really funny how people keep twisting my words. I never say kids SHOULD fuck. I said they will. And it's their right to be educated about their bodies and how to protect themselves. Abstinence can't be
taught, it is not information, it is a choice. Proper education doesn't stop anyone from keeping their virginity if they want to do so.
However, that was only an example to illustrate how religious bias in making decisions can affect people in general.
and if someone's a republican, it seems obvious they'd think I'm a prick or whatever.