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Re: lugnet.religion.flame
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Thu, 17 Dec 1998 21:39:54 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:
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> Beaker <beaker@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
> > Basically it boils down to this: there are a lot more believers who
> > care that a person doesn't believe than there are non-believers who care
> > that a person does. Hence my frustration. Does that make sense?
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> It really doesn't to me. I have my faith and my father-in-law, the
> minister, would probably lament to hear me say it, but I don't accept
> that your faith or your soul or anyone else's is my responsibility.
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> Makes no difference to me what everyone else believes. Not my
> business unless they try to tell me what to believe.
You're in the minority, or so it would seem. Either that or the people
that are obviously believers are a bit less tolerant of non believers
but the quiet faith types (who I appreciate more anyway) are a bit more
and aren't obviously beleivers so they skew the perceived mix.
That didn't make any sense even to me.
--
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| (...) I've always been in the minority in one way or another. :) With this as with other things it is usually something to be proud of, or at least something to not be ashamed of. (...) I don't think I'm very obvious about a lot of confrontational (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Maybe it's just that there are a lot of hypocritical loudmouths who like to hide their intolerance and hate in the cloak of respectable Christianity. This is not meant to make generalizations about Christians, loudmouths or Hypocrates. Steve (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It really doesn't to me. I have my faith and my father-in-law, the minister, would probably lament to hear me say it, but I don't accept that your faith or your soul or anyone else's is my responsibility. Makes no difference to me what (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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