On Sat, 16 Apr 2005, Rick wrote:
--- Richard Holton richholton@gmail.com wrote:
I suspect that if someone posted to this list being scornful or mocking of, say, Muslim culture, they would get slapped down hard, and likely be banned from the list if they persisted. Is my suspicion wrong?
Yet we're very tolerant of this sort of culture bashing when it comes to conservative Christian culture. You don't have to agree with someone's culture to respect that culture and members of it. Let's all try to show a little more respect for each other.
--Rich Holton
Very good question, Rich, and I'll answer it from my perspective.
Because the Christian culture, at least in the United States, DEMANDS, that ONLY their particular cultural sensitivities and prejudices be catered to. There is no "If you don't want to see it, don't look at it." No, rather, it's "I don't want to see it, so you can't, either."
Who is this "Christian culture" in the United States you speak about? And are you implying that the Christian religion has a monopoly on intolerant & zealous people -- so that objections from people professing other beliefs alone should always be assumed to offer objections in good faith?
I would like to assume this is not an example of the ad hominem attacks alleged to have been levelled during this extended discussion, but I am finding it hard to read this post otherwise.
Geoff