Apparently, the hate mongering isn't restricted to America. — Page 2

Did I miss the memo where I was talking about Republicans?

I was talking about religious people, I don't care what politial party they're affiliated with.

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Oh wait; that wasn't directed towards me. Was it?

I really need to sleep.

ok, so bill clinton's a bigot? seriously?

and yeah, laws are better than beheadings and slaughter in my book. laws can be repealed and declared unconstitutional, death is rather final.

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But as my earlier link shows protests by a religious group did become violent and whadda ya know yesterday a sold-out show has now had to cancel it's entire run encroaching on the authors and actors freedom of speech.

A worrying prescedent has been set.

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Clinton: I truly feel passed DADT and DOMA to prevent harsher legislation from passing in their place.

There has been plenty of murder by religious freaks in the history of this country: against Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Gays, Abortion doctors, etc.

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shhh, plum, you're using logic which as you damn well know has been banned! i demand that you recant that post and fill it with hysterical nonsense!

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Since when does religion need to be justified?

To address it in the specific -

since it began stopping my freedom of attending the theatre.


and in the general it needs to be justified in the way that anything that influences, holds powers and impacts on our lives need to be able to justify itself.

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not sure if any of all that is aimed at me, but just in case, I would like to clarify that I do not equate terms like "religious freaks" with most Christians (or Jews or any other religion).

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People on the fringe...?

The 'faith leaders' had asked for the setting to be changed from a temple to a community centre.

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, said: "Such a deliberate, even if fictional, violation of the sacred place of the Sikh religion demeans the sacred places of every religion."

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I never actually said religion 'attacks' theatre.. that was your conclusion of my comments.

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Let's draw a line from post to post-

I pointed out that many "religious" crusades are actually economic in nature. You said, and I quote:

And this justifies religion how?

I responded by asking since when religion needs to be justified. You replied, and I quote:

since it began stopping my freedom of attending the theatre.

Therefore, I concluded, strangely enough, that you were accusing religion of attacking theater. Silly me.

Say what you mean or don't talk at all. You're making yourself look as foolish as any religious nutjob.

Plum,

I say this with love in my heart:

Take a nap.

I know you're tired. So take a nap.

People are very passionate about this subject (as I'm sure you know). And speaking from a place of pure passion isn't always going to yield the most coherent thoughts. But you have to recognize that passion and that it comes from a very real place. As an Israeli, I'm surprised you don't see where these very real (though perhaps a little irrational) thoughts are coming from.

But, then again, though things are HARDLY a bed of roses in Israel, you were the majority. You had a support system in place, through your government and families. That support system does not truly exist in this country (or, indeed, the UK) for gays and lesbians.

So please, for your sake, take a nap...get refreshed...and come back.

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