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Re: Believing in every religion
That was not how I interpreted what Afzal said. Instead, it is the insistence that all people believe what you believe in, indeed are what you are, and treating badly those who do not, that constitutes bigotry. Though Afzal only mentions religion and culture, the same applies to political parties, ethnic groups, races and moral codes. For all the varieties of bigotry, the dynamic is one of gaining power by exclusion and persecution, not of asserting one's own faith, culture or political beliefs.
posted by
cpklapper
on February 2, 2009 at 11:13 AM
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Does what you wrote mean that you believe in every religion?
Someone said (sorry I can't remember who) that to believe in all is to believe in nothing.
At the same time, if there is even only one religion that a person cannot accept, does that not make that person a bigot? Are we not all bigots at one time or another, in one sense or another? Are we not bigots when we look down on other bigots? It always seemed ludicrous to me to call people bigots.
posted by
TAPS.
on February 2, 2009 at 1:27 AM
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It all goes back to the Garden of Eden
see my blog in a second...
Carl Peter
posted by
cpklapper
on February 1, 2009 at 9:06 PM
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I try to respect everyone's beliefs.
posted by
Samantha39
on February 1, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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Let's ignore those bigots, my friend.
posted by
hardilaziz
on February 1, 2009 at 10:36 AM
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And other kinds of bigots..........
seem to have a preference for killing those that do......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 1, 2009 at 9:06 AM
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yep
posted by
Xeno-x
on February 1, 2009 at 8:50 AM
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A good observation!
posted by
Straightforward
on February 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM
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Afzal
You are right, my love.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on February 1, 2009 at 8:22 AM
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