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How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
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RussB


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26-11-2007 07:24 PM

Michael wrote:
I have little problem with people criticising religious practices in a reasoned debate, but to describe a group of people as 'dangerous idiots' for their religious views, racial group, sexuality, gender seems offensive to me.


I think it's very different when someone is labeled because of something they are (gender, race, sexuality) to being labeled for something they choose to believe. If someone chooses to believe something dangerous and idiotic, then they've only got themselves to blame, and I think it's fair to call them out on it.

Michael wrote:
There are more offensive things, but I am always aware that if you allow religious groups to be singled out in this way there is the potential for finding ourselves in 1930s Germany. However much I dislike certain religious beliefs or practices I stop short of labeling the followers as a generic group 'dangerous people', sometimes the leaders or foot soldiers but not all the people.


I take your point about labeling an entire group as dangerous. I've found myself labeling all Christians as anti-science nut-jobs in the past, which isn't the case and is unfair.

However I think it's important to be able to call out individual groups on their beliefs, especially when those beliefs are affecting the rest of us. If we're not allowed to call attention to groups who are trying to teach biblical verse as science in our schools, for fear of offending someone, before long we'll have biology exams to which the answer to all answers is "the constant will and intervention of Yahweh causes it".

Michael wrote:
I am willing to admit that I might be a bit over-sensitive on this issue, but there you go, nobody is perfect.

Except for all these gods... Smile

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RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 09-11-2007, 08:19 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - PVP - 09-11-2007, 10:04 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - BT - 10-11-2007, 08:50 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 10-11-2007, 10:07 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 10-11-2007, 05:33 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 24-11-2007, 11:06 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 25-11-2007, 12:15 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - RussB - 26-11-2007 07:24 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 27-11-2007, 08:07 AM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 27-11-2007, 07:59 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - Ian - 27-11-2007, 10:41 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 29-11-2007, 03:24 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 29-11-2007, 08:26 PM
RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses? - roz - 03-12-2007, 08:46 AM