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Quote by: ty I don't exactly get the point you're trying to make. Could you elaborate a little? |
I don't remember the point anymore actually.... -_-
Wait, it was that there are two ways of seeing this. That this makes the crazies on the right look saner, but makes Christians as a whole look a little more crazy.
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Quote by: jack Sam Harris, among others, has suggested that by being tolerant to moderate or liberal religions we are enabling groups like the WBC as well as the suicide bombing Muslims. By allowing the more benign among the religious to go unchallenged, we as atheists are giving a pass to the more extreme elements in any religious context. So in that spirit, I would say that while I don't believe that the "average" Christian sympathizes with the WBC inbreds, that does not imply I don't find any fault with more moderate religious beliefs. It's a difference of degree, not of kind. |
Sam Harris' opinion sounds rather dumb in my opinion. Not because I'm a Christian, but because I know exactly what suppressing free speech in any form does. It allows the speaker to say "I'm being prosecuted" (especially effective for Christians) and the speaker becomes that much more popular. Just ignore them, they thrive on media attention.