Whaddaya want? Three different dictionary entries on dictionary.com specifically stated religion. At least all of them didn't include hypocrisy...Originally Posted by HarveyWallbangers
Whaddaya want? Three different dictionary entries on dictionary.com specifically stated religion. At least all of them didn't include hypocrisy...Originally Posted by HarveyWallbangers
"Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg Jennings
It is SO hard to be a white christian male these days. My god, there are so few of them represented in gov't, big business, etc.Originally Posted by HarveyWallbangers
How did a worthwhile and significant thread like this end up in here instead of FYI?
Of Ziggy's three dictionary entries, #2 obviously comes the closest--although, it completely leaves out the racial aspect of the word, which in today's usage is by far the most common.
As for the right and wrong of the whole issue--which is undoubtedly what the original poster was discussing, and why this belongs in the political room, the words BIGOT and BIGOTRY are primarily used nowadays by the bad people to disparage the good people who care enough to express the philosophies that make them good.
That can be applied to religion, politics, morality separate from religion, race, sexual preference, and probably a few other areas I've left out.
The best way for a good person to react to the charge of bigotry? Think like Patrick Henry's famous quote: "If this be treason, make the most of it"--just substitute the word, bigotry for treason.
What could be more GOOD and NORMAL and AMERICAN than Packer Football?
Ah.....er....not really. The "saying" is a biblical quote (Matthew 7:1) and the word "judge" is misapplied.Originally Posted by LL2
But back to crosbiegrad's question, "Is it bigoted to believe that marriage is sacred and between one man and one woman?"
He is a bigot, Zool?
Is he supposed to believe something and then not express it publicly in class because someone will feel "judged?"
I'd like to take the plank out of your eye and hit you over the head with it.Originally Posted by Kiwon
I think you are quoting the Satanic Bible now.Originally Posted by Tyrone Bigguns
What's the reference for that? Which chapter, which verse?
So good to see you call out others for misaplying the biblical verse..and then not recognizing a direct lift from the subsequent verse.Originally Posted by Kiwon
I fail to see how thats a direct lift... The only resemblance is the plank in the eye part... so we have a person calling out someone for misapplying a verse, and then someone else calling out someone for misapplying a verse, and the later person misapplying a verse. interestingOriginally Posted by Tyrone Bigguns