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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Apr 7 2005, 05:50 PM

IMO, it is a catch-22.

From our view, yes that belief is stupid. Certantly, you have your right to mock Day for that, even if he would find you stupid for the same things.

That said, I think diqualifying an entire party for one man's belief - a belief that has absolutely no bearing on his ability to do his job - is also stupid.

Seems funny to me that this country is rapidly moving towards a society where anyone can be condemned and ostracized because their opinions or beliefs offend someone else.

Well, unless you offend a Christian.

Or a man

Or a caucasian.

Or a heterosexual person.

Or an english speaking person.

Seems to me that a society so determined to eliminate bigotry against minorities is doing so by encouraging bigotry against the majority.

So the short answer is, you are both stupid.

Personally, I find it rather comical that people - conservatives only, really - get mocked for having religious beliefs. It is rather bigoted in my view. I dare anyone here to criticize a person for being muslim or Jewish.

Hell, I dare you to criticize anyone for being black or female.

Seems funny to me that this country is rapidly moving towards a society where anyone can be condemned and ostracized because their opinions or beliefs offend someone else.

Well, unless you offend a Christian.

Or a man

Or a caucasian.

Or a heterosexual person.

Or an english speaking person.

I didn't mock anyone but Stockwell and people who believe what we both have deemed "stupid". Not Christians in general or conservatives in particular. Just him and the ones who believe that nonsense.

His beliefs have plenty to do with his ability to do his job. Stockwell himself would be the first to admit that he doesn't leave his hardass Christian values at home when he goes to work in the morning. To suggest that his 24/7 fundamentalist bent would have no effect on the performance of his job is, I think, stupid. So that makes three of us.

The guy would be the foreign affairs minister for crying out loud. You think it's okay that the guy making some rather important decisions about Canada's place in the world also happens to believe that dinosaurs might have had saddles? I don't.

Would it bother you at all if Bill Graham came out tomorrow and said he believes the earth is flat? It would bother me.


Seems funny to me that this country is rapidly moving towards a society where anyone can be condemned and ostracized because their opinions or beliefs offend someone else.

Well, unless you offend a Christian.

Or a man

Or a caucasian.

Or a heterosexual person.

Or an english speaking person.




Yeah, because only straight white conservative guys get ridiculed and ostracized. Feminists, homosexuals, environmentalists, immigrants... nobody ever ridicules or ostracizes them.