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What? Really, what? He said "And at least the Wiccans aren't all fixated on telling other people what their morals should be." and that is what you respond with? Who said anything about Mormons?
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Well, I thought that most people would see that, fair or not, the Mormon faith has a reputation of being fixated on telling other people what their morals should be, what with the door knocking and devoting two years of your life to missionary work in poor, underdeveloped areas of the world such as Western Canada.
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Originally Posted by Save Us Sutter
This also does nothing to argue against his real point that there is just as much evidence of the Wiccan belief structure as that of any other religion. And if you go to church on Sunday, and mock someone else for what they believe, you ARE a hypocrite.
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Since I never mocked Wicca in this thread, I think it is fair to say that I am not a hypocrite.
I mocked someone for being sensitive, and I guess in someway that would make me a hypocrite if I was the type of person who was easily offended.
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Hockey fan does not = being religious. It's not even close to the same thing at all. Being religious is a core belief, being a hockey fan is entertainment.
Even if we grant you that it's ok analogy it still fails. If you say that you believe being a hockey fan is an important part of your existence, then you WOULD be a hypocrite for ragging on Oil fans because it's also an important part of their existence as well and which team you cheer for is irrelevant.
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Yes, how insensitive and hypocritical of us Flames fans to tease Oiler and Canuck fans when their teams don't make the playoffs.
Please make note of the "rolling eyes" smiley.
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Originally Posted by Save Us Sutter
He was asking if anyone shared his beliefs? Is that not a valid question? It is so shocking to expect that there might be others out there? And yeah it was pretty brave, cosidering the general public sentiment towards Wiccans, and I do respect him for it.
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How is it brave to state your religious background on an internet forum where no one uses their real name?
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You used them to trivialize a belief that is different from your own. Pretty rude.
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No, I used them to indicate the specific title of the religion, much like the title of a book or movie. I do see that it may have come across as trivializing Wicca, and this was not my intention. This is why I stated that I used them incorrectly.
If I was an overly sensitive person, I could say that you were rude to say that I was rude...
Again, please note the "rolling eyes" smiley. No, I am not trivializing the smiley. Gee, I hope I didn't offend the smiley or anyone who worships the smiley in all his glorious forms...