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Originally Posted by Howie_16
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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Yeah, I get that. I guess I just didn't see jammie's statement as being about Mormons. The Jerry Springer rant you went on seemed... well... weird and out of place?
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Originally Posted by Howie
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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Fair enough. Most people ARE pretty sensitive when it comes to people mocking their beliefs, in my experiences anyway.
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Originally Posted by Howie
Yes, how insensitive and hypocritical of us Flames fans to tease Oiler and Canuck fans when their teams don't make the playoffs. 
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Not what I was saying. I think we're just going to have to drop this one because you're clearly not getting what I (or jammies) were trying to explain. The team you cheer for is simply not comparable to the religion you choose.
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Originally Posted by Howie
How is it brave to state your religious background on an internet forum where no one uses their real name?
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Because even if people don't know who you are, when you read their replies you know they're talking about you and your beliefs. He was opening himself up to a group of strangers. Just because names aren't involved doesn't make that any less of a courageous leap.
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Originally Posted by Howie
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.
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Cool. Misunderstood. I took them to be "scare quotes" which are often intended to provoke a negative association for the word enclosed within them.
Anyway, like I said, I was procrastinating last night and that led to me picking fights on the internet... haha. No hard feelings!