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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
I do think when it comes to certain things like peoples beliefs, lifestyles, etc. there should be some respect and a civil conversation.
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Sure, but it's not a one or the other proposition.. There's a time for civility, and there's a time for getting a little rowdy.
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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
I don't think everything should fall into the bashing entitled category. For instance I think it's inappropriate to bash people who are gay just as much as I think it's inappropriate to bash someone because of their religion.
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But how do you choose then what gets excluded from bashing? The two things you've compared are vastly different.. bashing someone for being gay is closer to bashing someone for being black than it is bashing religion. And bashing religion is closer to bashing political leaning than it is bashing someone for being gay. One you choose, the other is just something you are.
Plus there's a fine distinction between bashing someone and bashing something. Just because someone is bashing a religion (or a specific belief of a specific religion), doesn't mean they're bashing the people. Hate the sin, love the sinner kind of thing.
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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
I'm not saying you bash much some some of the posts on here really don't lend themselves to an intelligent discussion. But asking for some people to behave more civilized is too much to ask for I guess.
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Maybe, maybe not. Try asking. Start an intelligent discussion and see what happens. There'll always be people of any opinion that simply want to shout their opinion as loud as they can, but that shouldn't dissuade a good discussion IMO.