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In reply to the discussion: Dear Christian-bashers, here's a big fat target for you: [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)attacking others, making broad brush statements, feeling superior (whether on art or philosophies), telling people they are not 'persecuted' for some reason or other (try being a Christian on a site like DU and having your ideals/beliefs trashed openly in what we try to call a 'big tent').
Funny how it is - someone posts something that could be seen as negative to an atheist/humanist/etc and suddenly it is not about being open minded and looking for answers but about someone being a 'douchebag'.
As far as the plight of the Jews - many others have been hounded and discriminated against as well. Killed for their ideals and beliefs (as many early Christians were). Gays, women, Druids, American Indians, Christians, and so on.
My problem here is with how we define 'Hate Speech'. On the one hand we decry it when it is against X because it invokes hatred towards a group and can lead to hateful actions against said group. But on the other hand some endorse it towards others.
It gets confusing after awhile trying to keep up with it all.
I guess 'hate' speech is accepted and OK when it comes to some groups and people because folks don't really buy into the principles of what they say (much like, as I have said many times before, folks don't really believe in 'your body/your choice' except when it comes to abortion and birth control).