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chimpy the poopthrower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-04 11:30 AM
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15. So you are a proponent of religious profiling, I see...
It's true that some religions include proselytizing as part of their beliefs, while others don't. Does that mean it is necessary to identify (or misidentify - since not all Christians do this) exactly which religious groups are annoying you? If you had problems with salespeople bothering you, and the last five salespeople who came to your door were black, would you put up a "No Blacks" sign or would a "No Soliciting" or "No Sales" sign be better? Again, I realize it's not a perfect analogy, but the point is that you are unnecessarily creating a hurtful and divisive situation when another solution would work just as well. If you think "proselytizing" is too tricky, you could refer to "witnessing", "spreading the 'Word'" or some other phrase in its place. And I never said anyone had a right to bother you or invade your privacy - that is a strawman. All I was pointing out was that you could accomplish the same thing without going out of your way to offend all members of a very large group, most of whom have not invaded your privacy or injured you in any way.
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