Reply #74: You said to me...

[chimpy the poopthrower]

"Yet you fail to address how divisive and hateful your anti-atheist attitudes are and the anti-atheist attitudes of the door-to-door zealots." (bolding mine) That sounds to me like you're accusing me of displaying an anti-atheist attitude, which I have never, ever done here or anywhere.

I never claimed that Jews proselytized door to door. In fact, I was the first one to say that they didn't, as far as I knew. I've been very clear all along that it was a hypothetical scenario -- like saying "what if men got pregnant instead of women". I was merely trying to illustrate the parallels between having a "No Christians" sign and having a "No Jews" sign. Since you've finally revealed that you believe either sign could be justified under certain conditions, the analogy has been rendered useless.

It's too bad that you feel that all members of a very broad and varied religious group should have to suffer for the wrongdoings of others who belong to that group. I happen to disagree with that thinking. I could make another analogy regarding the treatment of Muslims by some Americans after 9/11, but you're so apparently literal I'm afraid you would interpret that as me accusing you of inflicting physical violence on Christians. Or comparing physical violence to an unpleasant sign.

Also, I was not addressing the issue of my posts being deleted toward you. I was merely wondering aloud. I have already addressed that question to the moderators.

I never intended to be pulled into a lengthy debate about your door sign. My original post said all I wanted to say and which I still believe -- that with a little bit of consideration, you could have come up with a sign that was just as effective (perhaps more so since your sign excludes non-Christians who proselytize door to door), more to the point, and which didn't express hostility toward an entire religious group.