If a Muslim or a Christian tells you that according to his religion

[Colobo]

Poll question: If a Muslim or a Christian tells you that according to his religion

homosexuality is not God's will, and that he holds the views of his religion as a sacred, is this person a BIGOT?

Let's see.

[Colobo]

1. I'm just askin...

[lvx35]

2. Very likely, but it depends on what they do with it...

I mean they can say "we're all sinners, we all go against God's will in some way and its not man's place to judge in any way" and believe that without being bigots, but that's not commonly the case.

[trotsky]

3. How about

If a Christian tells you that according to his religion, black people bear the "mark of Cain" and are despised by God, is that person a BIGOT?

[Colobo]

6. Well, it's the same question with a different situation.

Still the same question.

[trotsky]

9. So, do you think a person should hold the same opinion on both? n/t

[Colobo]

14. Of course. For me religion is dangerous

because it censors difference and promotes exclusion. However, as long as religion doesn't influence legislation I couldn't give a damn about it.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Why should I abide by a religion that was created in a foreign land

for a different time is what I would tell them.

[msongs]

5. if they apply their myths, fairy tales, fantasies and obsolete thinking. to others...yes nt

[incapsulated]

7. Let's change that question to...

If they said abortion was against their religion.

What would your next question be?

Do they think that should be the LAW?

Because some people separate their religious views from public policy.

The big difference is when they merge the two, and advocate and support legislation to enforce their religious beliefs on everyone else.

[Hippo_Tron]

12. Agreed

And at least from my observation there is an increasing trend of people who do separate the two.

I do know several people who believe that homosexuality is immoral but have no problem with legalizing Gay Marriage because they don't believe it's their job to enact their personal beliefs on others.

[Solon]

22. The OP is talking about bigotry, not policy, if a racist hates all races but their own...

but keeps it largely to themselves, and try not to interfere with others, are they still a racist?

[Hippo_Tron]

8. Dupe n/t

[mike_c]

10. yes-- culturally sanctioned bigotry is bigotry just the same....

I'm normally a pretty stand up cultural relativist, but even I can recognize that bigotry is bigotry even when sanctioned by culture.

[rucky]

11. When there are other Muslims and Christians who have a different opinion...

then it's not because of their religion. They're just using scripture to justify their bigotry.

[Sandaasu]

13. Exactly! (nt)

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

15. Try this out and see if it reads differently >

Americans are free to chose their faiths. Lots of people change religious views, political views, social views... so such views are to some degree optional. (Not 100% optional, only because it's tough to hold people fully responsible for the results of indoctrination. But unlike some places, there is no legal barrier here to changing your views.)

"If a Muslim or a Christian tells you that according to his religion homosexuality is not God's will, and that he has chosen to hold the views of his religion as a sacred, is this person a BIGOT?"

The admission of volition does put a different face on it, no? "This is what I chose to believe."

So I would feel okay saying, "you have made a fucked up choice."

I imagine there are people out there who have chosen to view Ann Coulter's books as gospel.

[Hippo_Tron]

16. There's a difference between tolerance and acceptance

According to Merriam Webster Online

bigot
One entry found.

bigot

Main Entry:
big·ot Listen to the pronunciation of bigot
Pronunciation:
\ˈbi-gət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, hypocrite, bigot
Date:
1660

: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
— big·ot·ed Listen to the pronunciation of bigoted \-gə-təd\ adjective
— big·ot·ed·ly adverb

Strictly speaking in order to be a bigot someone has to be intolerant of homosexuality. The person you describe above may be tolerant of homosexuality but they may not be accepting of it. If that is the case, that person would not be a bigot.

[IndianaGreen]

17. Zeus and the other gods on Mount Olympus are the true gods

all other religions are false.

My favorite god is Bacchus!

[Colobo]

18. African gods > European gods

Olorum beats them all! :)

[Solon]

19. Yes the same way if one of them said that blacks carry the mark of Cain...

I would call them a bigot and racist.

[Colobo]

20. It's the same question. Deserves the same answer.

[Sandaasu]

21. Yes, of course, But sadly, I'd bet some people, even here, would vote differently in that case. (nt)

[Solon]

23. The fact of the matter is that people with bigoted worldview, when religious...

will find a religious justification for it. Christians, in general, pick and choose which verses and stories to emphasize and which to either ignore or minimize, that doesn't mean that bigoted views should be respected, in fact, they should be denigrated, vigorously.

[McCamy Taylor]

24. Dualism leads to bigotry, division and violence, Non dualism leads to love and harmony.

It is possible to be Muslim or Christian and practice non dualism.