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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (39169)	11/27/2001 8:43:31 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I don't think my personal concept has anything to do with other people's concept. Do you? So a person feels disrespected by my way of faith... so what? I don't pay heed to them, but to god. What IS your point? Do I need to pay heed to people or to god? do I need to worry about people's point of views or only pay heed to what is between only me and god? What someone smells on my breath really doesn't matter between me and god. And I never wear shorts, so I don't know where you get that. But gum helps with good breath. And I like beer. So, huh???

To: Bill who wrote (39169)	11/27/2001 8:45:48 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 82486

p.s. ~ if I'm riding up to Mecca to join with god, I woudn't be much interested in what someone thinks of my gum or my outfit. Why would I? I ain't doing it for them, but for me and god. So what about that Iran thing?

To: Bill who wrote (39169)	11/27/2001 10:10:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If you rode a bicycle into a Mosque chewing gum in a tee shirt and shorts with beer on your breath I'm sure you know I wouldn't do that. It would be uncivil. You've been around me long enough to know I'm not uncivil. Bill, I don't believe in a deity. If I don't believe something exists, there's an implied disrespect there. Duh! The only way to eliminate that implication is for me to say I believe when I don't or keep my thoughts to myself. I shouldn't have to do that. If you've been following this discussion, you know that I was cautious about my expression and that I had reason to believe that it wasn't a problem. I've been expressing my religious beliefs here since the beginning of the thread. Now, all of a sudden, what I'm saying is offensive. I can avoid saying "imaginary friend" on this thread if that's a hot button, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pretend to be pious or be silent just so no one infers some disrespect. Do you remember the college guy that was accused of using a racial epithet--he said some noisy women sounded like "water buffalos" when they walked by the dorm? There's only so much one can cater to sensitivities. Karen