Liberals and religious tolerance

Published on December 8, 2005 By Island Dog In Politics

Why is it liberals tell me that mentioning Christmas in public might offend someone so I shouldn't do?

Why is it when islamists kill innocent people in the name of their religion they say we should tolerate their beliefs?

Comments (Page 1)

Gideon MacLeish

on Dec 08, 2005

How about: why is it that Christians are constantly derided as evilfor participation in the Crusades, yet the Muslims who attempted to convert the entire world to Islam by the sword that precipitated the Crusades were holy warriors?

Questions an objectivist might ask, no doubt

Dr Guy

on Dec 08, 2005

I wonder why the very sight of a religious display is so threatening to atheists?

Island Dog

on Dec 08, 2005

davad70

on Dec 08, 2005

Why is it that you guys always tack this onto liberals? You think they are the only ones getting rid of the word Christmas from the holiday season?

Dr Guy

on Dec 09, 2005

Why is it that you guys always tack this onto liberals? You think they are the only ones getting rid of the word Christmas from the holiday season?

Actually, most of the atheists that are behind this caucus with the democrats. Birds of a feather.

Island Dog

on Dec 09, 2005

You think they are the only ones getting rid of the word Christmas from the holiday season?

Pretty much, yes. Most of the groups who help these "offended" people are very liberal.

bakerstreet

on Dec 09, 2005

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the COnstitution, and we are perpetuating it with kids instead of correcting it. We should be teaching in school what each of these rights REALLY means. If not, in a generation or two they'll have it stretched to a secular paranoia like France.

davad70

on Dec 09, 2005

Actually, most of the atheists that are behind this caucus with the democrats. Birds of a feather.

Pretty much, yes. Most of the groups who help these "offended" people are very liberal.

Well, apparently the liberals who hate Christmas now have recruited GW, Jeb, and the RNC into the fold also. What's the world coming to?

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Dr Guy

on Dec 09, 2005

Well, apparently the liberals who hate Christmas now have recruited GW, Jeb, and the RNC into the fold also. What's the world coming to?

I dont beleive any of them are trying to remove Christmas from the lexicon. Christians are very tolerant of others wishes and beliefs. So your links are non-sequitar.

davad70

on Dec 09, 2005

I dont beleive any of them are trying to remove Christmas from the lexicon.

You're right they are not trying, they did. The white house also started calling the Christmas reception for children a "Holiday Reception". They also changed the name of the Christmas party for the press corps to a "Holiday Party".

So why is it that when christians use the term "Holiday" in place of Christmas it's called being tolerant, but when liberals use holiday instead of Christmas it's called intolerance?

bakerstreet

on Dec 09, 2005

"So why is it that when christians use the term "Holiday" in place of Christmas it's called being tolerant, but when liberals use holiday instead of Christmas it's called intolerance?"

It isn't. It's intolerant when they start telling other people what to call i, implying that the public expression of the holiday is somehow harmful.

Dr Guy

on Dec 09, 2005

Strange, I saw no law or court ruling. As I said, Christians are very tolerant. You can call it anything you want, just dont deny me the same right. Are you trying to deny them that right? Apparently. I guess then that is the answer to your original question.

singrdave

on Dec 09, 2005

"Sure, you can go ahead and say 'Merry Christmas' if you want. Or 'Happy Hanukkah', or however else you want to celebrate the birth of the Baby Jesus." - Stephen Colbert

That's tolerance, baby!

Island Dog

on Dec 09, 2005

So why is it that when christians use the term "Holiday" in place of Christmas it's called being tolerant, but when liberals use holiday instead of Christmas it's called intolerance?

Using the term "Holiday" electively is different than going to court and forcing people to do it.

Gideon MacLeish

on Dec 09, 2005

Here's the Kicker...Bush is our president, but he is still a citizen. As such, if his family wishes to celebrate kwanzaa, Ramadan, or the Epiphany of the Funky Monkeys, they may do so. But what they may NOT do is tell me and MY family what is/isn't appropriate for us to celebrate.

THAT's the diff between conservatives and libs on this one!

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