Posted by tangplay on 10/14/2021 2:45:00 AM (view original):
What's the line for you? If he supported full-on conversion therapy? Killing gay people? At one point is a "religious perspective" not a shield for bigotry?
You should not apply those things to him because he never ever said anything like that. It is totally unfair and unwarranted.
I don’t know whether you realize that you make such leaps based strictly on assumptions a lot and then you are creating unfair accusations.
You should not assume that religious people promote violence just because they hold certain views.
If you would take a few steps back I think you will learn to accept the diversity we have ( North America )
of religious variety and non religious variety.
American Baptists for example do believe that the Bible teaches that you cannot go to heaven and just might or maybe probably go to hell if you do not accept Jesus as son of god or the savior. So be it.
They hold that belief.
However they also believe that the decision is in the hands of god only.
They do not support violence against non believers and they abhor it. They do want non believers to convert but that is because they truly worry that non believers will go to hell.
It is not my role or desire to insult or intimidate or try to change people holding non violent beliefs.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people who believe that marriage is only for men and women as long as they do not disregard the law regarding discrimination and fair treatment under the law.