tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7050402925339020788..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: FLASH: some use faith to draw others closer, not push them downNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78525389838962448982018-02-28T19:05:04.460-06:002018-02-28T19:05:04.460-06:00My one of my high school biology teachers (and als...My one of my high school biology teachers (and also an assistant football coach) was from North Carolina. On the day JFK died, he would not cancel the scheduled exam, despite anguished pleas from his sobbing students. Worse still, he smirked at us when he saw how grief-stricken we were. I despised all Southerners after that tragic and fateful day, and for a long time afterward.Grizz 65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72464533754120851862017-02-03T15:44:57.421-06:002017-02-03T15:44:57.421-06:00Good one about blacks and Woolworth. I detest sout...Good one about blacks and Woolworth. I detest southerners from that period and beyond.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79629999826354656982014-02-28T13:24:10.119-06:002014-02-28T13:24:10.119-06:00I think we're in agreement here. The question ...I think we're in agreement here. The question is not what your views are, but how you are allowed to act on them. I am perfectly free to believe that God commands that black people shouldn't be able to eat grilled cheese at Woolworth's. What I am no longer free do to is to put that belief in action at the lunch counter I own. It's like pharmacists who don't feel right selling contraception -- then don't be a pharmacist. If I suggested that only people who share my beliefs should read my columns, that would be ridiculous. If you are a public enterprise, then you must accommodate the public. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73954920205281286882014-02-28T10:05:44.114-06:002014-02-28T10:05:44.114-06:00Neil,
If you believe that each person must come t...Neil,<br /><br />If you believe that each person must come to their own decision regarding faith and that God is the ultimate judge, then it becomes much easier to show charity toward others who do not share your views. I've always thought that one of the great things about America was that people who think the other guy is going to hell can work together and even be friends. Please understand that this does not make me wishy-washy. When religion acts in ways harmful to its adherents and outsiders, it should have no special protection against criticism. Nor does claiming that "The Bible says..." settle an issue as there is often disagreement on just what the book means. From my perspective, the religious right has come to act in ways hateful which would not have countenanced in the past because they've been influenced by their political allies who have played that sick game (i.e., "race" card) to win power. That's why it's almost always a bad idea to comingle religion and public policy.David P. Grafnoreply@blogger.com