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> hould I respond in turn and completely cut all Christians out of my life, declaring them all intolerant? You've set up a straw man. Identifying as Christian
by joshuamorton 7y ago
> hould I respond in turn and completely cut all Christians out of my life, declaring them all intolerant?
You've set up a straw man. Identifying as Christian does not make someone intolerant. Many people who identify as Christian are intolerant of people who identify as gay.
Discrimination against the first group due to the actions of the second is unfair. But refusing to engage with the second group is completely reasonable.
Otherwise you allow intolerance toward gay people to be legitimized. That can lead to an erosion of rights. It's literally dangerous in the long term.
- zeta0134 7y ago> You've set up a straw man. Hrm... I suppose I have. The parent appears to be using a quote (from Karl Popper) that I've not heard before, so clearly I misread the intended nuance. Now that I'm reading through the philosophical context of that quote, I can see that I overreacted. Thanks for the clarification; I now have much food for thought to chew on.