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You're right. I guess there's no comparable word for someone who's biased against followers of a particular religion, as there is one for someone who's biased a
by ajays 16y ago
You're right. I guess there's no comparable word for someone who's biased against followers of a particular religion, as there is one for someone who's biased against a race. So I used 'racist' as a proxy. Does my use of that word somehow take away from the point?
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- burgerbrain 16y agoConsider the following. If I were an atheist on trial for what I considered to be a freedom of expression issue, would I be out of line to call for self-pronounced Southern Baptists to be removed from the jury? If a citizen on trial has concerns that the jury of their peers might not be as disinterested as initially assumed, they have an obligation to voice their concerns. And I think we all dislike sweeping generalizations, but lets be honest here. Lawyers make far more offensive generalizations during jury selection as standard practice.
- nowarninglabel 16y agoThe word you are looking for is bigoted, and yes the word take away from it, though the point still stands fairly.
- billpg 16y agoBeing critical of a religion is a bit like being critical of a political philosophy, like how I'm critical of communism. I've never been called racist for that. Being critical of someone's race is different, as that's something inherant to an individual. I can't just decide to be Korean but I can become or stop being a communist anytime I want to.
- ajays 16y agoHe is not being critical of Islam; he's being biased against all followers of Islam. He is saying that a Muslim cannot be an impartial jury member at a trial for a Jew. For the record: I think all religions suck (some more than others).