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Persecuting? That's a big stretch.
by rndgermandude 6y ago
Persecuting? That's a big stretch.
- nsxwolf 6y agoForcing people to either violate their beliefs or become vegetarians over some fussy, ultramodern fixation on animal rights? Seems close to persecution to me.
- bosswipe 6y agoWhat about the beliefs of the people that see animals as fellow beings that deserve compassion and respect?
- sokoloff 6y agoThose people should certainly be free to act in accordance with their beliefs, too.
- Griffinsauce 6y agoUsing the word "fussy" while we are talking about literally getting killed is an interesting choice of words, considering the injustice both sides get. The difference here is between beliefs on one side and physical pain and abuse on the other. You only let the beliefs take precedence when you consider humans to be above animals. This is a vicious cycle of religious dogma.
- rndgermandude 6y agoI see no problem in challenging cultural/religious norms and traditions if the argument is made in good faith, and I have no reason to believe the poster was acting from a position of bad faith. We can then decide if the argument is sound and we agree with it, or disagree with it. There are plenty of such customs and norms I disagree with myself, for example the catholic ban on divorce (at least they do not excommunicate divorcees anymore; banned in the Philippines for anybody except Muslims), their ban on contraceptives in particular condoms (see: HIV), their ban of abortions ([1]) or their stance on gay rights. I think I have good reasons to disagree and that every example I listed has real world implications negatively affecting people and not just because they chose to follow Catholic norms. Do I feel I am persecuting the Catholic Church? No. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar