How far should our lack of respect for religion go?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Plus, as we all know, every single member of every single religion likes to bugger little boys.

When I was shooting people for a living I concentrated on the dangerous one, i.e., the ones who could/would fight.

[amused]

Plus, as we all know, every single member of every single religion likes to bugger little boys.

NAMBLA is a religion?

National Association of Marlon Brando Look Alikes? Sure, why not?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Well, unless you posit that there was a case of parallel fashion evolution and that the two kinds of uniform have to be DNA tested to be differenciated, I'd say there's strong evidence for a close and recent common ancestor, or direct descent.

Nah, that's just the English insistence on feeling important. It's cool, you go on ahead.

[JimC]

Robert S wrote:

Almost as bad as a teacher in a public school criticizing the school board. Or even worse, a teacher criticizing the parents for not spending time at home helping their kids learn. They take money from the parents in the form of taxes, so they have no right to complain about anything the parents do.

Jim, I've been meaning to ask you: Do you use the biblical value of pi, or some pagan or secular humanist value?

Apparently, someone whose posts I ignore has been nattering on about an "ethical dilemma"...

It's certainly not that, although it is a little weird and uncomfortable at times. I don't challenge their woo (at least to the kids - but most of them are quietly non-religious anyway), and they don't tell me how to teach evolution or quadratic equations. I do bring up the pathetic record of the church with regard to dealing with sex offenders in its priestly ranks, but most staff are equally critical of that anyway...
I suppose I'm still there because of a sort of personal inertia, but, woo aside, the general teaching practices of the school are sound, and I get along well with other staff. I'm too old and set in my ways to start teaching somewhere else, especially since I've finally conned my way into the perfect teaching load...

[Traveler]

Facebook is kind of a funny beast. Although my immediate family members are all secular, most of my extended family are very religious, some of them evangelical, young earth creationists. Bleh. Anyway, I posted something atheist on my wall and a cousin started pissing his religious crap all over it. I debated myself for a day or two and decided to let it go, but I unfriended him (he never posts anything but religious tripe anyway). Now, if it had been an in-person confrontation, I'd have handled it completely differently. I'd have engaged him in a one-on-one debate. But FB is just for fun, its my page, and I felt he'd intruded in a rude and offensive way. So, when other cousins post their religious twaddle on their own wall I don't argue with them. I figure its their wall, its kind of like their living room. I'm going to respect it as their space. Now, if they post something on MY wall, its another story all together. And I will respond. I remain polite but firm in my disagreement with them.

Occasionally I cheat a little and email my brother to back me up so I don't feel outnumbered.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

You call Ratz if you need verbal violence done, ya hear? We got some right smart brains here.

And I hang around too.

[fretmeister]

You call Ratz if you need verbal violence done, ya hear? We got some right smart brains here.

And I hang around too.

This!

Alwyas nice to find a new chew toy.

[Traveler]

You call Ratz if you need verbal violence done, ya hear? We got some right smart brains here.

And I hang around too.

Woot! Facebook posse ... let's ride!!!

[Brian Peacock]

Join the Rationalia group for back-up.

[Bella Fortuna]

Join the Rationalia group for back-up.

We go to bat for our own.

[maiforpeace]

Facebook is kind of a funny beast. Although my immediate family members are all secular, most of my extended family are very religious, some of them evangelical, young earth creationists. Bleh. Anyway, I posted something atheist on my wall and a cousin started pissing his religious crap all over it. I debated myself for a day or two and decided to let it go, but I unfriended him (he never posts anything but religious tripe anyway). Now, if it had been an in-person confrontation, I'd have handled it completely differently. I'd have engaged him in a one-on-one debate. But FB is just for fun, its my page, and I felt he'd intruded in a rude and offensive way. So, when other cousins post their religious twaddle on their own wall I don't argue with them. I figure its their wall, its kind of like their living room. I'm going to respect it as their space. Now, if they post something on MY wall, its another story all together. And I will respond. I remain polite but firm in my disagreement with them.

Occasionally I cheat a little and email my brother to back me up so I don't feel outnumbered.

Yea, I totally agree with you about your Facebook page being like your own living room.

I think some people just think boundaries go out the window on the Internet. For that reason the defriending tool is quite handy.

[Traveler]

Join the Rationalia group for back-up.

Do you have a link? I can't find it.

[Bella Fortuna]

It's a secret group. You have to be invited... happy to if we know who you are (PM if you'd rather)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Join the Rationalia group for back-up.

We go to bat for our own.

And we can bitch there when Pappa screws up the form software are technical difficulties with the server.

[Bella Fortuna]

Wasn't that why it was created?