re: #653 ggt

I think what frustrates me most about the Religious Whackos is that such simple commandments —I mean it could be any plainer:

have to be qualifed and rationalized. First they objectify people and decide to whom that actually applies. Anyone not exactly like them is ruled out, by some strangled interpretation of scripture.

It’s not just deciding to whom it applies. I’ve had many a religious conversation with literal fundies. One time I accidentally stumbled across a really religious right wing forum and posted something which I thought was pretty bland before I knew where I was. Got jumped on and ended up diving right in.
The number one response I got when I referenced that passage was something along the lines of “Well is I was mistaken as you I would WANT someone like me to tell me the truth even if it was harsh and brutal”. So in their minds they are treating people how they would want to be treated. If they were on the road to hell they would sure want to be set straight.

Another typical response to say something like expressing love and tolerance to homosexuals was “Who do you think you are? You’re trying to be more loving then God. That’s blashphemous.”

Figure that one out…..