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Which ones are examples of bigotry?
Can someone please fix the spelling in the question? Thank you.
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
Substitute any other law, say tax rate cuts for the rich, and see if the question of bigotry still makes sense. One can oppose a policy or law for many reasons; perhaps one wants marriage options to include polygamy or they oppose the state making any person receive different rights than others based on a special state granted relationship status. There can be many reasons to oppose a policy, law or idea that do not fit the definition of bigotry.
Yeah, you said it better than I did. I used the example of duck hunters but when applying it to politics or a law, it's the same thing. I think we overuse "bigotry" and that's wrong. People have reasons to oppose (insert something here), and their reasons may be unpopular, but that doesn't make them bigots by the definition of the word that I always knew.
People are stubborn on both sides of an issue, too.
If it isn't necessarily bigotry, you have to give people the benefit of the doubt.Well, first we have to define bigotry: Bigotry | Define Bigotry at Dictionary.com
So what we can see from that is that people can oppose SSM for bigoted reasons, or for reasons that are not bigoted. Opposition to SSM itself is not bigotry. So your poll question is unanswerable.
In a free country, on issues of sexual morality, each individual should be free to believe as they wish as long as those beliefs don't involving harming others, unless they want to be harmed in a friendly sort of way.
If it isn't necessarily bigotry, you have to give people the benefit of the doubt.
In a free country, on issues of sexual morality, each individual should be free to believe as they wish as long as those beliefs don't involving harming others,
It depends on why they oppose it. If its because they see gays and lesbians as deviants, then yeah its bigotry.
It depends on why they oppose it. If its because they see gays and lesbians as deviants, then yeah its bigotry.
One of those unpopular points I have made rather repeatedly is that calling people bigots for opposing SSM is not helpful. Not only is it not necessarily true(and there is no way to know usually if it is true), not only does it overuse and abuse the term(much like racist/anti-semite are so badly overused), but insulting the people you are trying to sway with your arguments does not usually work.
when you mean harmed, ...you also mean forcing your ideas,a way of life on another person dont you........i am sure you do, but i just thought i would pose the question any way.
No, if someone enjoys a gentile spanking, who am I to stand in the way?
Well, didn't expect to see someone supporting bigotry.
I don't think that someone following their religious opinions with respect to marriage is bigotry. I think forcing someone else's views about marriage on those with religious objections violates the separation of church and state and approaches fascism. I think the state has the power and responsibility to define marriage but individuals should have the ability to set their own moral standards. I don't think Christian bakers should be forced to bake cakes for gay weddings or photographers be forced to photograph occasions they morally object to. That's a far cry from the power of the state.
In a free country, on issues of sexual morality, each individual should be free to believe as they wish as long as those beliefs don't involving harming others,
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