Jan 12th, 2006, 06:56 PM
I am guessing you include me in your "some people", even though it isn't true. I have no problem with the 700 Club existing. I think that it is a waste of airtime and generally mindless television (as in I would rather watch O'Reilley), but as you said, my remote works just fine, and I can switch it over to whatever I would like.
Also, you have also probably included me in the "some people" that feel they are being encroached upon. Again, you are wrong. I have many Christian friends with whom I debate philosophy/ sociology/ religion/politics/ news/ etc. with all the time, and for the most part, it stays civil. The one and only time it ever got past the point of not being civil was with this one Catholic girl (I say this not to say this is all Catholics, but to point out that there are people that I debate with from all brands of Christianity) that decided halfway into the debate to take the inarguable path of "We'll see who'se right". Aside from that, all my debates are calm, civil, and generally friendly, even to people who flat out tell me that I am going to hell.
So, yeah, it isn't that I have no respect for Christians, it is that I have no respect for Christians who decide that I am nothing more than another number to add to their list of "believers". It is when I am treated as less than a person than they are that I get pissed off. You, Kevin, are not guilty of this, and I thank you. And I will try and stop using the phrase "most Christians", but maybe it would be good to remember that I may be using it because I have been on the recieving end of the "mostly" arguments in the past, having gone to Catholic schools and vocally never believed it.
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