Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
This is the core of the problem, thir. For so many years - centuries! - religious groups have been living in a state of privilege, allowed to do things that others could not.

Only because the "leaders" of any given state promoted a particular religion above the others.


Now, when we are beginning to push back, and telling them that they are no better than anyone else, they scream they are being persecuted.

Coughs...thats pretty much been happening in one form or another since written history and is nothing new.

To these people, NOT being allowed to persecute gays, women, atheists, other religions, etc., is considered persecution!

Just like not being able to piss all over all religions is persecution too an atheist? Oh how the pot doth love to call the kettle black huh?

It's time that religions were relegated to the churches where they belong and no longer given special privileges. That's happening in many places, already. But it isn't happening easily, nor fast enough. Churches should be subject to the laws of the land, and not making those laws.
They like any other group here the United States however is legally allowed to express their freedom of speech. You cant have it both ways Thorne. You can't tell religions too shut up while still allowing atheism (or any other group polity) a voice. We either have freedom of speech or we do not, there is no middle ground.