The older I get, the more I think no. I’m not talking about being respectful of people for following that religion, but rather being respectful of the system of beliefs in and of itself. I.e. I don’t think it would be ok to call someone a “dirty-ass Christian”, but I think it would be okay to say “Christianity is a dirty-ass religion.” I especially think this about religions that aren’t respectful to me. If THEY’RE not respectful, why should I be respectful back? If your religion encourages trying to convert me or bother me, insults my way of living or insults my identity, why shouldn’t I also be rude in regard to your religion?
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The older I get, the more I think no. I’m not talking about being respectful of people for following that religion, but rather being respectful of the system of beliefs in and of itself. I.e. I don’t think it would be ok to call someone a “dirty-ass Christian”, but I think it would be okay to say “Christianity is a dirty-ass religion.” I especially think this about religions that aren’t respectful to me. If THEY’RE not respectful, why should I be respectful back? If your religion encourages trying to convert me or bother me, insults my way of living or insults my identity, why shouldn’t I also be rude in regard to your religion?
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Well, you shouldn’t go out of your way to be an a-hole if no one’s bothering you. That seems like an appropriate amount of respect to start out with. But no one should get special treatment just because they said “I believe.” And it is special treatment that the Republicans want for having their beliefs. In their own words, they don’t think we can have freedom from their religion.
As long as they’re respectful to me and my beliefs I respect them and theirs. Once they aren’t, it’s fair game if I want to be disrespectful towards theirs.
I respect people’s right to believe whatever they want.
But if they want me to respect those beliefs, they need to have beliefs that are respectable. I can respect the Christianity, the Islam, and the Judaism that wants to help people. But I cannot respect the religions when they are used as a mechanism of control.
That’s up to the individual. I don’t respect religion itself, because it just opens the gateway of normalizing repeating a statement with no evidence to back it, until you think it’s true.
We don’t take people seriously when they make any other claims without evidence; and we certainly don’t accept acting on said statements/beliefs when you don’t even know if it’s true. A lot of people don’t extend that to religion, but I do. And I always will.
Like you said, I’m not gonna sit there and go out taunting said people. That has never worked to convince somebody that they’re wrong; if anything, it just reinforces their beliefs. But, I’m not gonna be okay with something just because it’s been normalized for so long.
I think the ‘respect’ would only apply to people. Disliking and criticising certain religions, especially Abrahamic ones (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.), are almost warranted. I think religions like Buddhism are actually positive. I’m not sure about the other couple thousand religions, though.
I never have been. Conservatives have a point when they talk about how hypocritical are liberals can be when discussing Christianity vs. Islam supporters etc.
I will happily criticize them both. All of them. I come from an era of edgy internet atheism.
Freedom of belief is good, because otherwise is thought crime.
Religious privileges and exemptions need to be abolished.
I will not go out of my way to respect a religion, as long as they do not prolytesize, legislate their way into the broader society, drain public funding to build their sites of worship and deprive people of our civil rights, including right of marriage and work etc., I am cool with religious people in their own personal affairs.
I am respectful of any ideology that has full queer equality, gender equality, racial equality, and bodily autonomy
Yes and no, you should respect other people, and if thier religion is part of thier identity dont disrepect it. I think you will get a lot of the same response, so long as your beliefs don’t impact my way of life or my beliefs, my beliefs won’t impact your way of life or your beliefs. Though people follow the same religion thier interpretation of what is right based on thier beliefs might differ.
Gay marriage is a good example, Canada supports gay marriage if you don’t support gay marriage and use your religion as the excuse, I dont repect you. If your religion does not respect my beliefs then why should I respect your religion’s beliefs?
Live and let live.
I don’t care what people privately believe in but don’t try to make your religion mandatory for others to practice and especially keep it the hell out of the government