tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post411911350317176091..comments2023-10-20T10:57:03.816+01:00Comments on Peculiar Times: Some Days It Saves Time Just to Hate EverybodyPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-60401619834443399492010-04-16T09:19:17.818+01:002010-04-16T09:19:17.818+01:00'You mean you're deliberately choosing to ...'You mean you're deliberately choosing to go against the community standards of the wider world, in a rackety old church?'<br /><br />'Why not? After all, that's how it all started.'SKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-14031491843648931552010-04-15T18:42:52.942+01:002010-04-15T18:42:52.942+01:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8623438.stm<br /><br />Interesting case here. <br /><br />We're at a point where Something Needs To Be Done, but you don't have to dig very deep to see that what the church wants here is the right to be homophobic. <br /><br />What's to be done? All branches of the Christian faith seem to be backing themselves into a positionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-52709540387209338022010-04-12T11:09:38.231+01:002010-04-12T11:09:38.231+01:00Did I not make clear I wasn't talking about th...Did I not make clear I wasn't talking about that particular case?<br /><br />Did I also not make clear that I was using the actual meaning of the word 'secular', and that I don't have much truck with 'codewords'?<br /><br />I thought I had, but perhaps I hadn't.SKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-18330411344356748682010-04-12T06:18:00.252+01:002010-04-12T06:18:00.252+01:00Anonymous: you've said nothing I disagree with...Anonymous: you've said nothing I disagree with except "invariably". But if you're going to be confrontational towards another commenter, can you at least be Pseudonymous so it's clear who's being argued with? Thanks...Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-32048863995919467482010-04-12T00:22:12.693+01:002010-04-12T00:22:12.693+01:00"do you really think there's not a genera..."do you really think there's not a general trend towards secularism"<br /><br />I think there's a general trend of some religious activists claiming rights above and beyond those enjoyed by everyone else.<br /><br />The BA crucifix case was ineptly handled by BA, but no-one was allowed to wear necklaces, it was the exact opposite of discrimination. And, for that matter, since Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-38112391966974961132010-04-08T10:24:43.076+01:002010-04-08T10:24:43.076+01:00the private sphere being where such matters belong...<i>the private sphere being where such matters belong</i><br /><br />That is one of the premises of the secular movement, yes, so if you agree with the movement it's to be expected you'd agree with that.SKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-70523093030919612202010-04-07T22:59:26.004+01:002010-04-07T22:59:26.004+01:00> there's [...] a general trend [...] towar...> <i>there's</i> [...] <i>a general trend</i> [...] <i>towards secularism which inevitably involves restricting religious observance (both ritual and conscience) to the private sphere</i><br /><br />Well, I agree with that bit. I'd see said trend as largely a good thing, the private sphere being where such matters belong.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-50487503394735616302010-04-06T11:35:29.428+01:002010-04-06T11:35:29.428+01:00While 'discrimination' might be too strong...While 'discrimination' might be too strong a word for not being allowed to wear a cross, do you really think there's not a general trend (not an organised movement, but a general trend) towards secularism which inevitably involves restricting religious observance (both ritual and conscience) to the private sphere, in order to strengthen the idea (or, if we don't mince words, the &SKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-63045239367884578712010-03-31T17:32:49.456+01:002010-03-31T17:32:49.456+01:00It's hard not to appear silly when it comes to...It's hard not to appear silly when it comes to religion, whether you believe something or not. Is it possible to be neither end of the spectrum or in between? Are there ways to transcend the binaries?jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-41745557778172435802010-03-28T18:33:57.811+01:002010-03-28T18:33:57.811+01:00Nicely put. You're still a delusional silly pe...Nicely put. You're still a delusional silly person, but nicely put. :)0tralalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818587472660040921noreply@blogger.com