11-24-2006, 03:20 PM
Blight Wrote:You know, you can not like the way someone thinks or think their beliefs are stupid, irrational or whatever but before you decide that their religion is worth no respect remember that you are saying the person is not worth any respect either. Why would you do that in such a broad manner?
No what I said is that I would not respect somebody JUST because they are devoutly religious. It's not something I see as deserving of it just because you should. I didn't say I disrespected them nor did I say they have no right to be religious. Not respecting something and disrespecting something are two different things. I would respect someone for the great things they have done in their life time not because they are religious. You said "give respect to those who really are Christians and have the force of will to strictly follow the beliefs". That is something I don't think deserves respect as it doesn't actually mean anything. If the person devoted their life to helping others and being productive then I would respect that but that has nothing to do with religion.