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Hank Rogers[_2_]

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> On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:27:07 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:39:40 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:55:56 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2018-07-14 10:24 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 07:08:59 +0100, S Viemeister
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/14/2018 5:12 AM, graham wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2018-07-13 8:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Friday, July 13, 2018 at 3:10:45 PM UTC-10, graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In respecting a person, one doesn't have to respect his/her beliefs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't consider a person's religion or lack of religion to be any
>>>>>>>> kind of problem. Conflict arises when people have no respect for each
>>>>>>>> other's beliefs. Of course, that's merely my belief.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let me put it another way. One can respect a person's right to hold
>>>>>>> religious beliefs. You don't have to respect (or admire) those beliefs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>
>>>>> those are fine words. How do we show that respect when we don't
>>>>> respect the beliefs?
>>>>>
>>>> It depends on that person. I have dear friends who are deeply believing
>>>> Anglicans and are good people in every respect. Their beliefs are
>>>> nonsense. Similarly, another friend attends a fundamentalist church but
>>>> never talks about it and again, is a good person whom I trust (which is
>>>> more than I can say about many xtians).
>>>> They all have a fundamental right to hold those beliefs as long as they
>>>> don't try and force them on others - and these fine people don't.
>>>
>>> I have similar friends but of course, they would have to be like that,
>>> if they enjoyed preaching, they wouldn't be my friends I also have
>>> Muslim/Buddhist friends, same thing.
>>
>> of the millions of people on this globe with a religious faith of some
>> sort, most don't try to force that belief on anyone else.
>
> No, the few just make it mighty difficult for the many.
>

There are more than a few! If you ever visit the buybull belt, you'll be
proselytized constantly.