Reply To: Reeling from Christian friend's bigotry

[Davis]

@SteveInCo

Some theists like to set up the debate in a way in which it is next to impossible to criticise religion (more importantly their religion) and their institutions.

Resident theists have recently used the following technique:

If you quote their particularily foul lines in their scriptures in addition to pointing out contradictions, extremely questionable wisdom or commandments or in any way to evaluate their faith…you are a fundamentalist.

If you judge their history as an institution (their history of grievous crimes) you are only focussing on the negative. You are a fundamentalist.

If you ask them direct and clear questions…you are demanding too much. Desiring a definitive set of moral laws (even a few basic ones) from those who profess that only their sense of morality is valid…is way beyond a reasonable request. You are a fundamentalist.

Pointing out chronic problems of predatory priests raping children or gay priests having night long sex parties…is betraying a sexual or pornographic obsession. You are a fundamentalist.

Asking clear questions and expecting remotely clear answers is unfair. Religion is just a concept after all. Repeating the question ad infinitum…makes you…guess? A funda-fu**ing-mentalist.

If you point out the circus of insane activity amongst their members…you are a fundamentalist.

If you point out something that makes their church look bad…in every case you are only referring to the great masses who don’t really understand the religion as it is meant to be. What is that? Asking that question is unreasonable and that makes you a fundamentalist.