On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 09:15:23PM -0400, Alex Nixon wrote: > That is in part why I'm not threatened by anyone's religion. The other > part is that I don't give a rat's ass about other people's beliefs, as long > as they don't get pissy with me over them. A fine attitude. But then beliefs enter politics. I haven't been discriminated against for lack of religion either, but I watch the news. Muslim riots in Nigeria against Miss World, Orthodox Zionists in Israel nattering about Judea and Samaria, evangelicals in the US supporting them because they think it's a sign of the Apocalypse (which they want), plus of course the basic reproductive-rights-of-women debates, and stem cells. > I feel we will have to disagree on the other two issues. The first is > because I truly do feel that, at least in the majority of the Western > World, there is a place in the society for each and every belief structure. Only if some of those belief structures aren't acted upon. "You can exist, as long as you're irrelevant." -xx- Damien X-)