Re: Freedom of speech? ... Or a serial pest?
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:08 pm
Psyber wrote:Religion can be handled civilly.
I have a close friend who is a practising Christian, and while we were discussing some social/philosophical issues over coffee the other day he kept stopping to put it into non-religious terms. I appreciated his making the effort to do that, and took the pressure off him by suggesting he could use the religious terms and I'd interpret them more broadly for myself. That made it easier for both of us.
The Sleeping Giant wrote:Not sure fc2. Why can't the LNP allow gay marriage in the act? Is it because of their Christian values?
The Sleeping Giant wrote:Not sure fc2. Why can't the LNP allow gay marriage in the act? Is it because of their Christian values?
bennymacca wrote:So if it is not their religious values (at least a vocal and powerful minority but maybe a majority) then why does LNP oppose gay marriage?
All I have heard is it will erode family values and the notion of family which is man and woman, which is code for religious values
bennymacca wrote:A lot of those "Christian values" align strongly with "being a good person" except for these cases where it is specifically the opposite of that. Equating stealing to homosexuality implies you think it is wrong but you should learn to live with it rather than being accepting of it
GWW wrote:What a surprise he'd get involved here.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertain ... 6840096777
bennymacca wrote:So if it is not their religious values (at least a vocal and powerful minority but maybe a majority) then why does LNP oppose gay marriage?
All I have heard is it will erode family values and the notion of family which is man and woman, which is code for religious values
Dogwatcher wrote:I really think people are missing the point with 'Come heckle Christ'.
The man was heckled, he carried a burden. His dying day was spent being heckled, spat upon, etc as he carried a cross and then was hung from it.
In some ways, it's a modern re-enactment. In other ways, at a deeper level, this show could make people realise what Jesus experienced on that fateful day as the mob closed in on him. Could we handle it? Would we have been involved? How would we have acted?
I think the protestors have been stupid enough to draw attention to his show, but they have also missed the chance to go inside and ask serious questions of the man - questions that may have got their point across without looking like Corenloup - a douche.
bennymacca wrote:None of those conservatives will switch sides even if they vote to do the right thing. The fact they tony Abbott is effectively looking her sister in the eye and saying fk you I am better than you is deplorable