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29 Jul 2012 19:31 #11
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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No, they don't have to accept her beliefs, but they do need to treat her with respect - she didn't do anything to them by being an atheist and does not deserve to be harassed for that, it's her own personal choice and does not affect them in any way, shape, or form.
She also has no control over what school she has to attend so why does that give those students the right to be mean and nasty to her? When these students graduate into the real world, they are going to be surrounded by atheists, and many others who are very different from themselves - does that give them the right to be disrespectful then as well, because they exist at their place of work, or college, or just on the same planet? Who is the better person here: the atheist who is just trying to get through school without being harassed or having to conform to what everyone else believes to stop the harassment, or the students who are abusing someone just because of their personal belief that doesn't hurt them in any way?
She also has no control over what school she has to attend so why does that give those students the right to be mean and nasty to her? When these students graduate into the real world, they are going to be surrounded by atheists, and many others who are very different from themselves - does that give them the right to be disrespectful then as well, because they exist at their place of work, or college, or just on the same planet? Who is the better person here: the atheist who is just trying to get through school without being harassed or having to conform to what everyone else believes to stop the harassment, or the students who are abusing someone just because of their personal belief that doesn't hurt them in any way?
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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29 Jul 2012 19:39 #12
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And now we come to the crux of what Republicans don't like: people who want to be different and who march to a different drummer.
Why won't they conform???
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Arlen wrote: They want to be different so let them be different is many ways, including spelling.
And now we come to the crux of what Republicans don't like: people who want to be different and who march to a different drummer.
Why won't they conform???
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29 Jul 2012 20:57 #13
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I believe that there is an agenda here by the parents. That is evil to have their daughter suffer for some political agenda of the parents.
The children have the right to be insensitive. There is no guarantee that a child is born into Utopia. This is the real world and it can get pretty nasty. The parents should realize this and protect their daughter. They are at fault.
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You totally ignore that the parents are responsible for the welfare of their children. They have chosen to put her into a potentially hostile environment. They are displaying very unloving behavior.Science Chic wrote: No, they don't have to accept her beliefs, but they do need to treat her with respect - she didn't do anything to them by being an atheist and does not deserve to be harassed for that, it's her own personal choice and does not affect them in any way, shape, or form.
She also has no control over what school she has to attend so why does that give those students the right to be mean and nasty to her? When these students graduate into the real world, they are going to be surrounded by atheists, and many others who are very different from themselves - does that give them the right to be disrespectful then as well, because they exist at their place of work, or college, or just on the same planet? Who is the better person here: the atheist who is just trying to get through school without being harassed or having to conform to what everyone else believes to stop the harassment, or the students who are abusing someone just because of their personal belief that doesn't hurt them in any way?
I believe that there is an agenda here by the parents. That is evil to have their daughter suffer for some political agenda of the parents.
The children have the right to be insensitive. There is no guarantee that a child is born into Utopia. This is the real world and it can get pretty nasty. The parents should realize this and protect their daughter. They are at fault.
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