06-26-2004, 05:32 AM
I'm plenty light here. 
As far as religion goes, I am a combination of Atheist, Christian, and Pagan, as well as none of them at the same time (I follow the word of Christ [hence Christian], yet I do not believe in God [hence Atheist], and I revere nature as the supreme force of this universe [hence Pagan]). I just think that some people are forgetting that we all agreed to drop it some time ago and never bring up the "old problems" again...but that aside...tolerance is about accepting the fact that others have their own beliefs. Getting upset is human nature, unfortunately...and it is difficult to not get upset when someone's insulted your religion in an overwhelming show of intolerance. It's got nothing to do with being anti-religious or anti-atheist...it's got everything to do with being ignorant.
As far as religion goes, I am a combination of Atheist, Christian, and Pagan, as well as none of them at the same time (I follow the word of Christ [hence Christian], yet I do not believe in God [hence Atheist], and I revere nature as the supreme force of this universe [hence Pagan]). I just think that some people are forgetting that we all agreed to drop it some time ago and never bring up the "old problems" again...but that aside...tolerance is about accepting the fact that others have their own beliefs. Getting upset is human nature, unfortunately...and it is difficult to not get upset when someone's insulted your religion in an overwhelming show of intolerance. It's got nothing to do with being anti-religious or anti-atheist...it's got everything to do with being ignorant.
I'd knock on wood, but my desk is particle board.