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In reply to the discussion: If you have a strong moral objection to criticizing, satirizing or mocking deeply held beliefs [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)speak in our favor. They seek to paint pro gay sentiment as 'blasphemy and racism' because they despise LGBT people. The very same lot who is affecting great 'offense' about cartoons about a religion they do not profess employ plenty of extreme rhetoric around their own issues. They do not hesitate to paint entire groups of people in a negative light, ever.
The folks who spent years telling LGBT people to endure all insults and not 'want a pony' who then declare that some other group must never be criticized AND declare that perhaps criticism of that group does excuse violence are employing a double standard that indicates a total contempt for LGBT people.
People who have defended anti gay rhetoric out of various religious figures, out of Rick Warren (who attacked gay people in vile terms days before all of this Party cheered for him and prayed with him, our new President called the hate speaker 'brother') and the rest of them who now declare that is is always just wrong and terrible to use any form of critical language about others are homophobes and hypocrites.
Because they say we must accept denigrating language out of religion, but religion must never be subjected to the same treatment it gives to others. Because they can find no empathy for insulted gay people but they have floods of empathy for stone cold murderers who claim to be religious.
It's just contempt for LGBT people, pure and simple.