DU relentlessly mocks those whose ideas we disagree with

[whathehell]

45. There are a couple of things in your analogy with which I'd take issue.

1. There are very FEW, if any, fans of Ronald Reagan or his political views.
on DU. In contrast, there is a considerable number of DUers who are NOT
atheists and who adhere to some religion.

2. I find it a bit disingenuous to label religion as an "ideology"...Many adherents to a given religion don't accept all of it's teachings. An overwhelming number of American Catholics, for instance, reject the pope's doctrine on birth control. As the group's name tells you, Catholics For Choice does the same with abortion. That being said, they still identify as Catholics.

I view religion, or the lack of such, for that matter, as more a personal thing, which, if it doesn't conflict with one's progressive values, is no one's business.

Another problem with ridiculing religion, on this board, at least, is that the mocking
is HIGHLY selective.

Mockers frequently try to defend themselves by saying they are against ALL religions. Funny thing about that, but I have YET to see anyone mock Judaism, for instance, and if anyone DARES criticize, let alone "mock" Islam, they will be ferociously set upon and berated mightily for their "cultural insensitivity". I have seen it time and again and these are often the SAME people who will viciously mock any and every aspect of Christianity.

The truth is, there really is only ONE religion on DU that appears to be "fair game"
and that's Christianity, even that which is NOT of the Evangelical persuasion.

So you see there's a LOT of bias and hypocrisy regarding the subject here.