There IS a War on Christianity

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92. No one is under the obligation to respect the beliefs of others.

Do you respect the political beliefs of Mitch McConnell? I doubt it.

We are under the obligation to respect the *right* of people to hold whatever beliefs they will. You can believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Jesus or supply side economics. That doesn't mean that I have to respect any of those beliefs, even as I defend your right to hold them.

As far as respecting the beliefs of others as long as they exhibit a "do unto others" quality, well, that's a judgement call on your part, is it not? Ergo, it's subjective, which means that it's an inadequate and inappropriate measure to use in such an evaluation. Better to stick with the objective, which is to grant the right to hold the belief without considering anything about the value of the belief and leave the level of "respect" at that.

BTW - in all the years of reading your essays on DU, this is the first time I can recall my disagreeing with your basic premise.