Religion
In reply to the discussion: Does anyone here think there is too much religious entitlement here on DU? [View all]cbayer
(146,218 posts)The claim is that there is significant religious privilege here. I do not believe that is true. As I have been told over and over and over again, the burden of proof is on those making the claim, because proving a negative is impossible.
BTW, I don't completely by that meme, but it's used here frequently.
Religious ideas are not different than non-religious ideas, but they are protected both by our constitution and the standards of this site. Do you think they should not be afforded such protection?
It's not a privilege to hold beliefs that are unsupported by evidence and unless someone is making an assertion of certainty, there is not reason that they should have to prove anything to you or anyone else.
You don't like the rules of the site? Take it up with the administrators. I would love to see you make the case that we should be able to express our prejudices and sometimes outright bigotry towards those with religious beliefs. And don't' forget this - if that rules changes then it would be fair game to attack people for their lack of beliefs also.
Is that what you want?