Seriously - why the mocking of the Co-exist sticker? (Page 2)

And I would also statethat neither of those two have as large of a group that has the passion to "promote" their belief that most other religions do.

alltom1 - 2012-08-08 8:19 PM

DanielG - 2012-08-08 7:25 PM Most of the religion coexist stickers where I live are on holier than thou prius or honda hybrids with people who do 5 under the limit in the left lane then start driving echelon right so no one can pass and will flip you off if you even consider passing them. Buddy has this one, though: (edit) Let's try it less than thousand point font

Yeah, saw this bumper sticker in another COJ thread and thought it was pretty lame the first time. Sort of 'passive-aggressive, I need to tell the world my guns and I might open fire because your fuel efficient car offends me for some reason.' Nice.

Oh, btw this sticker has nothing to do with what you mention.  There are huge camps, almost like religions, when it comes to gun brands.  I'm a Springfield guy and almost all of my handguns are Springfield's.  I make fun of Glock guys because I don't like them.  It's the same thing as religions bagging on each other.  So somebody just took the Coexist sticker about religions and transposed it onto gun brands.  Much in the way the Operating Systems one I posted earlier.  So, it's not passive aggressive at all and has absolutely nothing to do with fuel efficient cars.  

Which ship is the fifth one?

In actuality, MOST people in the US subscribe to one or another version of Christianity. Which ends up having an impact on all those who are not christian. Perfect recent example: my daughter's roommate was recently hospitalized. Although she is jewish, the hospital pastor came by to "see if she needed anything" from a religious POV. In other words, the assumption is that people's default religion is christian. How hard would it be to have someone ask what her religious preference was? (And this is in the DC area, where there are plenty of rabbis). If you don't have a problem with this, imagine if in the hospital, an Imam came by to see if you wanted to pray with him. Still OK with it? How about a Brahmin from the local Hindu temple, asking if you wanting to have him make an offering to Vishnu? Or a coven leader, offering to burn incense to the Goddess on your behalf?

As someone who was raised jewish, I have always felt this assumption in the US acutely. It has always bothered me. And so organizations that try to get the government to follow the expressly stated constitutional expectation that government do nothing to endorse a religion get a big thumbs up from me.

Good for you, being a member of the majority and magnanimously accepting the offerings of others. When I was in Nepal, I had my forehead dabbed by the sadhus, and in Tibet, had blessings from the monks. But here in the US, it rankles me that in a country that has no official religions, the underlying assumption is that I am christian. I recall going to a job interview in a southern state to become director of a program. While being shown around the town, shown the sights, the biggest bragging point was the high concentration of churches in the area. Good for them being proud of their town, but sorry, no one even asked me if I am a christian, let alone a church-goer. 

As for taking things in the "spirit in which they are intended", I am still affected by people I knew in high school and college, who upon learning I was not christian, proclaimed that they were going to "pray for me" - in essence telling me that they believed that my personal beliefs were somehow less valid than theirs. This is no different to me than mormons retroactively "converting" people, including those who died in the Holocaust due to their beliefs.

What do you mean by that?

If your insecure in yourself and your faith, it will bother you. If you're not, it won't. My favorite city is Jerusalem, not just because I'm Jewish, but because of the multitude of cultures, people, foods, and architecture. Stepping inside the Dome of the Rock or the Church of Mary Magdalene does not diminish my faith in any way, and they are to be treated with respect.

I am not a church goer, but I really think this is how I would react!!!!  Do I know this for a fact no. 

I have been a member of the LDS religion and have given blessings to members and to non-members as requested by their families and approved by the person.  I would think anyone, especially someone like DanielG that has been in a life ending situation, would be greatful of any religion helping or doing their very best to help you .

I am not an emoticon type of person, but under his post there should be a lot of applause going on.  That is COEXIST.

Ask anyone who believes this question. I actually find this a very ironic question.

Hater gona hate.

I'm not a player I just crush a lot.

You drunk?  So-called Christian leaders in the US were talking about striking back at Islam with Iraq and the other Muslims  after 9/11.  A de facto holy war since they believe America is a Christian nation and don't think they didn't have HUGE influence under the previous administration.

Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! Fark me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

Thats what I get for answering a post before coffee  

I'm glad you cleared that up - I thought it was a light sabre and that the Star Wars faction had more representation than the others, thus suppressing them.

twomarks

I think it's funny that one person is accusing me of finding insults wherever I look, while another takes insult and accuses me of "suppressing his beliefs".

If you don't see the problem of calling your PUBLIC school party a "Christmas party", then you are part of the problem. I agree, banning an american flag t-shirt is stupid. (Although, if you are old enough, there was a time that having the flag on clothing was seen as disrespectful, since clothes are not treated with the dignity the flag requires. I am old, I remember). But the former is the imposition of a belief system on others, while the latter is not. Unless it is being done in the context of inflamed racial tensions. In which case, it is no different than banning the wearing of gang "colors" in the HS. Why are you suppressing my support of the Crips?

Check out a few versus from the OT.  Not entirely true. 

Since I'm the Rodney King that started this riot, I have to say "can't we all just get along?"

And apparently the answer is.... no.