I respect people and their beliefs as long as they respect other people and theirs.
I don't have time for people who use force to make others believe in their god. I didn't put up with Christianity being forced down my throat in primary school, and that stance won't change, however; if people want to politely talk about it, I won't shut them down.
Use that intelligence to talk about your point of view. If they don't want to change their mind, how is that insulting? For some people, the belief in god/s is a comfort in this shitty world that helps them get through the day. I have no problem with that.
Respect is a reservoir. It fills slowly, and when the damn breaks, it empties all at once. Once that happens, it doesn't fill up again until the damn is repaired.
A man can believe whatever he wants, but when he spouts off some racist bullshit, suddenly all of the redirect for his beliefs fades away too. Everything he said before is tainted, and I've no reason to respect any of it.
Why? We don't have to be EEO about religious mockery. No obligation at all that every religions get yelled at exactly the same amount.
Besides which you have to at least pretend to respect Christianity since it rules the world. Even if you hate it it is is still one of the biggest facts of living on earth.
I am still very much annoyed when I found out this week that Catholics can eat eggs for lent but not chicken since potential life isn't actual life if it is tasty.
Zero mutual respect zero. If they don't want an abortion they are welcome to not have one, but that live and let live wasn't enough for them.
uh, eggs you eat aren't gonna hatch. I don't see potential for life there. and it doesn't have to do with life anyway. even complex animal life. Fish are on the menu.
Every religious faith has to negotiate between the mores of the society in the era and its scripture.
Jesus is now a brand, as we can see in thr juxtaposition of the He Gets Us Jesus and the mores actively practiced by those who promote and finance the HGU campaign.
I respect the identities of parishioners. I respect that they have beliefs. I respect when their principles are consistently held.
But once they are a danger to themselves or others, I cannot any longer afford that respect.
In the US, I can't discriminate against a person because of their religion. It says nothing about respect. Especially if you're using it as an excuse for shitty behavior.