Though I am always first to stand up for what I believe in, it is a great deal harder to stand up and speak about what you're not sure you believe or don't believe. Most of the class can speak from a religious standpoint when we discuss religion, but here, I can only use logic, what knowledge I have, and a lot of [educated] guessing.
I can see how it is impossible to accept another religion when your own tells you that those belonging to that faith will meet a tragic fate. In class, I heard this compared to tolerence for other races, but this I completely disagree with. Christianity says that those of other religions are wrong. There is nothing about being Caucasion that says you must hate Hispanic people, or something about being Asian that says you must hate African American people. When dealing with religion, it is a disagreement about the facts of life and death; when dealing with race, it is solely about hating someone for their appearence.
Then again, there is a difference between disagreement and hatred.
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I'm in the same boat when it comes to speaking from a logical, knowledgable standpoint as opposed to one based on my religious beliefs, because I don't know what I believe in.
Many people disagree with other religions, but don't hate somebody from another. You're right, racism isn't about disagreeing with somebody of a different skin color, it's simply hating them. However, I think you have the rights as an American to practice your religion (or non-religion) freely without another person continually telling you that you will suffer the same fate of the wrongdoers that follow THEIR religion.
Kaylee!
I think you make a really good point and totally agree with you,you can disagree with someone about their religion, but you can't really disagree with their skin color.
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