| sapphi_snake said: @Joelcool7: How's that not appropriate? if he said that at an official government press conference then no I don't think it would be appropriate. However he was in a church when he said it. He's the governor, regardless where he is. Fact is all Christians sincerily would love for everyone to convert. I can say right now I wish you were my brother in Christ, is that inappropriate? That is terribly inappropriate. The Bible specifically instruct... Seiously? That lame excuse again? It wasn't meant to offend anyone. But it does offend people, and any rational "smart" politician would see that. Example I myself would have chosen the words, All Christians are my brothers and sisters and I would hope all non-Christians become my brothers and sisters. he was simply pointing out he wishes that all non-Christians were Christian. That is a wish all Christians share and him expressing that wish is perfectly acceptable. It's perfectly acceptable if you genuenly don't care if you offend others, and don't care if people like you or not. For someone who has the pretense of being be an elected official, governing over people who come from several backgrounds (including religious ones), it's a very inappropriate thing to say. Not to mention that all these religious pandering is just a method politicians use to recieve unearned trust from silly religous people. |
It does make a difference where he said it and under which context. If he issued a press release from his office demanding people convert to his faith, or suggesting they should that would be misusing his authority. Where as if he is going to a church and practising his faith and says something to that effect it is not misusing his authority.He was practising his religion in a church he had every right to do so.
How is it innapropriate for me or anyone else to wish you shared our faith? You find it offensive that anyone has a different view then you? How dare they want you to understand their faith. Its illogical and frankly more offensive to get upset and ridicule someone for saying they wish you believed in their faith. Don't you wish everyone else agreed with your idealogies? Is that not equally offensive? No it isn't it isn't offensive at all. Every few days I run into a Muslim or a Jehovah's witness or a Jew and every few days they say we wish you believed as we do. Yet I don't go around getting offended a pissed off, neither should you. It isn't offensive at all.
Umm lame excuse? You mean the foundation of my faith? You mean the foundation of one third of the worlds faith? Yes its so lame. Fact is the Bible is the guide to life for any and all Christian's following it is the main principle of our faith. It's like if a Muslim said he couldn't sleep with a women before marriage because the Qur'an says not to. Man what a lame excuse the guys Holy Text says he shouldn't how lame. I know you lack any faith but you can't go calling people's holy texts lame. That is far more offensive than anything anyone has said in this thread thus far.
Well you don't care about offending one third of the worlds population. I've read many of your threads and posts isn't it alittle hypocritical of you to think its okay to offend everyone else but when a man offends you suddenly all hell brakes loose? I do care about offending people but that statement wasn't offensive. A politician should not purposely offend people under his authority. However as I said the statement was not offensive, if offence was caused it was unintentional.
Honestly silly religious people? Should I dignify that with a response. No I shouldn't it just shows how you don't care about offending anyone. You just care about being offended.
In the end you want your politicians to agree with you and you alone. You don't want them having a faith or belief. You don't want them to practice their belief. That my friend is not democracy its dictatorship!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
