Friday, September 23, 2005
THE NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST CATHOLICISM
From a comments box below, a poster has challenged my right to express my faith with regard to what constitutes Catholic heresy. He (or she) has used my blog to do so.
One form of intolerance is when an individual or organization treats another individual or organization with disdain due to their religious beliefs. If any person states that members of a faith embrace heresy, then that person is naming the members of that faith as heretics. To name any individual or organization as heretical is a form of intolerance.
That being said, Carrie is making statements of intolerance against all non-catholics. Personally I believe this is unnacceptable. Fortunately for Carrie, she has the right to make these statements provided they are not overtly hateful. However, should these statements become hateful, then I believe society has the right to NOT tolerate Carrie.
That, it would seem, is going to be the picture of the future. Adherents to every other religion have the right to express their beliefs, but a Catholic expressing her beliefs in what amounts to a conversation in her livingroom is chastised for doing so.
Ultimately will it come down to being illegal to utter the name of Jesus Christ?
