On Thu, 13 Nov 2014, "Peter Ross" <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:
From: "Russell Coker" <russell@coker.com.au>
Also it's interesting to note how many "Christians" expect Muslims who live in countries such as the US and Australia to disclaim any connection with terrorists from the middle-east. But you never see Christians disclaiming the actions of the FRC. It's rare to even see Christians even denouncing the WBC.
Because it is silly.
To ask someone to "denounce" someone elses act is complete nonsense if you talk about large groups which have millions and billions of members. You are not "closely associated" with any particular member or a small fraction you may nothing to do with at all.
E.g. the IS has a few ten thousands or so. It you are lucky it is 0.1 % of the Muslim population world wide.
It's obvious that the majority of Muslims in Australia and the US have no connection to al Quaeda etc. But the degree of support for the WBC and the FRC among typical homophobic Christians isn't clear. I think it would be useful for Christians who oppose giving GLBT people equal rights to clarify what (if any) disagreements they have with the FRC and the WBC.
Just look at the reaction when Bruce Springsteen and David Grohl were singing John Fogerty's (CCR) "Fortunate Son" last night. Fogerty was a drafted soldier in Vietnam..
What was the reaction?
Unfortunately the majority is still attracted to mindless droning. That's why most politicians are using slogans instead of arguments.
So to speak: These days I can (still?) voice my dissent openly. But it does not change a lot.
And this mail was much too long in an age were the average attention span is 140 characters;-)
It's not just twitter. Radio and TV led to sound bites which prevented longer and more informative speeches. But most politicians are on twitter and when they deliberately craft 140 character messages they can be informative. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/