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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I wonder why this bothers some more than others. I care about your beliefs because they are much like mine, but am not angered by people being entranced with sports figures or performing artists. I think it is a part of our human make up to find our gods and goddesses so to speak.. As a kid I was nuts about June Allyson and as I grow older, my hero's are more figures of science, but I know I am not quite......ummm right. 
We all have our own set of values, obtained early and perhaps changed by life experience and not much can shake what we think is right and wrong. I think enjoying performers and public figures is fairly harmless and I think we all do it to some degree. I like the references to Christianity that are here and about in our landscape because of our traditions, but that offends many.
I feel everyday that I walk in a mine field of trying NOT to offend peoples belief's. I just wish that so many things I find innocent didn't have double or triple meanings and we didn't have to watch what we say. |
I edited my post above to say "So why is it not 'offensive' when..." instead of "I" (personally) "find it offensive".
Again,
it is the double standard that's being promoted, in favor of the crowd that is usually the quickest to be 'offended' by displays by their political/religious opponents on public property.