Posted by Lou Pilder on November 30, 2013, at 20:19:33
In reply to Re: Lou's response-putting down happens-encourage » Lou Pilder, posted by Phillipa on November 30, 2013, at 18:31:45
> What if I said I believe in Spirituality? That the universe was created with the Big Bang Theory? The Whipple Theory? Would this change things?
Phillipa,
The issue here is that the rules are to not post what could put down those of other faiths. Saying that you believe something is OK as long as what you believe does not put down those of other faiths.
So if you believe in Spirituality, that is Ok to post here, for you did not contrast your belief with another belief in a way that demeans the other belief or says that your belief is superior in some way to another belief.
In:
[...Christianity is he only religion that has a pathway back to God...], the use of the word {only} precludes all other religions. So, Islam and Judaism and all other non-Christian religions could be thought by a subset of people that read the statement to mean that the non-Christian religions are being put down because they do not have a way back to God in their religion. So, if you are evaluating the statement as to if it is an anti-Semitic statement and you agree with Mr Hsiung that an anti-Semitic statement is one that puts down Jews, then the statement is an anti-Semitic statement. The fact that it is unsanctioned could foster antisemitism because a subset of readers could think that unsanctioned statements are supportive and will be good for this community as a whole and that readers are to try to trust Mr Hsiung in what he does, and in this case, I guess what he and his deputies do not do.
That could cause a creation or development of information as being acceptable here because Mr. Hsiung and his deputies could control the content and assist in the development of material that they say is what is or is not civil and supportive.
Lou
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