so why do people feel the need to come in to the religion and spirituality section and be offensive and disgusting??  can't they do that in  the entertainment section?
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It's frustrating at times, but it's also an opportunity. \n\nWhy would they be here if on some level they weren't searching for something?\n\nAnd if they really are just making fun because they can, it sort of undermines the whole "atheists are more moral than Christians" angle they're working.\n\nLet the wheat and the tares grow up together, right?
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Let's see if I have this correct, a Christian student is suing her school for the right to harass gays?  And, there are people here hiding behind their Bible and defending this?  Just when I think humanity can't possibly surprise me, I come here and read ignorant and hateful comments and find out I haven't heard it all yet.\n\nLet me ask everyone this question.  If my religion said that I should be as intolerant and hateful to Christians as humanly possible, would you be supporting me if I sued my school? I highly doubt it.  \n\nI believe in expressing an opinion, what I don't believe in is being harassing and intolerant as part of voicing that opinion.  If you don't like gay people, fine, nobody is forcing you to.  Oh, those terrible gays, they want to be treated like human beings.  That's just horrible.  So, to make up for it, some people want the right to insult and berate them while using their Bibles as as shield.  Nope, sorry, bigotry is bigotry no matter whether you're hiding behind a book or not.
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it is rude to label anything in a derogatory manner.  I am gay, and i do occasionally say it when something is just over the top "gay"... and I especially use it when I see my straight friends (who have made fun of me in the past) do something effiminate.  However that still doesn't make it right.  I can't even discuss here the things that could be labeled in politically offensive manners, but think about religious affiliations and race issues....
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Some people are threatened by other people unlike themselves.  I used to be a lot more intolerant toward homosexuality than I am today.  While I still don't condone it, I am much more tolerant of it because I have met a number of people who are gay, and they are as human as I am.  Today, I believe that a person's orientation is his or her own business, and as long as they're not bothering me, or flaunting themselves indiscriminately, I say live and let live.  Incidentally, I would say the same thing about heterosexuals too.\n     Frankly, I'm not sure why these posts are being taken down.  I haven't noticed.  But I have noticed a lot of other questions on here that are very sexually derogetory, so I hope they're being consistent and removing those too.
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PLEASE, right now you are going overboard. It's not nice to be insulted, and I simpathize. But best thing to do now is ignore those writing bad comments. If you stopped fighting back(I know it's hard) it would show these people that you have self-control, and that you're a mature Christian that leans on God and doesn't get taken in with these questions. Please, please stop this foolish fighting, if GypseyQueen reads this, please just agree to disagree stop antagonizing each other!
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gosh i really hate people like... ah shoot\n\nI agree, it's annoying.  It's like people who complain about an "offensive" movie.. well then don't go see the damn thing!
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I feel that all religions today have people that spread these kinds of things. This doesn't make their religions better or worse than any other. I also feel that if people were really committed to their religions, they wouldn't argue and spread hatred to others for not believing in their way of life. People who do this are hypocrites, because if they were truely devoted to their religion, they wouldn't critisize others beliefs, and would love and respect everyone else as they are. Discriminating only makes these people look ridiculous.
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If it is something truly offensive, you may chose to report the user. \nTo answer your question, however, unfortunately, some people only believe in the here & now. Since they do not believe in the afterlife, they feel as if they can do whatever they want in the presence without consequences. It is a sad world we live in that people act that way, but all we can do is go on with our own lives the best we can & try to set a good example for others.\nDon't let others' negativity get to you. Remember you are special & can make a difference, if not to the world, at least in the lives of the people around you.
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I wish the controller from yahoo would answer it!!  You are right tho, i have seen loads of crape against a particular community and a particular religion which should have not been allowed in the first place.
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Why are some people so offensive about other peoples religion?
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For me anything a couple does inside four walls ,which doesnt hurt anyone ,is thier business...me or any other person doesnt and shouldnt have any right to say or pass judgements on it..PERIOD.\nSexual preferences and religion is something that should be left to the individual.\nTHe people who talk abnout it are either trying to come under media limelight or are plain idiots..
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There is the religion and spirituality section, a lot of people rant there...
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Hey Marlee, it's called freedom of speech.  If you didn't like this or found it offensive, why did you take the time to read the whole thing and then answer it too?  You know, God doesn't look in the penis bin when he's handing those things out.  It's just "Here's your penis, Next!"
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My question is why do people ask questions in the Religion section that do not pertain to religion and in general why do peple seem to ignore the categories that their question ought to be in to start with?  Guess this should have been a question, not an answer!  It would be a courtesy to have questions ask in the appropriate places, that is why their is the Report Abuse area for Yahoo Answers.
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I hope you are being paranoid about expressing your opinion on whether something is offensive or not.  That should be subjective, personal to each person and their moral code.
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I'm kind of puzzled about why you, as a self-described "non-religious person," would go into a site designed for religion and then ask this question.  I mean, aren't you asking why you're here, too?\n\nFor me, I think it's partly about education.  I'm not an Atheist, but I like that there are Atheists here, posting to the Religion & Spirituality board, because their POV is a part of the whole picture.  And everyone has a spiritual side, even if some people like to claim otherwise.\n\nIt's also partly about taking people down a notch when they get really smug.  That's petty, I know, but some of the so-called "Christians" on this site\nseem to spend a lot of time asking questions that are designed to just make them feel better about themselves, and that does breed resentment.  Especially when they wrap their prejudices up in the guise of piety, which I see a lot of.\n\nAnd, yeah, partly it's out of a resentment of the damage that religious fundamentalists seem to be doing in this country and the world.  And in a sense that's not fair, because the real damage is being done by leaders and fanatics, but then in a sense it is fair, because a part of the way they do this damage is through the voters, and that's all of us.
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AMEN\n\nAnd to the person that stated this was a forum and inappropriate .... check the heading this post fell under.  RELIGION and spirituality.  If it's going to offend you...stay away from it.