(05-28-2023, 07:55 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-28-2023, 07:26 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: I understand what you're saying but the comparison does not take into account the acuteness of each. Christians are openly and joyfully denigrated by those on the left without consequence (but I've yet to see one burn a Koran or openly criticize Islam, curious, huh?) while someone who misgenders, or questions the gender movement, are demonized, persecuted and sometimes fired from their jobs. There are no displays in retail outlets 'celebrating' Christianity, as there should be. There are no schools and universities demanding absolute adherence to Christian dogma or they'll be kicked out or fired, but we see that every day when it comes to the gay and transgender narrative. And for full disclosure, I'm atheist, so religion is not a driving force in my life. However, I can see the clear differences between the force of narrative between the alphabets and religion. If I tell my child's school I don't want religion forced upon them, no problem. If I tell my child's school I don't want gay and transgenderism taught to them, I'll be persecuted.

What "consequence" should come to a left leaning person for "denigrating" someone else's religious beliefs exactly? 
I'm curious what justice should be meted upon them? 


Regarding the bold: 
Is it actually being taught to them? 
What percentage of children in the United States right now are being taught gay and transgenderism in school?
Of the 90,148 public schools in our country - how many have installed this curriculum? 
I'd love to know, because reading this thread you'd think a very large number of them are ramming it down the throats  of kids prior to the age we are accustomed to basic sex ed being introduced. 

I contend it is likely a minuscule amount, but that amount is being magnified and creating an uproar. 
Which is fine. I get that on some level. But I don't believe there are systems in place for teaching gay and transgenderism to children in public schools on any scale truly worthy of the outcry. I don't object that being addressed. Though I think a message of acceptance is warranted. 
And I support parents having a choice as to whether their kid is subject to any of it. 

By the way - many parents already elect to send their children to one of the 34,000+ Christian schools in America.

I'll concede, the number of schools outwardly teaching this to children is small, but I use it to illustrate my force of narrative argument. Just as the consequence argument. Consequence and justice can be mutually exclusive, and when it comes to the 'woke hive' as someone referred to it, justice isn't in the terms many times and the powers that be (the press, District Attorneys, politicians, university staff...) are selective and far more prone to retaliate for anti-gay than anti-religious acts of contempt. For example, the bank employee who was fired for his refusal to put his gender preferences on his nametag. Now, one can argue that this is the policy of his employer, but how enforceable would that policy be (and the employer confident they would be protected) if that same employer required religious preferences on nametags. 

I'm not arguing your logic, I agree with it. However, I think it's plain to see the hue and cry of the woke agenda equals, if not exceeds, the cultism of "Christian Nationalism". It's size and scope far outweigh the number of people it actually affects. 

But then that gets into the realm of manipulation of the masses by political and ideological powers, which has some legitimacy.

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