The JW Cult

Jehovah's Witnesses are also kind of weird about who they allow to marry or divorce and remain in good standing in the church. More so than a lot of other sects.
That's cool too, they can make the rules in who gets to be in their club, but they can't make the rules for everyone.

When they came to my house (in Florida) I used to invite them in for tea or water. Then, when they wanted to talk dogma, I would essentially interrogate them (politely) on their reading of and knowledge of the Bible.

Typically they never came back.

But, to be fair, I did the same with Mormons (politely) relative to their reading of and knowledge of both the Bible and the book of Mormon.

Typically they never came back either.

But...they were always treated with courtesy and offered either ice tea or water....I did not offer wine, beer or liquor as I was trying to be respectful.

The Krishna people never came to my house, but in a few airports where they approached me, while I did not offer ice tea or water, I did interrogate them on their knowledge of their beliefs of Krishna...they always walked away...one time they even took back the George Harrison album

Thankfully I don't depend on people to have any real or accurate knowledge of their own religious beliefs.

What do you want to know about manifest destiny?

You keep confusing statements & answers. Read carefully & if you do not understand ask. Just taking broad a** statements that were not part of the answer makes everyone confused. I stated rightly that First Nations did not battle over religion or faith. Manifest Destiny is religious dogma that gave all sorts of excuses for christians to do the most horrendous of things.

Are you kidding? Really?

Supporting same sex marriage is not the same thing as forcing straights to stay single nor forcing them to marry same sex. The opposite is true of those who oppose same sex marriage. They want the lgbt+ community to stay un married or even try to force them to be straight. NO comparison here dude. None.

Still wrong on the comparisons. Racial stereotypes are proven to be damaging to youth. Just because the dominate society wants to have racism as part of their culture does not equate the right of people to not be racially stereotyped. Dude. You really need to get a grasp on reality.

Saying you are acting in the name of religion and following the teachings of a given religion are often not the same thing. Indeed often they can be diametrically opposed. People throughout history have done terrible things to others using all sorts of excuses/justifications (often not referencing ANY religion at all).

As for manifest destiny. It was an excuse used by the US to expand it's borders, to invade the land of others, to take said land for themselves. It was used to justify US imperialism. Manifest destiny even called upon Darwinism to try and justify their actions. As for claiming that manifest destiny was a religious dogma. That requires some evidence.

You claim they are racial stereotypes, others hold different views. You claim the names and mascots are racist. Others hold different views. My point is both sides have the right to express their views. You seem to believe only your side have that right.

As usual you are saying that it's fine for you to do something that you condemn others for doing (because you are right and they are wrong). In a democracy people are meant to have the right to free expression. They are meant to have the right, through the democratic process, to seek change. But you seem to be of the opinion that only those who hold views the same (or similar) to your own are allowed to voice their opinion and seek change. This seems to be the default position of the LL.

The comparison is that there are opposing views. In a democracy you are supposed to be able to express your views. You seem to be of the belief that only those who agree with you can express their views. In a democracy you are meant to be able to seek change within the democratic process. Again, you seem to be of the mind that only those who hold views similar to your own should be allowed to do this. If you are unable to see this then so be it.

Can you handle the truth?

Racism is wrong. Or do you find it useful?

No-one is talking about opposing views. this is about forcing others to hold your view or be punished.

How are they 'forcing' others to hold their view? How exactly would they 'punish' people?

Which example are we referring to?