Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Better to be called a Bigot and be Right, than a Traitor and be Left?

Last night on Fox News, Sean Hannity had two guest "discussing" the mosque issue near the 911 sight in New York.  I don't recall there names however I do recall their Stance.  The lady was making the statement that this was a sensitivity issue to the Americans who were killed during this attack.  I forgot, who attacked us again???  The "gentleman" (which he was not) started throwing out the "B" word while she was talking.  The lady was impressive and held her own, but I want to look at definitions today.


THE RIGHT WORD (taken from Apple Dictionary)An enthusiast displays an intense and eager interest in something (a sky-diving enthusiast).fanatic is not only intense and eager but possibly irrational in his or her enthusiasmfanatic suggests extreme devotion and a willingness to go to any length to maintain or carry out one's beliefs (a fly-fishing fanatic who hired a helicopter to reach his favorite stream).zealot exhibits not only extreme devotion but vehement activity in support of a cause or goal (feminist zealot who spent most of her time campaigning for women's rights).An extremist is a supporter of extreme doctrines or practices, particularly in a political context (paramilitary extremist who anticipated the overthrow of the government).But it is the bigot who causes the most trouble, exhibiting obstinate and often blind devotion to his or her beliefs and opinions. In contrast to fanatic and zealot, the term bigot implies intolerance and contempt for those who do not agree (a bigot who could not accept his daughter's decision to marry outside her religion).

I do not know of one person who is forced to live in the United States?  Or one person who has been tortured or killed for converting to Christianity in our nation?  Or one woman who after being raped was punished by public "lashings" because "she brought it upon herself" while the male criminals were released without punishment?

Besides, whomever did these things would be considered "Bigots" by definition!

Being "free" does not mean doing whatever you want - that is actually bondage!

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