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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t hate Catholics for who they are. I hate Catholics that are seeking to shove their beliefs down my throat and force me to live their strange version of reproductive morality under penalty of law, all while seeking to avoid accountability for the worst child sex abuse scandal in the history of the planet.

I don’t hate Jews for they are. I hate the Jews that support the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and have co-opted my government to pay for it.

See the difference? I hate them not for what they are, but what they do. As a former Catholic married to a Jew, I’m pretty good at separating the “who” from the “what.” Love the believer, hate the belief-driven action. You’re not a victim because someone wants to hold you accountable for the reprehensible things you do that hurt other people. And saying you are just loses all sympathy any one might have had for you. [/quote]

And how are you deciding which Catholics and which Jews hold the beliefs and take the actions that you find objectionable? And when you post about your concerns, do you just say Jews and Catholics or do you say "people who are trying to force a brand of morality on me that I disagree with" and "people who support ethnic cleansing" and "people who support pedophiles" -- or do you use broad categorical terms not narrowed to those actions you object to?[/quote]

DP and these are all great questions.

I’m Catholic. This PP says she’s pretty good at separating the who from the what.

Upon meeting me, how’s she going to do that? How will she size me up to determine if she should hate me or not?

(And the fact I won’t hate her back either way… does that impact her at all?)[/quote]

NP. It comes down to what you do. Do you actively participate in those activities or support organizations/institutions that do? There's a big difference between, say, believing that abortion is wrong versus advocating for forced births against a woman's choice. There's also a big difference between holding Catholic religious beliefs versus being part of, and financial supporters to, the Roman Catholic Church.[/quote]

And how do you know which is which? You want to believe you are not being a bigot, but you are. Not all members of a religion believe and support the things you also object to. It's not very different from being a US citizen who does not support the policies of the current administration.[/quote]

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