More Pathetic or Sad?
March 23, 2008
More pathetic or sad? In the first day of jury selection in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Mobile transvestite, a “significant number of potential jurors informed the court that due to their religious beliefs they might not be able to hear the case without prejudice.”
If your religious beliefs lead you to believe that being a transvestite is a sin punishable by death, I hope you’re right about the existence of Hell.
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there are days when i say something disrespectful to a christian who comes up to me on the street. i feel a twang of guilt until the next time i read something like this. it baffles me that people can set aside logic, reason, and compassion, just because their pastor said so.
I’m a christian, and that makes me vomit in my mouth. The world is full of “religious” idiots who don’t know a single thing about the Bible they claim to have faith in.
@Adam I say “disrespectful” crap to “christians” all the time. More power to you man.
: grits teeth :
I apologize for a Christianity that is this stupid. We aren’t a very good representation of Jesus most of the time… I’m sorry.
Adam: I don’t see the point in that. I might disagree with everything you believe, but I still believe you deserve respect unless you’ve proved otherwise. I don’t want to be disrespected because someone disagrees with my sexual orientation, race, religious beliefs or college football affiliation. Respect works both ways.
Thats sounding like excuses to get out of jury duty.
I just do not think some ones sexual orientation is reason enough to kill them.
I also think using the excuse of your religious beliefs not to hear a case like this one only says you OK the murderer.
I can understand someone being extremely angry upon finding they’ve been “Tricked” by a transexual.
couldn’t they have just dropped them off on the side of the road and left them to walk home?
@Matt –
I do too, I meant to say something like “when I’m accosted on the street to be preached at”, which is itself disrespectful. Nonetheless, I intend to be respectful in those situations, despite failing.
Adam: When you’re accosted on the street, all bets are off. :) Somehow I’ve always managed to hold my tongue when Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my door, though…