Is there a double standard between criticizing Evangelicals and other religions?

[DC Al Fine]

Yes it seems to be a pretty major blind spot for many of our centre/left posters. A significant minority of this forum is comfortable with prejudice about Evangelicals that they would never tolerate with other groups.

Some of the posts on this thread prove it; doubling down on theur bigotry when confronted.

What I say to Evangelicals:  Keep your religion out of politics, and I'll keep my politics out of your religion!

I don't trust that sentiment as far as I can throw it. Not that I don't trust you personally Snowguy, but most Evangelicals are ah... skeptical that our institutions that our political opponents will leave our institutions alone.

[DC Al Fine]

Attacking religious groups is perfectly fine, not bigoted and not comparable to bashing based on race, gender or sexual orientation. That's because religion is a chosen trait that one decides for themselves, unlike the other traits. Its more comparable to bashing and attacking members of a political party.

Um, no?

Um, yes? One can not change their race or sexual orientation. One can change their religion and political party.

     Religion correlates heavily with culture and heritage, and is a deeply personal aspect of one's identity that carries connections with spirituality, family, and tradition. You're going to respond by saying it doesn't have anything to do with family and tradition for you. This response is irrelevant, because your experience with and attitude towards religion isn't really typical of most believers throughout human history and cannot be proffered as a template for such.

     People throughout history have endured great suffering and even martyred themselves for faith. Just because it isn't an immutable factor, doesn't mean it's a random label that everyone simply adopts as they please. People throughout history have endured great suffering and even martyred themselves for faith. Just because it isn't an immutable factor, doesn't mean it's a random label that everyone simply adopts as they please.

As the West secularizes (or in some Christians like BRTD's case, adopts a hyper-individualistic ecclesiology) it is becoming increasingly ignorant of religion as a sociological phenomenon. To put religion in the same category of "chosen traits" like say, one's taste in music or clothing is risible.

[DC Al Fine]

Whoosh

[DC Al Fine]

I see plenty of people ragging on Islam, Catholicism and Mormonism on this site.

Mormonism?

I've seen the first two but not Mormonism. People are surprisingly respectful of it, given some of the church's social stances. Ir maybe I'm just hanging out on the wrong boards