She's wears a headscarf. I don't see the big fucking deal. Her scarf has nothing to do with your relationship w/ god. Nothing. She's not trying to impose a scarf on you. She's not trying to co-opt another's religion. This is how she feels closer to god. Who cares, I mean who really cares if she has valid biblical support? I feel closer to god when I'm in a redwood forest. Do I need to justify it to you by pointing out biblical passages? People who think she's being holier than thou by wearing a scarf probably need to do some self reflection on their own spiritual journey. People who think she's wearing a scarf in order to steal another religion need to get over themselves.
I'm really tired of being an AW apologetic and now I'm fucking grumpy.
I don't get it either...and I'm one of those religious people. I don't feel as if she is judging me for not covering my head because she does. There seems to be a lot of hostility towards her and I just don't get it. It seems like much of what she writes is immediately translated in the worse possible way.
I fully admit that I have not read every post in this thread and the original one about the little girl and quite frankly I just don't care to read the back and forth bullsh!t...especially when posts are paragraphs long.
Having said that, I also probably wouldn't have called MrD out with a whole new thread which was an accident waiting to happen.
She's wears a headscarf. I don't see the big fucking deal. Her scarf has nothing to do with your relationship w/ god. Nothing. She's not trying to impose a scarf on you. She's not trying to co-opt another's religion. This is how she feels closer to god. Who cares, I mean who really cares if she has valid biblical support? I feel closer to god when I'm in a redwood forest. Do I need to justify it to you by pointing out biblical passages? People who think she's being holier than thou by wearing a scarf probably need to do some self reflection on their own spiritual journey. People who think she's wearing a scarf in order to steal another religion need to get over themselves.
I'm really tired of being an AW apologetic and now I'm fucking grumpy.
I don't get it either...and I'm one of those religious people. I don't feel as if she is judging me for not covering my head because she does. There seems to be a lot of hostility towards her and I just don't get it. It seems like much of what she writes is immediately translated in the worse possible way.
I fully admit that I have not read every post in this thread and the original one about the little girl and quite frankly I just don't care to read the back and forth bullsh!t...especially when posts are paragraphs long.
Having said that, I also probably wouldn't have called MrD out with a whole new thread which was an accident waiting to happen.
I think the difference is that you stick to what you believe, but entertain other views, and when you decide you were wrong, you move on. Like the gay issue, for example. But AW states her case and then ignores or justifies, even when obvious fails are pointed out. Which makes any discussion frustrating, and then pointless.
You're right Reeve. I never ever consider other points of view. I've never debated anything on these boards and after reflection decided that I was wrong and then changed my opinion. Never.
And I'm rolling my eyes at the idea that I'm the only one on this board that "ignores or justifies when fails are pointed out". I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who do this and actually did this in this very post. It has nothing to do with the fact that people don't like my opinions and everything to do with the way I explain myself. I'm pretty sure that if I expressed the same beliefs differently on this board people wouldn't react this way you my posts.
2V - the reason I made this post was because I have actually PMed MrDob before asking this very question and she has ignored it. I knew that if I asked publicly she would answer me (because she would have the support of the rest of the haters).
Ok srsly, its time to sit down and stop the flailing. Y'all are only perpetuating each others perceptions of the other and by all appearances delighting in the continual pushing of your buttons by AW.
You're right Reeve. I never ever consider other points of view. I've never debated anything on these boards and after reflection decided that I was wrong and then changed my opinion. Never.
And I'm rolling my eyes at the idea that I'm the only one on this board that "ignores or justifies when fails are pointed out". I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who do this and actually did this in this very post. It has nothing to do with the fact that people don't like my opinions and everything to do with the way I explain myself. I'm pretty sure that if I expressed the same beliefs differently on this board people wouldn't react this way you my posts.
2V - the reason I made this post was because I have actually PMed MrDob before asking this very question and she has ignored it. I knew that if I asked publicly she would answer me (because she would have the support of the rest of the haters).
Thank you for agreeing with me.
I never said you were the only one who did that.
And seriously, as someone who repeatedly gets into trouble for "not being understood", let me make a suggestion - perhaps you are just wrong? I was misunderstood by many posters on my stance on religion. It turned out it was sometimes how I expressed myself, but in some cases I was actually wrong. Its not that big a deal to say "I was wrong" and then move on.
And before you get your knickers in a twist, I have defended you and your right to your opinions before. And I have defended 2V as well, despite not agreeing with her more often than not. I read what you say and I agree with the posters that think you are deliberately obtuse on any criticism you recieve.
If you really think that no one here disagrees with you, but you just cant express what you mean correctly, then there is a problem.
And if I have learned anything, it is this - The only thing I am certain of is that if I am always right about anything, then I am most likely to be wrong.
ETA I changed something I said...because I was wrong lol