This is now the third time you've said pretty much the same thing to me
Do you have anything new to add, or are you just hoping to chip away at my personal credibility. Go ahead it won't change any of my arguments or your lack of answers to my questions.
I enjoy posting here...it's cathartic, a bit like pulling weeds. It's also a learning experience me. But to each there own. I don't expect to change anyone's views here this is for my own selfish needs and agenda
You also appear to be pretty poor at retaining information. I do not think bigoted, I do not think he says anything out of hate. I simply think Folau is misguided and I wish him well with his recovery, should that ever come. But I do think his actions cause harm and that the reasoning behind his opinions is dangerous.
I've also told you that I've had these discussions in real life and I will tell you that they play out much the same as they have here:
In my experience, Christians on the whole are usually very reluctant to give you their specific beliefs, even more so with the knowledge that the questioner is an atheist but even to other Christians. Sure there is plenty of discussion and debate within individual congregations and denominations about what that specific idea means. But I think that is considered to be a safe space. It's not just religion that does this politics is potentially even more guarded on what will be given up and on all sides of the spectrum. Question a belief, and wow do walls go up...not just walls but missiles of accusations back at you (with plenty of assumptions of what it is that I believe or want to achieve). Well you're no better! What about this you didn't think of this did you? Your just trying to get me to think this. Well your side did this and this and this. It is like some bizarre competition suddenly came into existence an no body is sure of the rules.
To me it feels like there is a fear that there is some grand gotcha moment living behind every question or every admission that they believe in a particular idea. It's as though ideas are personal an sacred and must be defended at all costs....don't give people to much or they will damage your ideas or change your mind...infect you with dangerous free thought. No it's better to stick to what you know, after all, you KNOW IT to be correct. I find it funny - right up to the point where I remember how dangerous it is.
Personally I love have ideas tested and reformed. It means I'm learning. It's funny though, that no one on here would ask me what I believe or asked to discuss my beliefs with the same vigor that I would like to discuss yours.
But hey, no worries...off you go (again....well maybe) I'm sure you will sleep soundly knowing that your version of truth is the correct one and that others just haven't considered things as thoroughly as you. And I'm sure that it is a comforting thought that so many Christian's share this thought (though not your beliefs) and hold it tightly to sleep soundly through the night.
...Just remember....as you sleep so soundly.....that the liberal left are coming....to strip away your right tohold these beliefs in your mind.......Aaargghhhhh
Personally, I sleep soundly at night knowing that it is the ideas that I reject that define me and make me a good person not the ones I cling to.