Shard

What a great new term! Not nearly as loaded as "the other one" but imparting the same cynicism. Count me in.

Add faithophobia to my crimes: I have no respect for religions that have little respect for me | Suzanne Moore | Comment is free | The Guardian

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JamesM

Another day another crappy religion bashing thread.

Gozit

Good post.
+1.

Everyone always talks about how religious people are "peaceful" yet the gender stereotyping is ever so evident in daily life....

magnumpi

Lol I love it how even tho u disagree with the idea of the thread u just got to add ya 2 cents and post some of your meaningless drivel

JamesM

I'm pleased you love it.

Maybe you'll take a lead and start showing some backbone when you post?

ExKiwilass

I agree. I have no respect religions that have no respect for me. Especially those that think I should shut my cakehole cos I'm a woman, that I don't have right to bodily autonomy, and that can't take a joke. You know who you are.

Oink

To be fair, you lot do go on a bit.

JamesM

Rant over.

ExKiwilass

as we should, mofo

Alan2005

I thought this was about fat people at first.

JamesM

I'm not fat I'm cuddly.

Gozit

+1.
It infuriates me every time I hear someone in school talking about how their sister/cousin/etc is going back to pakistan for an arranged marriage. Its actually quite sad to be honest. They bring them back at 17 so there isn't much the gov't can do to stop them being removed from the country because they are still a minor and under their parents jurisdiction. Then once they get to their home country they have their passports taken from them so they can't leave again. Its rubbish and I think Canada should do more to protect its young women with "authoritarian religionist" parentage.

Shard

Sorry about that. I posted it before I had heard the Pope's announcement today that religions must be respected and not made fun of.

Shard

Thanks Kiwi. It frustrates me that so many hard won women's rights are at risk of erosion by the creeping conservatism in religion. Another excellent oped by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown appeared in that paper that no one likes this week. Worth a read. Even better than Suzanne Moore's piece, as Yasmin is well qualified to comment.