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Originally Posted by Jack.Kerr
This says what you think bigotry isn't. What do you think the definition of bigotry is?
A person doesn't have to be committing physical violence against other people to be a bigot. I know plenty of little old sweet-smiled church ladies who will coo the Bible at you in sugared voices, but who don't regard you as their social equal (and will say so behind closed doors), and will vote to deny you your rights. And they're bigots, two-faced, hypocritical bigots. It's about attitudes, not just actions. And one of their favorite (passive-aggressive) ways of voicing and reinforcing their bigoted attitudes is to say that they'll 'pray for you', (as if you're defective) piously, self-righteously lifting themselves up, the better to look down on you--eye, speck, and plank. Just like this
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Obviously bigotry doesn't require physical violence of any kind. And it's quite possible that Broussard is in fact, a bigot, who thinks less of homosexuals. But simply saying that you believe something to be wrong doesn't make you one. It is, indeed, all about attitude.
As others have pointed out, some of your comments certainly might lead someone to believe that you're completely bigoted against anyone that might call themselves a fundamental Christian. If you hear that someone has strong religious beliefs, do you automatically assume that they are pious and self-righteous, as stated above? If so, then you are yourself a bigot. If you required proof of said self righteousness before judging someone then I would say that you are not.