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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Have to laugh ... and wonder: How many of those who got ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE about ol' Baphomet could be bothered to actually READ the Seven Tenets of TST? I'm willing to bet that the answer to that one is a massive goose egg. Heaven forfend they might actually have to acknowledge that said tenets make sense, never mind are far superior to their own gods "10 commandments."

That would break the bubble for sure ... and they LIKE their bubble!

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Well, on the question which ones they find objectionable...

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“The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word”?

No, no, no, no! You've got it all wrong. See, the written word, as written in the Bible, defines compassion, wisdom and justice. You cannot be compassionate, wise or of justice unless you follow the bible. Unless I disagree with the bible. In that case my spoken word, or written when I bother to write, defines compassion, wisdom and justice.

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“To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own”?

But, you misunderstand! Others not following my specific brand of religion is not an expression of freedom, it is an expression of foolish failure. By forbidding them to worship whatever they want, or nothing at all, I am enabling their freedom to bask in the glory of my religion.

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“One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone”

Oh noes! There roars the pro-life, better known as the anti-bodily autonomy, crowd.

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“The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend”

Oh, my God! Are you saying that people should be free to offend?! Just how rude can you be?! Offending is not respectable and should not be respected. Unless I'm the one doing it by shoving my religion down everyone's throats, duh.

POINT IN CASE... Even if they did read the tenets, yes, they'd take issue with them.

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