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06-26-2006, 05:27 AM
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Hey Mark how do you like the HUntersville area?
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We'll let you know in a few days. Leaving tomorrow at 4:00 am !! |
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06-26-2006, 05:45 AM
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Location: long island, ny
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Originally Posted by OpenMindedinMS
o, there are no artsy towns or areas near Charlotte?
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Is this post meant to mock the previous post who requested that you be more carefull in phrasing your question? It sure seems like it. "These people" love to put everyone else on the defensive initially. Yet THEY stereotype people more than the average good hearted person. When you call them on it you are immediately identified as intolerant. Yes, I am intolerant of things that may harm my family and finances. As Christians we dont have to tolerate those that offend, but we will pray for them. |
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06-26-2006, 07:59 AM
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Location: Canton, Georgia
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Bundydad... you are something of an enigma. I really can't place where you're coming from! But I can defend myself... I do know where OpenMindedinMS is coming from, because five years ago I probably walked in the same shoes. Yet I still have to stand by my statement. When I was walking around with purple hair, my Christian neighbors still treated me with respect. Therefore, the assumption that people of faith are narrow-minded is simply a reaction to an unfair stereotype. And were I to stereotype other demographic groups in the same manner, I would be labeled a bigot. So what's the difference? Aren't we supposed to treat all people with respect? Are Christians to be exempt from receiving respect?
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06-26-2006, 08:02 AM
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As the old saying goes, You Cannot Judge A Book By Its Cover....I have a neighbor who had colored hair too and many of my fellow neighbors looked at him differently, when you spk to him, he is a really nice guy. and no different from anyone else except for the color of his hair. Now he is a cop and is hair is no longer purple...we all should not judge people without getting to know them, unfortunately, human nature gets in the way. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies..
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06-26-2006, 08:05 AM
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Location: long island, ny
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Originally Posted by dianalee4jc
Bundydad... you are something of an enigma. I really can't place where you're coming from! But I can defend myself... I do know where OpenMindedinMS is coming from, because five years ago I probably walked in the same shoes. Yet I still have to stand by my statement. When I was walking around with purple hair, my Christian neighbors still treated me with respect. Therefore, the assumption that people of faith are narrow-minded is simply a reaction to an unfair stereotype. And were I to stereotype other demographic groups in the same manner, I would be labeled a bigot. So what's the difference? Aren't we supposed to treat all people with respect? Are Christians to be exempt from receiving respect?
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Most people that walk around with purple hair have a problem with their head, no. Those that do probably work the checkout at Target, work in a bookstore, see them in a tatoo parlor, basically those who cant find themselves.
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06-26-2006, 08:13 AM
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Location: long island, ny
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Originally Posted by WenIs02
As the old saying goes, You Cannot Judge A Book By Its Cover....I have a neighbor who had colored hair too and many of my fellow neighbors looked at him differently, when you spk to him, he is a really nice guy. and no different from anyone else except for the color of his hair. Now he is a cop and is hair is no longer purple...we all should not judge people without getting to know them, unfortunately, human nature gets in the way. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies..
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Life is about judging. We judge our future spouses, where we want to live, our employer, friends, co-workers. First impressions are alot with people. Either you dont like what you see or do like it. Most impression are based on life experience, good and bad. |
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06-26-2006, 08:17 AM
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I agree but I have had many bad first impressions on people but when I got to know them, it changed...There are good and bad in all of us, we all must look at the bigger picture.
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06-26-2006, 08:22 AM
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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OpenMinded
Check out the University City area of Charlotte. I've heard good things about it. I'm not sure what price range you're considering, but many parts of the area look affordable.
Good luck.
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06-26-2006, 08:31 AM
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Location: Canton, Georgia
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Originally Posted by bundydad
Most people that walk around with purple hair have a problem with their head, no. Those that do probably work the checkout at Target, work in a bookstore, see them in a tatoo parlor, basically those who cant find themselves.
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Uh, actually, I have a college degree, a husband and a child, I stay at home for my daughter but I have a career path which enables me to work from home (haven't worked in a Target-type store since I was in high school), and (at that time) a house in a nice subdivision with a white picket fence, for pity's sake. I put purple streaks in my hair because I thought it was fun.
(Note: we have a different house in a different subdivision now, and the fence is still picket, but not painted.)
So see, Bundy? You judged me based on scant information, and it turned out you were wrong.
Yes, we all have a problem with judging people. It is one of the reasons why the notion of tolerance and political correctness just can't work... our human nature will only allow us to be tolerant toward those people we AGREE with in some way. We tend to make enemies of those people who rub us the wrong way, for whatever reason. Thus the opening post was intolerant, because the poster, whose name indicated openmindedness, was actually closed minded when it comes to people of faith. The assumption was that people of faith ALL behave a certain way. That just isn't true. And actually, the vast majority of Christians are very decent people.
Cheers,
Diana
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06-26-2006, 08:43 AM
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SeattlitefromNC, thank you for being understanding. I am sorry that everyone needed to get off on a tolerance of religion topic, because that is exactly the thing I was talking about. You hit the nail on the head. We DO attend a UU church, so thanks for the leads.
Everyone, arguing doesn't get anywhere. Sterotype is one thing, my personal experience with religious people has given me the feelings I have, and that is not sterotype, it is how I feel. THanks.
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