"Productive" is a judgement about tactics that like-minded people can disagree on. Calling someone a bigot isn't an indictment of their soul or character or motivations. It is a shorthand for describing their actions. Mormonism frequently works towards and supports discriminatory policies, and so can reasonably be described as bigoted.
They can individually act differently, but if you're associated with a politically active abrahamic religion you're gonna have to carry that cross, so to speak. No one owes anyone the benefit of the doubt on this.
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They never called them bigots. They're saying that the Church funds anti-lgbtq legislation and implying the Church is not completely harmless.
It's weird of you to accuse them so confidently when you misunderstood.
"Productive" is a judgement about tactics that like-minded people can disagree on. Calling someone a bigot isn't an indictment of their soul or character or motivations. It is a shorthand for describing their actions. Mormonism frequently works towards and supports discriminatory policies, and so can reasonably be described as bigoted.
They can individually act differently, but if you're associated with a politically active abrahamic religion you're gonna have to carry that cross, so to speak. No one owes anyone the benefit of the doubt on this.
Certainly, but shorthand usually gets corrupted by sloganeering and shuts down productive discussions over preference.
Once you realize all politics is preference, it’s illuminating to consider more nuanced strategy.
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You are more than free to do so, I’m just letting you know that there are more productive means in case anyone hasn’t told you before :)
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