tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post4263383525597185381..comments2024-03-28T08:03:32.297-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Does Kelvin Cochran's definition of religious liberty justify his dismissal? Probably soBlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-89193627992749711402015-01-14T15:49:02.595-08:002015-01-14T15:49:02.595-08:00He was not fired for his beliefs. He was not fire...He was not fired for his beliefs. He was not fired for his publication. He was fired for making other people have contact with something that showed he did not respect of support them. If he had gone through the right channels with publishing his book, and even simply showed that he wrote it and had it available to those in the station that may want it he would have been fine. He chose to go that step too far and make it a matter of handing it out, which is as good as saying, "you have to agree or else." That is too far. Erica Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-23552968558698188242015-01-13T21:03:35.725-08:002015-01-13T21:03:35.725-08:00Kelvin Cochran: "LGBT citizens deserve the ri...<b>Kelvin Cochran:</b> <i>"LGBT citizens deserve the right to express their belief regarding sexual orientation and deserve to be respected for their position without hate and discrimination, but Christians also have the right to express their beliefs as well," Cochran said.</i><br /><br />The expression of the belief that LGBT citizens cannot be Christian -- and therefore can have no <i>legitimate</i> religious beliefs -- is an act of disrespect in itself. An act promoting the psychological subjugation of LGBT people. An expression of oppression.<br /><br /><b>FRC:</b> <i>"If a government will fire someone for their religious beliefs, no beliefs are safeā¦"</i><br /><br />Religious beliefs that deny the existence of, and therefore the <i>need</i> to respect the (pro-gay) religious beliefs of others is anti-American and worthy of persecution. The expression of Live and let live beliefs will survive just fine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741631418494590847noreply@blogger.com