re soc motss et al princeton axes matching funds for boy scouts in article apr midway uchicago edu shou midway uchicago edu writes in article pi dhinn ub dsi dsinc com perry dsinc com jim perry writes bigots never concede that their bigotry is irrational it is other people who determine that by examining their arguments no i expected it you ve set yourself up a wonderful little world where a bigot is whomever you say it is this is very comfortable for you imagine never having to entertain an argument against your belief system simply accuse the person making of being a bigot well this particular thread of vituperation slopped its venom over into alt atheism where we spend most of our time entertaining arguments against our belief system without resorting to accusing others of bigotry it s somewhat ironic that our exposure to bigotry happens in this instance to have originated in rec scouting since i always understood scouting to teach tolerance and diversity i understand bigotry to be irrational prejudice against other people who happen to be of a different race religion ethnic background sex or other inconsequential characteristics all the evidence i ve seen indicates that sexual orientation and lack of belief in gods are exactly such inconsequential characteristics thus pending further evidence i conclude that those who show prejudice against such people are bigots and organizations that exclude such people are discriminatory jim perry perry dsinc com decision support inc matthews nc these are my opinions for a nominal fee they can be yours
