revisiting asymetrical prejudice

Reposted from last May:

For anyone flying the flag of classical liberalism and claiming that queer people and their advocates are as intolerant of socially conservative Christians as that group is prejudiced towards "teh queer," it's worth remembering that gay advocate groups have not argued:

- that socially conservative Christians do not have the right to marry or adopt or assume next of kin rights because of their "lifestyle choices"

- that Christianity is a legitimate reason for a person to be denied housing or other goods and services

- that Christians should not be put in charge of teaching children because of the damaging effect it might have on impressionable minds

- that a refusal to have sex outside of a ritualistic union is unnatural or even perverse

- that Christians are going to hell if they do not immediately take up anal sex and go-go dancing.

- that a tendency towards paedophilia is an intrinsic quality of being a religious minister

- that discrimination based on religion (or religious sectarianism) shouldn't be taken seriously, because if the people affected wanted to they could just "stop believing"

- argued that the specific and even generic sex acts of socially conservative Christians are perverted and must not be described in school, even if to prevent the transmission of STI's.

It's not a complete list, but it seems to be even more appropriate than ever.