Thre is some good conversation on the Acceptance thread about instances in which people felt a lack of acceptance. Many of these instances concern intereactions with co-religionists. It is obvious from some of these comments that conservative Christians feel disparaged by liberal Christians, and vice versa. I’d like to see if we can discuss that issue without disparaging one another in the process.
But before we start, I’d like to draw a distinction that I think is sometimes overlooked: Being disagreed with is not the same as being discriminated against–a point that I think cuts both ways in our ideological conversations. So if I think the way you read the Bible is naive, and you think the way I read the Bible is convuluted–we disagree. If either of us think the other should therefore be cast out of the Church, experience the wrath of God, etc. well, that’s another matter.