One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[Katie]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at ...> wrote:
 
> Let me repeat the bottom line of it all:
> 
> WHO ASSIGNED YOU AS THOUGHT POLICE OFFICER???
> 
> Del


***Katie, butting back into this conversation after a week's breather:


And who assigned you?


I don't think that it's fair to say that Susan is being bigoted 
because she is offended and hurt by some pretty insensitive and 
insulting comments about gay people. Saying that you believe in a God 
that is offended by homosexuality is a pretty controversial comment, 
and it seems designed to offend and provoke. Especially for people, 
like myself, that believe in God AND in tolerance. When you say 
provoking things, people will respond. Isn't that what you're trying 
to get us to do? 


I am not saying that the pro-gay people who have resonded to you 
haven't said some provoking things back, but isn't that kind of the 
idea of this conversation? We disagree and we are trying to make the 
other people understand the point? As I have read both your and 
Susan's posts, you are both trying to get your points across and you 
are both pretty angry. Susan's position isn't any more controversial 
than is yours, and I think you need to see that. She's making her 
point and you are making yours. It's just that you both disagree with 
each other intensely. 


For the record...I don't think it's any better to say, "I disapprove 
of homosexuality, but it's not okay to deny them jobs, housing, or 
medical care...etc." than it is to just be openly prejudiced and 
bigoted against them. Tolerating those kinds of belief systems are 
what opens the door to ACTS of bigotry. It's just a lesser form of it. 


Just my .02, Katie