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When everyone believes in Christianity, then those who do not are expected to respect Christianity. We’re not saying that everybody has to be Christian or that, in the Christian society, non-believers can’t come. No. Non-believers can come into the Christian society…
A non-believer can be in the Christian society, but he has to respect and honor the Christian faith. Once someone begins to teach and to exhibit the signs of a diabolical belief system or an explicitly anti-Christian sentiment, then that person is most definitely determined to be a threat to the body. Once that person is determined to be a threat, then he has to be coerced to either stop what he is doing, reject it, or once he has become so obstinate about it, then the last resort is death.

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I would like to know which bible verse was he following precisely when he came out with this idea?

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Yes, this is dreadful. Yes, it's discrimination. Yes, nonwhites can be racists.

All that dutifully said, I do find myself curious about the backstory to this. Whose idea was it? What experiences spurred a sense of the need for a nonwhite class? Why would people of color feel safer in a white-free class?

This exemplifies a question with which the U.S. (and probably other societies as well) seems to struggle: When does a legitimate desire/need to be with folks who'll understand you (soccer moms, fat old queens, Anglo-Catholics, ex-Mormons, duck hunters, cancer survivors, ER nurses, and so forth) cross into unacceptable discrimination? Not sure there's an easy answer for that one.

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice

FR

Yes, this is dreadful. Yes, it's discrimination. Yes, nonwhites can be racists.

All that dutifully said, I do find myself curious about the backstory to this. Whose idea was it? What experiences spurred a sense of the need for a nonwhite class? Why would people of color feel safer in a white-free class?

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This exemplifies a question with which the U.S. (and probably other societies as well) seems to struggle: When does a legitimate desire/need to be with folks who'll understand you (soccer moms, fat old queens, Anglo-Catholics, ex-Mormons, duck hunters, cancer survivors, ER nurses, and so forth) cross into unacceptable discrimination? Not sure there's an easy answer for that one.

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ORIGINAL: Kirata
Yeah no.... Nothing like that. Ya think?

Yoga for People of Color

An email blast about the class says it's aimed at people of color and of all sexualities, ages, body sizes, abilities, genders, and experience with yoga. It specifically identifies "lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer and trans-friendly/affirming," plus people who self-identify as "African American/black/of the African Diaspora, Asian, South Asian, West Asian/Arab/Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, First Nations/Alaskan Native/Native American/Indigenous, Chican/Latin, or Multiracial/Mixed-Race."

In other words, just about everybody. Well, except...

The email adds that "white friends, allies and partners are respectfully asked not to attend."

Anybody want to squeeze this pimple?

If this is an actual business; its in for a wake-up call back to reality. Would it be right for an 'all white yoga' session in an area open to the public? No. So, a class that excludes whites while allowing everyone else in, is 'ok"? No, its not. Therefore, this organization, if its real, should rethink their business model in light of existing laws.

If as Aylee states is true, then they took it down. Unlike some anti-gay bakers that pushed their 'ideology' well over the line into legal channels.

Taking down a facebook post, or whatever it was, down does not mean the event is not still on.

Remember, it is impossible for women to be sexist or anyone who is non white to be racist.

It says so right in the liberal handbook.

Prove its 'still on'.....

I didn't say it was.
Reading comprehension is your friend.

You have no friends apparently.

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ORIGINAL: Greta75
I would like to know which bible verse was he following precisely when he came out with this idea?

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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

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ORIGINAL: joether

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ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

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ORIGINAL: Kirata
Yeah no.... Nothing like that. Ya think?

Yoga for People of Color

An email blast about the class says it's aimed at people of color and of all sexualities, ages, body sizes, abilities, genders, and experience with yoga. It specifically identifies "lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer and trans-friendly/affirming," plus people who self-identify as "African American/black/of the African Diaspora, Asian, South Asian, West Asian/Arab/Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, First Nations/Alaskan Native/Native American/Indigenous, Chican/Latin, or Multiracial/Mixed-Race."

In other words, just about everybody. Well, except...

The email adds that "white friends, allies and partners are respectfully asked not to attend."

Anybody want to squeeze this pimple?

If this is an actual business; its in for a wake-up call back to reality. Would it be right for an 'all white yoga' session in an area open to the public? No. So, a class that excludes whites while allowing everyone else in, is 'ok"? No, its not. Therefore, this organization, if its real, should rethink their business model in light of existing laws.

If as Aylee states is true, then they took it down. Unlike some anti-gay bakers that pushed their 'ideology' well over the line into legal channels.

Taking down a facebook post, or whatever it was, down does not mean the event is not still on.

Remember, it is impossible for women to be sexist or anyone who is non white to be racist.

It says so right in the liberal handbook.

Prove its 'still on'.....

I didn't say it was.
Reading comprehension is your friend.

You have no friends apparently.

I'm going to go...S L O W L Y.....for your benefit. This is what you stated:

"Taking down a facebook post, or whatever it was, down does not mean the event is not still on."

This is the reply to that:

"Prove its 'still on'...."

Your the one stating that the event could still be 'on'. I asked you, to PROVE IT. Its a very simple thing to do. Either you have EVIDENCE of such a thing, or your just blowing bullshit around. If this group does press forward with the event, I'd STILL be against it. Because yoga is not something to ban people from on the account of skin color. Anyone can learn the art.

Maybe you should try some of that 'reading comprehension' you bullshitting about. If you had it, you would have known what I was asking in the first place; thereby presenting the requested information. Why couldn't you do that?

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice
Yes, this is dreadful. Yes, it's discrimination. Yes, nonwhites can be racists.

All that dutifully said, I do find myself curious about the backstory to this. Whose idea was it? What experiences spurred a sense of the need for a nonwhite class? Why would people of color feel safer in a white-free class?

Here's a question: Would these same questions be asked if a white group had issued this invitation? Or...would the answer already be decided? (hint: 6 letters, starts with 'r' and ends with 't')

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice
This exemplifies a question with which the U.S. (and probably other societies as well) seems to struggle: When does a legitimate desire/need to be with folks who'll understand you (soccer moms, fat old queens, Anglo-Catholics, ex-Mormons, duck hunters, cancer survivors, ER nurses, and so forth) cross into unacceptable discrimination? Not sure there's an easy answer for that one.

Depends on the group...and who they're excluding. If they're Christian and they exclude gay, they're discriminating. No need to know the reason. If they're white and they exclude people of color, they're discriminating. If they're a mens golf club that excludes women, theyre discriminating. And with these two groups, the answers are already known...homophobes, bigots, racists, sexists.

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ORIGINAL: CreativeDominant

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice

FR

Yes, this is dreadful. Yes, it's discrimination. Yes, nonwhites can be racists.

All that dutifully said, I do find myself curious about the backstory to this. Whose idea was it? What experiences spurred a sense of the need for a nonwhite class? Why would people of color feel safer in a white-free class?

Here's a question: Would these same questions be asked if a white group had issued this invitation? Or...would the answer already be decided? (hint: 6 letters, starts with 'r' and ends with 't')

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This exemplifies a question with which the U.S. (and probably other societies as well) seems to struggle: When does a legitimate desire/need to be with folks who'll understand you (soccer moms, fat old queens, Anglo-Catholics, ex-Mormons, duck hunters, cancer survivors, ER nurses, and so forth) cross into unacceptable discrimination? Not sure there's an easy answer for that one.

Depends on the group...and who they're excluding. If they're Christian and they exclude gay, they're discriminating. No need to know the reason. If they're white and they exclude people of color, they're discriminating. If they're a mens golf club that excludes women, theyre discriminating. And with these two groups, the answers are already known...homophobes, bigots, racists, sexists.