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Another unpopular opinion: despite being popular, religious bigotry is still bigotry.
BELIEVING someone is an idiot for believing in a sky daddy and not respecting their belief is NOT bigotry.
ACTING to curtail or limit those people's rights BECAUSE of it IS bigotry.
There's a difference.
I have no interest in keeping people from believing whatever they want. But I'm under no obligation to respect those beliefs.
Religious freedom isn't the right to avoid criticism.
Hmmm, not sure I agree with your logic. If I fervently disagree with a demonstrably harmful idea with huge social impact like, say, fascism, is that also bigotry? I say that religion is an idea, not an inherent characteristic of a person. It can and should be rejected, just like Germany rejected fascism. Being against a harmful idea and restricting its influence through cultural means like mockery isn't bigotry, it is vigilance against those ideas continuing to spread.
Hmm there might be some confusion about what OP is saying here (and tbf, the confusion might be on my end). It's not clear if they mean: "Religious-motivated bigotry" or "Relogious-targeting bigotry". I think they mean the former, so just because your religion thinks women and gays are inferior doesn't mean you're not a bigot for following along with that belief.
Good point!
True.
But saying you disagree with someones believe is not.
Neither is calling them out for implementing their religious believes in law.
I also saw a lot more theistic bigotry towards atheists. Like disowning children, refusing service, being unable to become a US president, killing, ...