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In reply to the discussion: “Political correctness”: decoding a vicious, pernicious code word [View all]Algernon Moncrieff
(5,790 posts)The reference being to the legality of Abortion, rather than the procedure itself. Conservatives (in the late 70s IIRC) decided that they were being unfairly treated by the media and wanted to rebrand: hence, they were no longer "anti-abortion", they were "Pro-Life". There are some interesting (though somewhat slanted) articles on Wikipedia that discuss political framing and terminology controversies in the abortion debate.
The First Amendment is many shades of grey -- not black, not white. There is a world of difference between not being offended by a Nativity in the public square and not giving a s*** about the SOC&S. Someone who didn't care about the SOC&S would advocate for a faith-based interpretation of marriage (which I do not) or would advocate for teaching creation in schools (again, I do not). While I occasionally do support stoning, it's the exception, not the rule.
As for the difficulties of those not part of majority religions - I'm not a member of the majority religion.
By the way, don't attack posters - attack posts. It's the way to make DU suck less.