Show me someone who claims that all beliefs are to be respected, and I’ll show you a hypocrite. We don’t respect all beliefs, nor should we. And calling a belief faith doesn’t make it a stronger positon.

There are beliefs that can withstand scrutiny, and there are beliefs that cannot. There are beliefs that are in line with human dignity, and those that are not. Not all beliefs are equal.

Comedian Patton Oswalt brings up an extreme and humorous example of a belief that no one would, or should, reasonably respect. But his over-the-top illustration isn’t any crazier than mainstream beliefs that millions of people carry today.

What if someone believed one-thousand percent that a God of love and forgiveness, who sent himself to be sacrificed to himself in order to save us from himself, will burn us forever if we don’t believe it? I acknowledge that there are people who believe this, that is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.

-James Kirk Wall

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