Where we stand on the issues

[Mike]

Had to throw it together quick, because I started and couldn't delete. Seen some generalizations on the goodbye CoachPants thread, not sure if we all fit neatly into the categories we might have in mind
Poll is public
Really wouldn't mind seeing someone do up a better version of this (shouldn't be too hard)

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Mike

Had to throw it together quick, because I started and couldn't delete. Seen some generalizations on the goodbye CoachPants thread, not sure if we all fit neatly into the categories we might have in mind
Poll is public
Really wouldn't mind seeing someone do up a better version of this (shouldn't be too hard)

dude I was just messing around.

[Mike]

I didn't take no offense, it simply made me think. It's hard to get a feel for what people are really like on the 'net, and I think our imaginations (mine, anyways) fills in the blanks with soem stereotypes and generalizations

I know I initially had some notions of what Coachpants was, only to find out otherwise thru a private message from another DT'er.

I'm very liberal on this board, but I do favor capital punishment, and there are a few other areas that are at odds with liberals (though it didn't show up in my ten options here)

Recently, I started to wonder if I was becoming a war hawk, wanting CIA and/or military intervention in Egypt and Libya.

I dropped out of the politics forum a few years back, feeling outgunned by the social conservatism

Someone mentioned that this is a horse racing board, thus a foolish place to discuss politics, but this is a site I frequent, and consists of a mix of people that are not all like-minded (I could go to Huffington Post's forums and soothe my mind with comments agreeable to me), and I think it is important to try to talk with those we don't necessarily agree with

My poll is a bit too simple, and some of the options could be phrased differently to be clearer

[Antitrust32]

legalize it!!

[Mike]

I think a multi-religion course should be taught in schools. It would have to be an elective, because more than a few parents might object. Probably in the junior or senior year, but I could see it possibly for early adolescence.
Honestly, I don't see why someone would have a problem with their teen simply learning about the world's major religions

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Mike

Honestly, I don't see why someone would have a problem with their teen simply learning about the world's major religions

You'd be surprised...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Mike

I think a multi-religion course should be taught in schools. It would have to be an elective, because more than a few parents might object. Probably in the junior or senior year, but I could see it possibly for early adolescence.
Honestly, I don't see why someone would have a problem with their teen simply learning about the world's major religions

i'm not quite sure why religious classes should be taught.....
as for why some would have a problem-christians differ widely from one denomination to the next, with many getting almost hysterical about their beliefs. you really think you could persuade those folks that their kids should learn about other religions?? lol good luck with that!