- I'd like to think there are still many people in society that care about the following subject (and the number seems to be growing daily), which I find profoundly interesting and valuable. Unfortunately (and due to the current political climate), I doubt many people have either the interest or motivation to read through this brilliant article. Some things, though, are well worth reading. We tend to fling 'labels' around...but it's a wise idea to better understand those labels if we're likely to use them. This article, in my opinion, accurately explains why it's not necessarily correct (and, in fact, may be a tragic mistake) to refer to those who are humanist and democratic, as opposed to religious and conservative, as 'liberals'. With regard to me and my own perspective, it'd be a mistake. I actually find it quite offensive for people to call me a 'liberal' (very often, the behavior of conservative theists). I suppose this is the common routine of certain humans among us who feel a need to label and compartmentalize things in order to more easily understand them but, for their efforts, are actually doing themselves a disservice. At any rate, if you have the diligence (it's a rather long read), interest, mental acuity (not for the weak of mind), patience & tolerance (an open mind is a free mind) and/or even just curiosity to read what is, to me, an article of critical importance which includes a wealth of information on a wide variety of subject matter, take a look at the article below... ...and please don't 'label' me - or others. People are as diverse as fingerprints and many people defy labels, which I believe to be a wonderful thing. If I had to be branded with a label, I'd probably choose 'progressive'. After all, if you're not trying to make progress...what are you actually doing? I am certainly one of those people who is... ^_^ (y) ______________________________ #Liberalism #Liberal #Humanism #Humanist #Conservatism #Conservative #Theism #Theist #Religious #Political #Politics #Education #Learning #Society #Progressive #Progressivism