Of course you're right about my sweeping generalization of Catholics. I grew up Catholic, served four years as an altar boy, and went to CCD for two years after transferring to public school. The vast majority of the Catholics that I know are good people despite their theological inclinations.
And I think that's often the case with any group of people. Most of the group are decent human beings who don't harass others over simple disagreements. They're perfectly content to live their own lives according to their own beliefs without any disposition toward imposing those beliefs on others. Consequently, they're a quiet majority. We don't hear much from them.
It's that nasty, tiny, thunderous fringe of belligerents that tarnish the reputation of any group. They hold themselves out as representatives of the group, despite the fact that even that quiet majority finds them to be raving lunatics; despite the fact that those in the fringe usually don't consider that less-hostile majority of their own group to be "true believers." Fpb doesn't represent all Catholics, or even most Catholics, but he certainly represents the worst of them.
None of which, of course, has anything at all to do with your progress on Stars Above. Make with it, man. With the last Potter film out and over, all I've got to look forward to now is Pottermore.
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And I think that's often the case with any group of people. Most of the group are decent human beings who don't harass others over simple disagreements. They're perfectly content to live their own lives according to their own beliefs without any disposition toward imposing those beliefs on others. Consequently, they're a quiet majority. We don't hear much from them.
It's that nasty, tiny, thunderous fringe of belligerents that tarnish the reputation of any group. They hold themselves out as representatives of the group, despite the fact that even that quiet majority finds them to be raving lunatics; despite the fact that those in the fringe usually don't consider that less-hostile majority of their own group to be "true believers." Fpb doesn't represent all Catholics, or even most Catholics, but he certainly represents the worst of them.
None of which, of course, has anything at all to do with your progress on Stars Above. Make with it, man. With the last Potter film out and over, all I've got to look forward to now is Pottermore.