Apparently not, since they have posted a list of things which are not welcome, including furries.
My point exactly. I wonder how the people at Cologne Cathedral might feel about this.
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:37
My point exactly. I wonder how the people at Cologne Cathedral might feel about this. |
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Chris Norse
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09-02-2007 12:42
My point exactly. I wonder how the people at Cologne Cathedral might feel about this. Doesn't the Catholic Church practice banning people? Excommunication? This isn't even go back to the Old Testament with it's lists of people who are not allowed in the Hosts of the Lord. _____________________
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Slawkenbergius Slade
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09-02-2007 12:42
This is supposed to be a church, supposedly open to all ...... It is. They just have a dress code. |
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09-02-2007 12:43
I just got in there (as my Tiny Rabbit - haven't got a furry) and got me the notecard. It says that furries are akin to masquerading in real life, whch is regarded as disrespectful for visiting churches. Of course, everybody else's avatars, as long as they are not furry, are not "masquerades" in the slightest. _____________________
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09-02-2007 12:44
Doesn't the Catholic Church practice banning people? Excommunication? This isn't even go back to the Old Testament with it's lists of people who are not allowed in the Hosts of the Lord. In all fairness, they seem pretty laid back about pederasts. |
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:45
It is. They just have a dress code. Dress codes are for people with nothing better to do than ... come up with dress codes, or rules about yoiu can or cannot sell on Sundays |
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09-02-2007 12:46
Like I said, that's where they have failed to make the transition between RL and SL.
As was just mentioned in the discussion, they are applying the real-world rules, with "no wings" and "no furries" being translations of "no masquerading". _____________________
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:46
In all fairness, they seem pretty laid back about pederasts. I thought that was a requirement if you want to be a Catholic priest. |
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Chris Norse
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09-02-2007 12:49
I thought that was a requirement if you want to be a Catholic priest. Funny, you are upset with them making a blanket statement about a group, furries. Yet you make a blanket statement about priests. _____________________
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Slawkenbergius Slade
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09-02-2007 12:50
Dress codes are for people with nothing better to do than ... come up with dress codes, or rules about yoiu can or cannot sell on Sundays I am not saying I'm in favour of dress codes. I am saying that you were wrong to criticise the build(ers) for not being open to all because they are, as long as they're not dressed in a way they find inappropriate. |
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:50
Funny, you are upset with them making a blanket statement about a group, furries. Yet you make a blanket statement about priests. Oh, sorry Chris, but you fell for that one. Now do you get my point? |
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Cristalle Karami
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09-02-2007 12:50
Like I said, that's where they have failed to make the transition between RL and SL. As was just mentioned in the discussion, they are applying the real-world rules, with "no wings" and "no furries" being translations of "no masquerading". The key is in the point of view expressed here. So they see it differently - okay. It is a disappointment but come ON. It's not bias in the sense that they are saying Furries are some representation of evil and must be banned. It's merely a point of view that is applying real world rules to the church. It's not like they have NO GAYS on the sign. It's not intended to be discrimination. |
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09-02-2007 12:51
Hmmmm. Wonder if that includes Ants, Tarantulas, Black Widows or Scorpions and other insects.
Of course snakes are out. Apparently, there was an incident involving a snake and an apple that resulted in people not liking snakes. This is crazy, stupid, and I for one will not be going to see it and will definitely be recomending to all of my friends to avoid it. Sometimes, segments of the Human Race make me ashamed to be a part of it. _____________________
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Jessica Elytis
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09-02-2007 12:51
I've pretty much come to the conclusion long ago that any religion becomes stupid once people become involved.
As for the landowner restricting who can come to their build; well, that's their right. It's my right to think they are a bunch of idiots who do not have three IQ points among the grouping. I'll think I'll pass on going there, or even telling others to go there. Nice build, too bad the attitude is so ugly. ~Jessy _____________________
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09-02-2007 12:53
I've pretty much come to the conclusion long ago that any religion becomes stupid once people become involved. ~Jessy Jessy wins the thread! |
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:54
I am not saying I'm in favour of dress codes. I am saying that you were wrong to criticise the build(ers) for not being open to all because they are, as long as they're not dressed in a way they find inappropriate. Banning furries is just the same as banning black avatars, or avatars with red eyes. Everyone here is a member of the SL universe, including furries, robots or whatever. |
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Chris Norse
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09-02-2007 12:54
Oh, sorry Chris, but you fell for that one. Now do you get my point? I guess I don't. I support both of you being able to make blanket statements. _____________________
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:56
Jessy wins the thread! She gets my vote, too! |
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Wren Murasaki
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09-02-2007 12:57
If I were really paranoid I would say this doesn't bode well for the future. You start by excluding them, then relocating them, then finally you usher them into the gas chamber?
Goverment project for community interaction and they are banning portions of the community? I'm glad this isn't my goverment. |
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Chris Norse
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09-02-2007 12:57
Banning furries is just the same as banning black avatars, or avatars with red eyes. Everyone here is a member of the SL universe, including furries, robots or whatever. I would support the right of the property owner to ban both of those groups if he so wished. I would even support their right to ban smart ass white boys. If you don't have the right to not associate, then the right to associate is meaningless. _____________________
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Chas Connolly
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09-02-2007 12:58
I guess I don't. I support both of you being able to make blanket statements. Oh, okay. I think  ) |
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Slawkenbergius Slade
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09-02-2007 12:59
I've pretty much come to the conclusion long ago that any religion becomes stupid once people become involved. Strange, I always thought it was vice versa. |
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Chris Norse
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09-02-2007 12:59
If I were really paranoid I would say this doesn't bode well for the future. You start by excluding them, then relocating them, then finally you usher them into the gas chamber? Goverment project for community interaction and they are banning portions of the community? I'm glad this isn't my goverment. If this was the government, you might have a point. But this is a action taken by a private party. The owners of the Cologne sim have no power or authority outside the Cologne sim. _____________________
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Alyx Sands
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09-02-2007 13:00
She gets my vote, too! Not mine, because I quite like my religion, but I do hate bigotry and plain stupidity!  I don't mind dress codes to respect other people's beliefs at all, but I do mind senseless exclusions like "no furries". _____________________
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Raynor Hammerer
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09-02-2007 13:01
NOW I'm insulted.
They are pondering allowing Furries, but flatly rule out Furry Tinies. Meh. _____________________
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