I respect religious views, even though I don't agree with them. If they bring comfort then I am happy for people. What I don't think ought to be respected by anyone are the kind of scientifically inaccurate assertions that are promoted by the creationists.

Deriding political views here, as with any exchange here, is in an entirely different category to that involved with footballers "taking the knee".

No-one who comes here has to. If they do they can answer in kind any comment. With the exception of the site owner we are all equal here.

The footballers are supported by their employers. They are in their space and not ours.

Show them all the disrespect you like on here. As many have in this thread. If you do it at the grounds, where you are a paying guest, you take a big risk.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Probably time to take my own advice and ignore these posts.

The knee bending will be over or too close to BLM the political party by the time I want to go back to a full Selhurst that it won’t be there and an issue any more. Maybe many will take notice of AJ rather than pampered footballers far removed from reality.

COYP

Teased frequently. Ridiculed occasionally, but only when thoroughly deserved. In fact it's quite difficult to be really unkind when dealing with transparent bs.

None of that though is really the point. It's the dominance of those from one viewpoint which is.

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Who are these “creationists” and what is your specific objection to this compared to any other religious view?

I don’t pick and choose parts of others’ beliefs and criticise those with which I don’t agree. See that difference?
As previously asked - what would your reaction be if footballers made some gesture in support of Brexit? Total support?

If the creationists just kept things in their own churches and homes I would agree with you. They don't. They involve themselves in politics and try to change public policy over schooling. They are much criticised in scientific forums, so I am far from alone.

If the players stood on their heads and waved their legs in the air in support of Donald Duck I might take the p**s on here, but I wouldn't boo at the ground. I might laugh, especially if that's what they wanted.

If they gestured in support of Brexit, or anything else, I would just let them get on with it. I certainly wouldn't boo. I might try to investigate why later. I would listen to their reasoning when questioned. I doubt though whether your analogy is valid as I would expect they are as divided on Brexit as everyone else. They seem pretty united on supporting the current gesture.

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Yeah but “what is your specific objection to this compared to any other religious view?” and why did you ignore that?

Do you see this as more of a problem on our society as Muslim views on gays, jewish views on gentiles or whatever the view may be?

Biden likes sniffing children. It’s his compassion you know. (Monopolisation of compassion)

COYP

You certainly are.

Nothing you say is either true or has anything at all to do with the issue. Bringing George Soros into a debate over whether fans should boo our footballers when they unite and make a gesture in support of a cause they believe in is worthy of Alex Jones.

Object to the Premier League etc all you like, for whatever reason makes you happy. Just don't pick on the players that way and disrespect them. They aren't the Premier League.

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