Subject: Agreed, also I suggest:
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Posted on: 2012-01-09 05:14:00 UTC

I also suggest thinking about sensitive claims in a purely in-story way. The ideas aren't the problem, whether we like them or not: it's now they're expressed that is the point of interest.

It doesn't matter if we agree with any one viewpoint: the question really is, would the canon characters put up with it? Religion when found in a character is a trait like any other. Is it a trait used as an excuse? Or is it treated realistically, no matter what it is? Do other characters react realistically to hearing about the OC's Whateverism? Or do they blindly nod their heads and not ask questions it even if they'd never have heard of it before? That's OOC just like any other case.

So really, I don't see the problem with addressing a religious head-smacker in a badfic. The point is that the religion isn't the bad thing, the USE of it is. Using religion as an excuse is just as bad as using eating disorders (I'm so thin and hot because I'm anorexic!), sexuality (I'm gay, so my relationships are always perfect!), social oppression (I'm a minority, so I'm allowed to be cruel to others!), abuse (I was beaten as a child, which makes me tragic and pure!) as excuses.

I don't want to see the PPC conclude that we're not responsible enough to treat topics with maturity. The whole point of us being here is that we treat topics with maturity and good sense...

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