@tt4079:

Someone had to feed the board troll.

Ah, I'm a troll because I'm not a brain dead liberal.

Ok, you derailed the discussion so you could prove that the discussion would get derailed.  Good on ya.

Stay away from Gay & Muslim.

Other topics in Religion don't seem to be toxic.

Granted, I do not wish to debate religion.  I do interfaith work and enjoy conversations but the idea that the only way that you will speak with someone whose experience is different than yours is by trying to force them into your opinion is not pleasant.

One of the phrases I like from (English translations/interpretations of) the Quran is "Allah has made you separate peoples and nations so that you can learn from one another; not that you should despise one another."  I like hearing what the process of Lent means to a Christian and sharing what the process of the 49 days between Pesach (Leaving Egypt) and Shevuoth (Recieving the Torah) means to me.  If you're interested in civil conversation, let's talk.

I forgot to include this in the OP.

She hit her sleeping boyfriend in the head with a metal lamp.

Climate activists are actually anti-white racists.

Greta's true agenda came out about 2 months ago when she blamed all the world's ills on white men.    Ok, true, she is just a puppet being used by others as a shield for their agenda.

AOC in some committee hearing (video on YouTube) said that white people are responsible for all the world's pollution.  Not surprisingly, the entire non-white panel agreed with her.

Sadly, it seems that there aren't many "decent" people on the left.

Bernie refuses to condemn violent acts by his supporters.

MSM justifies violence by the left or they simply ignore incidents of violence by liberals.

@JohnAllenson:

If it were more than a fringe, mainly from people even older than I am, i'd worry about the infighting during a time where there is a very strong anti-LGBT worldwide movement.

It's disappointed that there are people who don't know our past and don't understand our present but I'm going tom keep working with the groups that are inclusive and I'll just ignore the ones who aren't.

There won't be any infighting because gays, lesbians and bisexuals are simply becoming apathetic and moving on with their lives.

I support the trans community but I see a failure in filtering out the bad apples and the nonsense, as well as a general lack of willingness to reconcile.