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[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

They will be called outliers at best and religious fanatics or idiots at worst.

I proudly embrace the label "heretic". Heresy from a false religion is the only option to maintain the spirit intact. Ironically, since the primary doctrine of my particular heresy is "an open door", I find myself increasingly isolated and shunned for welcoming any and all who wish to gather with me, figuring out together what this life is actually all about. How dare I be tolerant to everybody. This is my heresy, and I am willing to die on this hill.

[–]FlippyKing 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I imagine the most mild "heresies" get the most scorn. There was someone famous who met with everyone. He was mocked for it and questioned about it. I'm pretty sure a religion grew out of his teachings and the recollections around the events of his life and even his death.