The difference is between disagreeing with or questioning (what you call 'assailing, etc.) someone's beliefs (their political stance, their views on religion, basically their opinion on anything), which is what each of us on all sides of any issue do regularly; and disagreeing or questioning with what someone is. Homosexuality isn't a belief system, it is part and parcel of who someone is. Calling religious people stupid is akin to calling liberals moochers (both of which we see here regularly). Disagreeing with homosexuality is like disagreeing that people should have blue eyes.
That said, if you're overly sensitive to people vociferously disagreeing with your religious beliefs, don't present them here. But they're just as much fair game for disagreement as any other opinion you choose to air here.
well, no, not quite. by assailing, I meant assailing....i.e attacking, ridiculing, mocking, belittling ..casting as illogical and lesser than...those who believe otherwise.
why can it, religion, be cast as illogical....yet someones view on homosexuality, cast similarly, is viewed as hatred.
questioning is one thing, and I think a fair means of discourse... which is part of, but not exclusively the limits of what is demonstrated here on PJ.
further, not sensitive in the slightest as my views have had limited airing here, and when so aired... I'm by no stretch of the imagination overly affected..