Glad to hear it, that you’d never go on his show. I just think it was a gigantic missed opportunity to avoid making this a partisan issue and the people who made the movie, failed miserably on that point. And that does need criticizing. If we are going to progress in this movement as you say, this is exactly the way NOT to do it. Money making in an ethical manner is always best. Always.
Glad to hear it, that you’d never go on his show. I just think it was a gigantic missed opportunity to avoid making this a partisan issue and the people who made the movie, failed miserably on that point. And that does need criticizing. If we are going to progress in this movement as you say, this is exactly the way NOT to do it. Money making in an ethical manner is always best. Always.
Yes the political partisan issue should not matter when all people are affected by the product. He's also partisan about religious belief which imo is mostly irrelevant to the subject at hand. Maybe Peters thinks everyone who watches him shares his own religious belief system. Or maybe he's appealing by implication, a tip off to Christian Supremacists'. I don't really know. But I see it as opportunistic, discriminatory against anyone who doesn't share his faith, and certainly unnecessary to the harm being done to all people of all religions and all political persuasions. I admit he's not the only one who sermonizes their religion. I'm offended by them too; many being healthcare professionals. But at least some (not all) of them have some credibility about what the product is doing. Religious biases can be a trigger that could affects my trust in them. However, I'm not opposed to briefly bringing up the subject of spirituality as long as it doesn't discriminate.
My faith and spirituality is the primary focus of my life (rather than say medicine). Despite that, I've never stated what my religion is here because I don't feel its appropriate to prosthelytize
Wholeheartedly agree here, Suzy. Thanks for your post. I’m always reticent to criticize fanaticism wherever it rears its head, especially in politics or religion in particular. You are right about Peters on both counts.
Glad to hear it, that you’d never go on his show. I just think it was a gigantic missed opportunity to avoid making this a partisan issue and the people who made the movie, failed miserably on that point. And that does need criticizing. If we are going to progress in this movement as you say, this is exactly the way NOT to do it. Money making in an ethical manner is always best. Always.
Yes the political partisan issue should not matter when all people are affected by the product. He's also partisan about religious belief which imo is mostly irrelevant to the subject at hand. Maybe Peters thinks everyone who watches him shares his own religious belief system. Or maybe he's appealing by implication, a tip off to Christian Supremacists'. I don't really know. But I see it as opportunistic, discriminatory against anyone who doesn't share his faith, and certainly unnecessary to the harm being done to all people of all religions and all political persuasions. I admit he's not the only one who sermonizes their religion. I'm offended by them too; many being healthcare professionals. But at least some (not all) of them have some credibility about what the product is doing. Religious biases can be a trigger that could affects my trust in them. However, I'm not opposed to briefly bringing up the subject of spirituality as long as it doesn't discriminate.
My faith and spirituality is the primary focus of my life (rather than say medicine). Despite that, I've never stated what my religion is here because I don't feel its appropriate to prosthelytize
Wholeheartedly agree here, Suzy. Thanks for your post. I’m always reticent to criticize fanaticism wherever it rears its head, especially in politics or religion in particular. You are right about Peters on both counts.