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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
my point was and is that the people sitting in that church won their rights to worship how and where they wanted through a hard fought battle which is represented by the flag. one of the founding tenets doncha know... freedom of religion... gotta respect what gives you the freedoms.
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Fair enough, I don't know enough about the particulars on your side of the pond to debate that meaningfully.
But, over here, we see many people trying to impose their own interpretations of various symbols on to others. I think symbols have personal meanings which are unique to an individual.
It doesn't seem right, imho, to say " 'y' symbolises 'x' " - because that's stating an opinion as if it was a fact.
I think it would be more accurate to say is "
to me 'y' symbolises 'x'." That would state their own interpretation, but also recognise that other views could be held.