It's amusing that people think sqlite.org/codeofconduct. is intended as satire. Richard Hipp is a devout Christian and proselytizing is part of that. I think he's being entirely sincere. As an atheist, I think it's ridiculous but I can respect that he actually lives by his beliefs.
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contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/co includes "Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences" and not harassing people based on religion beliefs.
Part of being respectful of a differing viewpoint is making a good faith attempt to understand it and see things from that perspective.
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I don't think it's reasonable. I think it's ridiculous to adopt a set of religious values / rules from 500 AD for a project. I expect they find the Contributor Covenant to be just as ridiculous based on a perspective driven by deep religious convictions.
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Just because it's not bad-faith doesn't mean it's reasonable. Asking others who don't necessarily share your religion to follow a religiously-based code of conduct as part of interaction with your project does not strike me as reasonable.
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What are the issues with this CoC that you think an atheist/someone of a different religion than Christianity would have with following/living with this code? The actual rules that would be enforceable dont seem too different from a standard CoC to a lawman like myself
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All of the points about god, Jesus, apocalypse, adultery, prayer etc. If you remove everything ridiculous then sure there are some decent guidelines in there for living life. The main point is literally "First of all, love the Lord God [...]".
I think that's intended though. It's not meant to be a secular list of values. Their religion is a big part of their values and that's what they want to communicate per sqlite.1065341.n5.nabble.com/Regarding-CoC-.
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Oh yeah I can see the absurdity of it. I was just curious from a practical point of view, if you were a developer working with SQLlite and had to abide by it, which parts would be an issue in particular. The overtly religious part seem like they could be ignored safely.
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I think a large part of the goal is proselytizing their belief system. I'm sure they wouldn't exclude someone simply for not believing in the same or any god(s), but I do get the impression that the religion rules aren't simply meant to be ignored.
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