the god stick.
the number one reason i do not trust very many people who profess to be religious is because of the god stick. as in, i'm sick of being beaten with it. a lot of people use their religious beliefs to judge, shame, and harm other people, even if they claim they don't and even if their religion specifically forbids them to.
the rhetoric i hear reflects very badly on christians in particular. i don't think the talking heads and other loud mouths realize that there are people in this country whose only experience of the attitudes of the religious are through them. methinks the moderate, sane, intelligent, and honest religious folk would want to perhaps curb the nuts, if only for the sake of PR.
my opinion is, if you want me to respect your beliefs, you better respect my rights. and, news flash: i am not going to be your friend if your beliefs include some variation on the "your existence is an abomination and you're going to hell" theme.
i am not going to agree to disagree on my right to safely inhabit this planet. i only extend tolerance to people who are not trying, by word or deed, to annihilate me.
posted by g @ 11:20 AM
1 comments
1 Comments:
i usually feel that discussing religion online is a waste of time, but i will comment that you are right. mainstream christians have become so afraid of conflict that they have allowed an extremely vocal, paranoid minority with little to no understanding of grace to become the public face of christianity. wrapped up in their white, suburban churches, mainstream christians really do not recognize that for many people, their "only experience of the attitudes of the religious" is from this distorted viewpoint.
Post a Comment
<< Home