Hoo boy...I'm in trouble now.

[anahata56]

This morning, my brilliant niece (and I'm not being sarcastic here--she IS brilliant in almost every respect) posted a link on Facebook where some blogger on the Fox News website was decrying, once again, the rise of the Pinko Commie Fag-Loving folk in the Obama administration who are going to target "Right Wing Extremists" for surveillence and

Comments

[ladyqkat]

All I can think of is that we learned nothing from Jim Jones and company.

The deities I honor demand nothing from me but acknowledgment that they exist. No sacrifices, no fear, no blind trust. I feel more comforted by their presence when I question than when I meekly follow, when I seek rather than accept. There are times I do need to follow and times when I do need to accept, but if I do that for too long I will get my butt kicked to get back to learning and questing for my own answers.

(Apologies if this seems disjointed, still working out health issues.)

[azbound]

It's humorous to me how "Christians" en masse are fearless - challenge them one on one and it's spaghetti leg city.

[siliconshaman]

What do you expect from a group that self-identifies with sheep?

They're not even that brave en masse... you just need to stand up to them.

[peaceful_fox]

I am a pagan now but one of the things I remember about the Catholic Church that I grew up in was the fear. I was terrified of death because I was *certain* I was going to hell. A 9 year old should be worried about where the next crayon is coming from or what new kid fad they should follow and not *death* or hell!

Then, as a pagan adult, I read the Bible and I feel bad that Jesus had his words twisted into such hate and fear and I learned to love his words and avoid many (not all, of course - I know great Christians) of his followers.

Anyone who twists the words of others into something that causes hate, fear, self loathing and discrimination cannot be trusted.

[weedblossom]

This. Me. Before.

I remember when I first started going through my "deconversion", the only thing holding me back was the fear of going to hell if I wasn't a Christian anymore. And then I got to thinking, that's just SHITTY. What kind of god was I serving that would condemn me to hell for not worshipping him, while simultaneously punishing me as a Christian for something I didn't even do (getting his Son crucified)? I didn't want a faith based on fear anymore.

And it's all been "downhill" from there... ;)

[weedblossom]

And another thing I've thought is - if God is willing to let his own son get killed in so hideous a fashion, what wouldn't he do to ME?

[silivrenglaur]

yes!

you make sooo many good posts, but i can never think of any good responses...So yes will have to do ;)