i am a pacifist, and if anyone has a problem with that, they can meet me outside

[ivy_chan]

  Shocking news, folks. Christians are NOT the only perpetrators in the homophobia epidemic. No, seriously. I know, I was shocked, too. They are also not the source of every kind of right-winged zealous insanity.

Christians are not the source of all evil. Christianity is not the only religion used as a weapon and a reason to remain willfully and

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[pimpypantsmcgee]

I get annoyed when people generalize about religious groups, as well. The Hezbollah and Al Qaeda have the support they do now because they came in and took care of people when no one else would.

However, I think all religion is ridiculous. Not the practitioners (a lot of them, in many cases), but the religions themselves. I'd like to think we've moved beyond peoples' need for them. You get nutjob retards that come in, take it too seriously, make shit up, and lead groups of like-minded, hate-filled assholes to battle against regular, normal folks.

And sometimes you get people who take things too literally when it serves them, like Fred Phelps. Fred, the bible also says that if your daughter is disobedient, you can sell her into slavery, and it even says what price you should get for her. But I don't see you out sellin' your kids when they might go against your wishes. I'm only seeing you out toting your God Hates Fags agenda.

Religions are fucking obsolete. What we need now are ideas and solutions.

[ivy_chan]

...Okay, well, common decency says that some things are better off left unsaid. Outright insulting people's personal beliefs? One of those things that is extremely rude.

Meanwhile, I have met many 'love thy neighbor' Christians. I've lived in the Midwest and the upper East coast, so I can't speak for the Southern states.

And yes, I *have* seen evidence to the possibility that they can coexist. It's called America, or Canada, or England, or any of these countries in which people of different religions live together without having wars and genocide and stake-burnings. On a smaller scale? My college, my high school, my workplace, my circle of friends. As I mentioned before, a diverse cultural and religious group, and those personal beliefs have never gotten in the way of friendship.

Polytheistic religions tend to be centered around belief systems, philosophy, and the gaining of wisdom. Most monotheistic religions seem keen on keeping their adherents ignorant so they can control them better, and make no room for other religions or