The Ignorance of Others Astounds Me
So today is Easter. I was baptized Catholic, and grew up in the Methodist church. My husband, however, is an atheist. He doesn't walk around bashing religion, and is surprisingly tolerant when people try to "save his soul" in a public setting. He finds everything about religion interesting, and happily goes with me to church when I go. Today, an elderly woman (guess I'm going to jail for elderly abuse, too) came up to him and started calling him horrible names for "desecrating God's house with his nonbeliever's sin." He politely talked to her, but it got louder, and she started drawing attention. This was during the "meet and greet", and I had had a bad night, and I couldn't stop- I went off on her, and we walked out
. My family (granny especially) tried to get us to stay, but I didn't feel welcome at that point, and it was my hometown church! Sorry, I just had to get that out. What is with people today?
. My family (granny especially) tried to get us to stay, but I didn't feel welcome at that point, and it was my hometown church! Sorry, I just had to get that out. What is with people today?
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I was baptized episcopal and became Catholic. I may not agree, but I'm polite, or if I know you well, I might ask questions....
I talked to my boyfriend about this..his grandmas a religious nut...and he has "minimal" belief in the concept of "god" as religions try to pass as truth.
...he said that religions main purpose is to control masses of people with the potential threat of eternal damnation...& if you look back til the times of the religious wars (the Christian crusades & catholicism)..you'd realize that religions have forced their way into the population.
...he says that god..as far as concept goes...would explain life on earth very simply..and most people look for answers that they can believe...thus..the "king james edition" bible passage..." the lord is my shepherd..."...uh...that would mean that you're a sheep...he says..lol
...the united states keeps the populace under educated & uninformed...history could serve as a better teacher of what religions do to non-conformists...just look at Israel & the middle east ..that conflict has been going on..forever...
..religions have low tolerance for non believers..& the truth may be found in science..look at how technology has leapt in the last hundred years...go back 200...he says we are not that smart..
...we must have found some significant pattern to follow...he suggests...maybe the Mayans or Egyptians held the secrets..because almost every religion condemns technology, except those ancient ones...Christianity even identifies it as evil...
...so...its sounds good...& I'm a believer...but my bf...LOL...(yes, he's black)...believes that any place that won't welcome you...regardless of belief...isn't prepared to argue the validity of their cause...& might be stamped as BS...lol
*rant : p