Ok, I have to comment on this whole Reverend Wright mess......
I was just watching Anderson 360 and they had this one Republican lady.
She said, "Wright is angrily preaching hate and condemnation. I don't see how any American would not stand up and walk right out of that church."
Okay. What about all those white pastors that speak angrily with hate and condemnation towards gays and people who support abortion? I don't see how any American wouldn't stand up and walk out of that church.
And can no one understand why someone would hate America? Are his words really that shocking and repulsive? I don't think so.
Anyway, I just hate, angrily and with condemnation, the right. Yes, I am full of hate, too. Call me a hypocrite. Republicans. Christian conservatives. They are the ones with true hate in my opinion.
This is why I hate, angrily and with condemnation, religion in general. I hate Christianity. I don't think it is uplifting at all. It spawns hate and intolerance. Catholics are nuts! Did you know that the Pope just created 7 new sins? Littering, pollution. What a joke. So I'm going to hell cuz I left a candy wrapper on the ground?
I have no problem with people who are spiritual. I am spiritual, too. I just don't believe in a judgemental God. I don't believe that some people go to Heaven and some to Hell. I don't believe that some people are evil or sinful. Who has the right to define sin? Homosexuality is not a sin. Abortion is not a sin. Littering is not a sin. Who has the right to say that? God? The Bible? Nothing and no one does.
I don't know if you all agree with me or not. You don't have to post an opinion. And it's ok if you disagree with everyone I just said. This is just my relationship with religion and how it has affected me personally.
2 comments:
Amen to that, sister. One of the things I love about living in Japan is the total absence of the religious right. Sure, there are backwards-assed people here, just like everywhere, but they're not hiding behind a religion to justify their various paranoias and insecurities. Did you happen to read Jon Carroll's column, "A Walk in Gaytown" the other day? So spot-on.
The one thing that I find hard to do sometimes is remember that there are good Christians (and Muslims, Buddhists, etc) that aren't reactive, paranoid, and judgmental. But they don't make headlines.
Grayce, you have hit all the nails right on their heads... the challenge for you is to try not to let anger be in control of your thoughts and feelings... find a good book on Buddhism and study up, it will really help you figure out what most people are too lazy to figure out for themselves, but rather let charismatic leaders, preachers, etc, dictate to them...
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