Paying Attention

Herein be random ruminations on politics, history, ideas, spirituality, religion, education, media, life, relationships, culture... and Boston sports when I really want to vent.

"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." (ubiquitous)

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has and never will." (Frederick Douglass)

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." (Susan B. Anthony)

"Clearly the trick in life is to die young as late as possible." (William Sloane Coffin)

February 27, 2012 10:13 pm

AMERICA’S WAR AGAINST RELIGION

OMG!! Conservative Christians in America are forever whining that they are persecuted! There is a “War Against Christians” in America! Last week, a group of men (no women) testified before a Republican Congressional committee hearing on requiring co-pays for birth control and said they are “ready to die” for their conscience. OMG. Christian martyrs in the Roman arenas would be proud.

Since when did being strong in the faith of Jesus Christ reduce you to whining?

You wanna see some real religious persecution? Go be a Christian in Saudi Arabia. Be an Arab Muslim in Hebron. Try practicing Falun Gong in China or follow the Dali Lama in Tibet. For that matter, be an atheist or even an agnostic and try to run for electoral office in America.

I see evidence of the War Against Christians everywhere I turn. In the rich real estate owned by churches that is tax exempt. In the roadblocks our police departments put up every Sunday to make sure church-goers can exit their parking lots without having to wait too long. In the purely ignorant, prejudiced and sometimes slanderous speech from fundamentalists which is protected by the Bill of Rights.

In Tennessee, there’s a bill before the state legislature to protect Christians from “hate speech” laws with respect to bullying gay students in school. Bullied kids can commit suicide, but God forbid fundamentalist Christians should be prevented from telling these gay children they’re going to hell.

America’s War on Religion continues apace.

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    Beyond true. My dad pisses...get me to hate Muslims. I’m sorry but no.
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    dont forget that in my school if you dont go to the FCA (fellowship of Christian athletes) at least once in the mornings...
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    There is not just a “war on *” anything, it’s everyone against everyone else.
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