What if....

[akdiver 3]

Because, as addressed before, and will continue to be, because people are using these beliefs as a cause for stripping the rights of others.

And that's exactly it. If religion were not used as a tool to oppress everyone else, and if you are even remotely honest with yourself, you will admit it has a long history of being used precisely as such, the non-religious would not have an interest in working against it.

So if you don't want the bible criticized, people need to stop using the bible as justification to do stupid sh!t to others.

Amen, brother. The same goes for the Koran, the Torah, the ingredients label on a 20 pack of Kraft Cheese Singles, and anything else you choose to have faith in.

When you learn this concept of keeping beliefs to yourself and that the Constitution overrides your beliefs (and the bible) when it comes to the rights of individuals, then things can move forward. Otherwise, deal with the conflict, and deal with people scrutinizing the bible for what it is -- a bad story, a mass of contradiction, virtually nothing educational or useful in life that common sense couldn't tell you (for the few things that are useful in life), and that's it.

Praise Jesus!!!

Historically, this text has unfortunately been used to enslave blacks (says slavery is ok), make women subservient, and of course it has evolved to where people simply pick and choose what they want to take literally or symbolically, as if truth comes down to belief or vote.

Der it is!!

This aside, I don't care about what you believe in, it's not my business. It is my business when it affects the rights of others. That's all.

Amen. Your religion is none of my business and really, I'd prefer to keep it that way. But you need to cooperate.

SV: wow - we agree entirely on this issue! Holy ####!! (:

Edited September 26, 2008 by akdiver

[SpiritAlight 1]

You two are killing me...well, actually I'm lovin' it.

Thank you for these posts from both SRVT and AKDiver!!!!!!!

When religions use their faith to oppress and worse to kill (it's been a historical blood bath), that is when me thinks it is not such a fine idea.

Let (and support) GLBT people marry if they wish and we will start to see a tiny bit of progress.

Amen to dat brothers and sisters!