The reasons religions suck is almost too many to count and
list out while you all wait with baited breath. Let me start by saying,
religion has caused wars and hatred throughout the entire world. When
Christianity was started, it was considered a cult. Can you even imagine being
part of something so new, and so radical that you would be considered part of a
cult? Well, imagine it my dear! Christianity is still the new kid on the block
as far as religions go, but let’s talk about the real culprit of all this
terrorism and hatred. I hope that last line helped you figure out that I had
you open this blog article under a rouse.
I know, I know, I’m a terrible person. Blame it on my
religion. I’m pretty sure one of the commandments tells me to lie…or not. It’s
a sad state of affairs in America, when people are more apt to read about
something that is negative or bashing one group of people over the next. People
that share these memes and negative stories “calling out religion” aren’t any
better than the ones condemning Atheists, Agnostics and the LGBTQ community.
Here’s a little anecdote about religion, this will be a
short post because the attention span of most folks reading on social media is
limited to say the least. Two grown men walk into a local watering hole. Both
men order whiskey straight. Now, the man with the brown eyes (did I say they
had eyes? Well they do, in case I didn’t make that clear. Don’t want to offend
the eyeless) drinks five glasses of his favorite whiskey. Brown eyed guy starts
singing along to the music playing and gets up to dance a jig to The Devil Went Down to Georgia. He’s as
happy as a clam, always is when he gets drunk. The guy with the blue eyes
drinks five glasses of the same whiskey. Blue eyes guy become belligerent and
tries to fight the barkeep and everyone that walks in the door. And before
anyone says anything, they both had a fabulous day and have a fabulous life
with 2.5 kids at home and a supermodel wife. So, no, one didn’t have a bad day
and the other is out celebrating. So, now that we cleared that up, who do we blame
in this little scenario?
The ALOCHOL!!!!
No. I have never once heard anyone blame the alcohol for
existing and people choosing to consume it. Or people blaming the alcohol on
how it personally effects them and their, or their partner’s behaviors. People,
blame the person for their level of intoxication. Old blue eyes knows that when
he gets drunk, he usually winds up getting thrown out of the bar or arrested,
but he chose to drink anyway.
So, given the scenario above, why do people of the interwebs
insist on blaming religions for terrorism, general hatred and closemindedness?
I don’t know any religion that teaches these terrible things. I’ve never in my
entire Christian life been to a church where they have told their congregation
to hate anyone. Maybe at Westboro church, that could be their mantra, but hey, I don’t
know their lives and I don’t pretend to know their walk with God. All I’m
saying is, before you call yourself being a truth exposer, expose the right
thing. Religion only teaches people to love their neighbor and to live like
their higher power would. It also teaches us not to judge. I don’t judge anyone
for the religion they practice, or don’t practice. My walk with Christ, is mine
and mine alone. Your walk is yours. Let’s not hate the religions, but try to
show people what love and acceptance really means. Live your life as an
example, not in condemnation of others who don’t think as you do.
Stop Yelling At Me…
~J
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