on his blog in this blog post. And of course this pissed then off. Strangely, it also pissed off some people who claimed that they weren't Christians or religious. They said Calvin was being mean to the Christians by putting up his blog post and using the above accurate picture, in other words Calvin wasn't being respectful enough of the Christian fairy tale for their tastes.
Well, you know what? Unless you agree with them 100 % and accept their fairy tales as fact they will never ever leave you alone. It matters not a bit to them that you don't believe. They keep trying to turn you into one of them. If you tell them to leave you alone, they keep coming at you endlessly repeating their version of their fairy tale. And they claim they only do this because they love you and want to save you from hell so you can go to heaven. So no matter what you say they keep trying to turn you into one of them.
They say are using their freedom of speech to talk to you about their fairy tale and they are merely exercising their freedom of religion to try to rope you into being a part of their particular sect. So, it's all perfectly fine for them to use those rights which are given to them under the US Constitution. However, it's not okay for you to use your right of free speech to say anything they decree as bad about religion and their fairy tale. They love to ignore the fact that freedom of religion also means that you and I are free not to have one if we so choose. They shout we're declaring war on their fairy tale by not joining them in their mass delusion. They say that we have to respect their fairy tale while they show no respect for our decision to think for ourselves and to not join them in their religion.
Well, I call bullshit on them. No matter how many times you tell me the 'good news' about Jesus I'm not going to believe it. No matter how many times you invite me to your church, I'm not going to come. No matter how loudly you proclaim that you are a true believer and that I should be as well, I'm going to scoff at you. And I'm going to back up people like Calvin who choose to speak out against the Christian Taliban and their insidious anti intellectual, anti science, and anti common sense nonsense.
If you believe in one of those fairy tales, be it the Christian one, the Jewish one, the Muslim one, the Sikh one, the Scientology one, or the Wiccan one, then that's fine. It's your life and you can choose what you believe in. I choose to believe in common sense and what I can see, hear, feel, taste, and touch. I choose to put my faith not in things I can't see or hear, but in what's real. If you get off on Jesus, or Moses, or Joseph Smith, or Xenu, then that's on you, just don't try to make me believe in the same shit as you and don't tell me or my friends that we should keep quiet and show your religion some respect if you don't respect our decision not to have a religion.
And you people, especially you born again Christians, need to stop using your book of fairy tales to justify hating on gays, black people, Mexicans, women, and science. Grow the hell up and evolve with the rest of us, or even better, just leave all of us alone, we do fine without your Bronze age moralizing.
11 comments:
For someone who does alot of complaining that Christians are hateful people, this sure is one vile, hate-filled, mean-spirited, nasty post. You have seem to have some serious issues you might want to start dealing with.
He isn't talking about all Christians, Joe. He's only talking about the ones who seem to be able to give flak but not take it.
But I'm sure he'll tell you that himself, shortly.
Thanks for your support Brother Monkey. You remind me that their are good people out there.
hey, freedom is as freedom does.
as I know you live in the south, I'm sure the Christians knocking on your door are as bothersome as you say they are. they won't take no for an answer because they book they worship tells them not to. and they do worship that book!
I like books a lot as you know, but I don't worship one book in particular as better than all others and the last word on truth. even science doesn't have the corner on absolute truth.
Oh Joe, Thanks for reminding me that it's always the non believers who have issues. And I'm sure you claim my post if full of hate and vileness because I don't accept your Christian faith. If I said the same things in this post about atheists that I said about you believers then you'd be jumping up and down in agreement. Get over yourself, no everyone in this country is a Christian and we do fine without your religion.
Hell yeah, Calvin and Dr M! Standing up and doing the slow clap here.
Say what you will, unbeliever, but I look forward to the day John Frum returns, and all the great cargo he'll be bringing.
The very best person I ever knew was a convinced Christian. So was the very worst person I ever knew. But the "very worst" one wanted to flay, neuter, draw and quarter, masticate, violate and flagellate anyone who disagreed with him. Thank you for being on guard against the Christian Taliban, Monkey--they do exist.
While I count myself as a Christian and was raised in church, I have the greatest respect for you and my friends who are athiests because, dog gone it, I've been wrong before and it is simply a matter of time before I'm wrong again.
Doc
It's always perplexed me how religion - any religion - justifies the hatred it all too often spews. Sigh....
You might get a chuckle out of my recent flickr posts having fun with some old 70s Bible comics.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23097960@N04/sets/72157622522078363/
I am a spiritual person and believe in things beyond our regular experiences, but I liked Calvin's post and thought the picture was hilarious.
I definitely agree with you and him that many ugly and disgusting things have been done in the name of "religion" and I really hate people who proselytize too.
Keep the church and state separate and let bygons be bygons. :)
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