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I find it very discouraging to think that there is so much animosity associated with religion and spirituality in this country, and in this world. My personal belief is that there is something out there greater than we are, whatever you want to call it. I believe that all religions lead to God, or whatever, and that it is truly none of your business how other people choose to express their faith, or lack thereof. I support the freedom of all people to choose. Regardless of the situation, our choices define us, destroy us, make us who we are - who the fuck are you to take that right away from another human? All of these extremist zealots make me tired. Do they not know that more wars have been fought, more people murdered, in the name of God than ANY other cause in the history of man? And for what? So that the winners can declare that God was on their side the whole time, and then decide what God wants everyone else to do or be? Fuck that! Fuck religious extremism in all its various guises - the "Pro Life" movement, whose message is that we must preserve the sanctity of life, but only before you're born. After you're born, they are very much pro death penalty, so watch your ass, scooter, or they'll throw you in the fucking electric chair.....And then there are those who think that their particular sect are the only "TRUE Christians", and therefore the only people who are not going to Hell - Baptists specifically, because that's where my experience lies, seem to think that people like Hindu's, Muslims, Taoists and Buddhists are all going to Hell, because they worship God in a different way. I think that these people have been practicing their religions for thousands of years now, in many cases since LONG before Jesus appeared, so who's to say whom is wrong here? The basic fact is that all of these groups are convinced that everyone is going to Hell except for their faith. My interpretation of the sotries in the bible (yes, stories, just like all other folklore passed from generation to generation), is that to truly follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, one must be a true servant of man - feed the hungry, clothe the homeless, give assistance to the ill and the outcast, and there are very few people who call themselves Christians, who actually deserve the title. I believe that judgement should be reserved for someone better than me, as with my life history, I am not qualified to stand in judgement of any other human, regardless of their transgression. Maybe if more people felt the same way, the world would be a less violent, hateful place.........Until then, you all get to deal with hateful, angry fuckers like me, spouting off about anything and everything they want to, until we either grow tired of ranting, or wander into a mall with a machine gun.........

Groverat