When I first started to keep a blog, I knew it would contain more than a few posts regarding religion. Most people who know me, know how I feel regarding this "touchy" subject. Ridiculous, embarrassing and crude are words I would use to describe it.
Perhaps it's the upcoming holidays that are triggering this post. Perhaps it's the way it is always shoved in our faces that gets me to this point of how I am feeling. Anger. That is how I am feeling as I write this.
After getting in a huff about the subject only yesterday, I awoke to this photo on my facebook newsfeed:
I'm sorry, I guess I just was not aware that Canada was in fact a purely Christian country! My mistake.. must have missed the memo! First words that came to my mind.. Racist and prejudiced. Let me get this out first.. I'm almost 100% positive that history teaches us, the first people on this land we call Canada were of Aboriginal/Inuit descent. Their belief system does not involve Christianity. The Christian faith was brought over by families (of many cultures and countries through time) that in fact, came here.. Immigrated if you will. Myself included. So.. perhaps if there is a belief system Canada should be represented by, it should in fact be the beliefs of the said Aboriginal/Inuit people of our country. But that would be insane! That would mean throwing out your self righteous, racist and prejudice ways.. and we can have that now can we?
If I say Merry Christmas.. it's because to me, it is nothing more than words. Jesus christ is often my curse word of choice. Again, to me, it is merely words. I am slowly but surely giving up my filter, and not caring about who I am offending. It's fucking INSANITY that people all over the world have to tip-toe around religious beliefs, even when they do not hold them, out of fear of offending someone. Religious people do not care if they offend you, buy sharing their beliefs, handing you pamphlets or just generally rubbing it your face that they are somehow better than you for believing that some mystical being created us all.
Churches have billboards.. spreading their word. NO ONE would allow me to put up a billboard supporting me saying something anti-religious to share my word. People hand you pamphlets everywhere, explaining how you will be cursed if you don't beg and pray for forgiveness of all your sins. I could not very well do the same thing with an anti-religion pamphlet.. No sir, that would likely be considered harassment and bashing religious beliefs. How have we let our world come to this point? Where religious rights are held higher than a human beings right to freedom of speech. (Yes, I am aware that these folks also have the freedom of speech to say what they will about what they believe.. but in turn, so should any non-religious people!)
After seeing this photo, I needed to know what the actual percentage of Christians in Canada were.. it's actually frightening to me, 77%. Fuck me! Guess that explains how Stephen Harper is our prime minister.
Take just a moment to imagine how amazingly peaceful our world would be had religion never been "invented" by mankind. ......... Pretty wonderful sounding isn't it?
Considering the facts regarding religious leaders sexually abusing innocent children throughout years, people still believe that is the righteous path? What the fuck is wrong with your heads. You can honestly tell me that situations such as that are alright? Or that they begged some imaginary man for forgiveness and that makes it all better? While in the meantime, if a normal person who doesn't preach the lord, or belief in such faiths, were to do that.. it is wrong. They should be punished, outcast-ed and in some situations put to death. I'm not saying I agree with molestation of children.. but I also don't agree with ANYONE doing it. Especially not someone who parents teach their children they can trust. It makes me fucking sick to my stomach that people are and can be, that
stupid.
Wars.. a lot are in fact caused by religion. If you learn anything about religious wars, it tells you that is completely fine to murder people based on different religious beliefs. Somehow, again, that sits fine with people.
If someone is different, doesn't have the same beliefs or chooses to live their life without a religious belief system.. they are wrong. They must be made example of. Gay rights are bashed and lost among religious rights. Women's rights are lost among religious rights. Human rights are lost among religious rights. It's disturbing, and sickening. Our world can only suffer and end with this happening.
One of my favorite NOFX songs on their most recent album "Coasters" is called "Best God in Show". If you've never heard it.. I highly suggest it (well I highly suggest the whole album.. ). Here you go, have a listen:
http://youtu.be/HRJAQUqbeXc
My favorite part of the lyrics:
Who would read a 2000-year-old medical journal?
Techniques for blood-letting, advice on trichinosis.
Would you navigate the globe with a map of a flat Earth? Without DNA testing would you believe virgin birth?
So, here are a few .. e-cards for thought. I'm sure I will have more posts about religion.. so stay posted for those! ;)
