mindstalk | (Reply)

A good rant. I happen to not be quite so angry about everything though I'm also not quite so atheist as all that. [I have articles of faith, such as the inherent good of humanity, that are essentially baseless. I don't mind certain baseless beliefs if they help guide someone to a happier existence.] One of the few things I disagreed with here was this statement:

"Not all believers act like that. I don't act like that." As if that fucking matters.

I think it matters quite a bit. If all christians were United Church of Christ or Unitarian, both of which are welcoming congregations (i.e. accept same-sex relationships), if all christians acted like decent human beings and didn't foist their beliefs on others, then I don't think the author would really care so much about what they choose to believe. It very much matters what people choose to do. Insofar as religion inherently encourages this stuff, then yes, it's bad, but not every religious person is a fundamentalist just as not every black person is a criminal and not every Hispanic is illegal.

Anyway, just a minor minor rant on a topic even though I agree with most of her statements.