We are their common enemy

[Gambit]

I asked a Christian friend the other day how she reconciled the fact that believers of other faiths felt just as much conviction as she does. She didn't or couldn't answer. Instead she told me that God's little voice told her that I was special, that there was a plan for me, and if I didn't answer the call he would choose someone else for the task. Appealing to my huge ego, I guess. I told her that I would continue on my path; not because of God or some eternal reward, but because it was the right thing to do. Ironically, I have been told the exact same thing by a Muslim friend. I actually find it quite insulting. They see the good things that I do and assign them to God. Fuck that! I work hard at the things I do; I won't have them stripped away by people who can't stand on their own merit.