RE: Why is religion so repugnant to some people
January 11, 2015 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2015 at 11:07 am by DeadChannel.)
I don't hate religious people, I hate what religion has done to the world.
I hate that evolution can't be taught in science classrooms. I hate that people are shunned from their family because of lack of belief or being gay. I hate that hateful propaganda movies get made trying to belittle atheists (see: god is not dead... or don't). I hate people telling me that I'm going to hell. That I'm just rebelling or lying or that this is just a phase. I hate bombings and murders for the sake of religion. I hate that women can't even own their own body in some countries - because of religion. I hate how my aunt won't talk to me because I'm nonreligious. I hate that people question my morals as an atheist. I hate how the bible's not okay with me saying god damn, but totally okay with, like, rape. I hate strawmans and logical fallacies. I hate how theists think they're being persecuted because atheists disagree with them (ironically, this is actually, literally the opposite). I hate war that hides behind religion. I hate the hateful things that get put up on church billboards. I hate that I can't drive to spokane to visit my (mostly religious) family without a sign loudly proclaiming "if you die tonight, heaven or hell?". I hate that I can't tell my friends what I believe because they probably wouldn't be friends anymore. I hate how homophobia and racism and misogyny hide behind religion. I hate how religion stops scientific progress. I hate how censorship hides behind religion (see: moral majority, hayes code, that guy who tried to get that Perks of Being a Wallflower book banned here). I hate how religion trains it's followers to ignore logic and reason. I hate how religion teaches it's followers to commit doublethink. I hate that millions have died for a giant guy in the sky with a beard who may or may not exist, but doesn't have the facts on his side. I hate how people have committed suicide because their religion didn't jive with their identify. I hate that this question even really needs to be asked.
I hate that evolution can't be taught in science classrooms. I hate that people are shunned from their family because of lack of belief or being gay. I hate that hateful propaganda movies get made trying to belittle atheists (see: god is not dead... or don't). I hate people telling me that I'm going to hell. That I'm just rebelling or lying or that this is just a phase. I hate bombings and murders for the sake of religion. I hate that women can't even own their own body in some countries - because of religion. I hate how my aunt won't talk to me because I'm nonreligious. I hate that people question my morals as an atheist. I hate how the bible's not okay with me saying god damn, but totally okay with, like, rape. I hate strawmans and logical fallacies. I hate how theists think they're being persecuted because atheists disagree with them (ironically, this is actually, literally the opposite). I hate war that hides behind religion. I hate the hateful things that get put up on church billboards. I hate that I can't drive to spokane to visit my (mostly religious) family without a sign loudly proclaiming "if you die tonight, heaven or hell?". I hate that I can't tell my friends what I believe because they probably wouldn't be friends anymore. I hate how homophobia and racism and misogyny hide behind religion. I hate how religion stops scientific progress. I hate how censorship hides behind religion (see: moral majority, hayes code, that guy who tried to get that Perks of Being a Wallflower book banned here). I hate how religion trains it's followers to ignore logic and reason. I hate how religion teaches it's followers to commit doublethink. I hate that millions have died for a giant guy in the sky with a beard who may or may not exist, but doesn't have the facts on his side. I hate how people have committed suicide because their religion didn't jive with their identify. I hate that this question even really needs to be asked.
