I can't bear to see my mom worshipping a god who apparently denied food to a stray starving dog. (Hindus have over 33 crore gods, i believe. He's probably one of them.) He was basically a guy who suddenly 'appeared' one day, stark naked and thin as a rake. He only said one phrase over and over. He has millions of worshippers, his own sacred village where he supposedly appeared, and a small sacred book 'supposedly' written by him that my mom reads every morning for half an hour. Says it makes her happy. She occasionally visits the sacred village, but they make good food there which she brings back, so I don't complain. She's an intelligent, independent woman, as are many theists, but it physically pains me to see her do this.
I realized that I could never be that person, I could never look up to a naked mysterious guy, though I could probably look up at one, (
), and I could just never be religious.
I also recently admitted my atheism to my cousin, who's a hindu, and I know there's a long and tiring conversation coming up soon. HELP.
I'm also non white, and a particular incident always comes to mind when people ask me why I'm atheist. I was at the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria, a few months ago. We stopped at the abbey used in the movie, and everyone got out of the bus to walk around and inside it, admire it, or just get a feel for it in general. (Random fact: I swore thrice in that place. I feel so proud lol). Just as me and my friend (also non white), were walking through the door, this oldish white guy walks out, pauses right next to us, gives us the once over, and says under his breath, "That's only for Christians. You can't go in there.". Then he walked away, the picture of nonchalance. Wanted to (verbally) whip his sorry racist ass right there and then, if I'm being honest. I have enough self restraint, though, so instead I just ignored it.
But if being religious lets you be a racist asshole without feeling like a sinner, then honestly, what's the fucking point? A) Assuming that we weren't Christians just based on our skin color is ignorant. There are loads of non white Christians in the world. B) Non christians can go in churches. I've been to several, and I love the feel of it. Very serene.
Just to clarify, I'm not saying that his religion made him a bad person. But it didn't stop him from being one either. What's the point of following a faith if you're gonna be a prick anyways? Might as well enjoy life without constraints and be a prick.
I realized that I could never be that person, I could never look up to a naked mysterious guy, though I could probably look up at one, (
), and I could just never be religious. I also recently admitted my atheism to my cousin, who's a hindu, and I know there's a long and tiring conversation coming up soon. HELP.
I'm also non white, and a particular incident always comes to mind when people ask me why I'm atheist. I was at the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria, a few months ago. We stopped at the abbey used in the movie, and everyone got out of the bus to walk around and inside it, admire it, or just get a feel for it in general. (Random fact: I swore thrice in that place. I feel so proud lol). Just as me and my friend (also non white), were walking through the door, this oldish white guy walks out, pauses right next to us, gives us the once over, and says under his breath, "That's only for Christians. You can't go in there.". Then he walked away, the picture of nonchalance. Wanted to (verbally) whip his sorry racist ass right there and then, if I'm being honest. I have enough self restraint, though, so instead I just ignored it.
But if being religious lets you be a racist asshole without feeling like a sinner, then honestly, what's the fucking point? A) Assuming that we weren't Christians just based on our skin color is ignorant. There are loads of non white Christians in the world. B) Non christians can go in churches. I've been to several, and I love the feel of it. Very serene.
Just to clarify, I'm not saying that his religion made him a bad person. But it didn't stop him from being one either. What's the point of following a faith if you're gonna be a prick anyways? Might as well enjoy life without constraints and be a prick.
The word bed actually looks like a bed.
