America Isn’t Growing Hostile Towards Christians, It’s Growing Hostile Towards Religious Bullies.
I'm with you on this one, Dave. Religious bullying has got to go.
You're much older than I am, and I appreciate your perspective from that Jesus Freak Movement.
I think that getting evangelical christians to accept letting people of the same sex get legally married is going to be a huge step for ending christian religious bullying in this country, in particular.
I don't agree with the force-by-legal-route method over simply talking to them and getting them to agree, but I get that you got to do what you got to do.
Forcing this issue legally is a disservice to the country, in my opinion.
And over time, the virulence of Christian fundamentalism diminished, as with any virus.
So, let religion = a system of beliefs.
Any system that is going to survive is going to have a first priority of self preservation. Even if it has a main priority, the top priority is keeping that main priority going. That's how shit gets viral.
I think the evangelicals are at a stage where they're still in their spiritual infancy. They want to run out and tell everybody all the cool stuff they've learned. When you realize that: 1. Nobody wants to hear that shit. And 2. That's a terrible way to get the job done. Then you can accept not even trying, and just sitting back and being available for help when people ask.
The evangelicals haven't realized that yet, so please be careful in how hard you guys force them. There has to be balance, I fear putting too much pressure on them and having them cave in. That could get dangerous.
And if you're a random atheist reading this thinking: "Fuck 'em, they're wrong and we're right and the law is the appropriate method.", as a theist I say to you: Congratulations, you are beating up a toddler.
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