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woodfaceWell this is fitting as I just saw a documentary about the rise of the puritan movement in the US. Who the fuck gives people a right to decide how high their frakking pants must be?
True Story. A religion teacher assigned her class an essay on what makes a good Christian. One student wrote about praying nightly, say no to abortion, banning gay marriage, and donating money. The other student wrote about talking to God and allowing people to enjoy their lives, and supporting gay marriage. The day the teacher was to hand the papers back, she called up the second student and told him she would pray for him when he went to hell. The student asked why would he be going to hell, and why he got an F on his paper. The teacher told him that Catholisim is against gay marriage. The student looked at her for a minute, then said aloud, "I'm gay." The teacher kicked him out of class as if he had said fuck. A girl in the back of class who had a boyfriend and was obviously straight got up and left too.
If you would leave the classroom, repost this. It doesn't matter if you're straight, bi, or gay. It doesn't matter if you're catholic or not. Everyone is a human being and deserves happiness.
You know what? I can't for the life of me even remember if any religion teacher ever gave us any homework. My religion classes were about morals and vague guidelines. In our last year, our teacher even included filosophy in his classes. I hardly doubt any teacher would get it into his head to make us write a frakking essay.
Secondly, religious people can bite me. Okay, not everyone, but the ones who think that because they believe they've got it right that they must convert the entire world to their point of view. Seriously, if you're happy with your religion and it gives your life meaning that you would not have found otherwise? Great, I applaud you. Good for you. If however that religion comes with the ultimate purpose that you have to save every human being from hell and impose your morals on them? Then frak off. Do whatever the hell you want to do with your life, but leave other people out of it. Let everyone make their own decisions and even if they go against your morals, it doesn't matter, it's their right to screw up and go to hell.
True Story. A religion teacher assigned her class an essay on what makes a good Christian. One student wrote about praying nightly, say no to abortion, banning gay marriage, and donating money. The other student wrote about talking to God and allowing people to enjoy their lives, and supporting gay marriage. The day the teacher was to hand the papers back, she called up the second student and told him she would pray for him when he went to hell. The student asked why would he be going to hell, and why he got an F on his paper. The teacher told him that Catholisim is against gay marriage. The student looked at her for a minute, then said aloud, "I'm gay." The teacher kicked him out of class as if he had said fuck. A girl in the back of class who had a boyfriend and was obviously straight got up and left too.
If you would leave the classroom, repost this. It doesn't matter if you're straight, bi, or gay. It doesn't matter if you're catholic or not. Everyone is a human being and deserves happiness.
You know what? I can't for the life of me even remember if any religion teacher ever gave us any homework. My religion classes were about morals and vague guidelines. In our last year, our teacher even included filosophy in his classes. I hardly doubt any teacher would get it into his head to make us write a frakking essay.
Secondly, religious people can bite me. Okay, not everyone, but the ones who think that because they believe they've got it right that they must convert the entire world to their point of view. Seriously, if you're happy with your religion and it gives your life meaning that you would not have found otherwise? Great, I applaud you. Good for you. If however that religion comes with the ultimate purpose that you have to save every human being from hell and impose your morals on them? Then frak off. Do whatever the hell you want to do with your life, but leave other people out of it. Let everyone make their own decisions and even if they go against your morals, it doesn't matter, it's their right to screw up and go to hell.
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