Behold! The Newest Threat To America!
Posted by Goo Man on June 18, 2008
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon: Destroyers of America!
Well that’s what some commenters on this recent CNN iReport think.
I’m nearly continuously surprised how bass-ackward some people in this country are. One of the more prevalent comments I read was how xtian school children are “forced” to learn tolerance for gays and lesbians, but when the poor persecuted xtian wants to pray in school, they are not allowed.
Where do I start? Let’s start with the persecution complex. How does a member of the biggest religious group in this country, who has more opportunity to publicly flaunt their beliefs, who holy days are more prominent in every aspect of US culture, feel “oppressed”?
Secondly, there can be private prayer in school. No one is forcing little Timmy NOT to pray silently during recess, study hall, lunch or home room. There is plenty of time to pray in school. The problem comes when students are forced by the school to pray a certain way.
And how is compulsory attendance to a class on tolerance of gays and lesbians the same as compulsory prayer? The correct analogy would be compulsory attendance to a class on tolerance of god whisperers. A religious tolerance class, if you will, which educates children on the myths of all kinds of religion.
Forcing non xtian kids to pray to a xtian god is comparable to forcing non gay kids to have sex with children from their own gender. And do we see that happening? No. There is a difference between tolerating an act or idea that is not your own, and being forced to participate in it.
So, until lil Adam comes home telling you that Mr. Crandle forced him to anally violate his best bud, Ricky, the xtian community has nothing to complain about.
Tim Weaver said
For someone who’s so politically correct that they can’t even type the word “Christ,” you sure manage to offend on a number of levels.
If you want to the GLBT community to be tolerated and respected, it would go a long way to extend the same courtesy for “God whisperers.”
Goo Man said
Your first sentence doesn’t make sense. If I was politically correct, wouldn’t I type “Christian” so as not to offend? Who said I was politically correct?
And thanks for getting offended and completely missing the point. Well done.
The religious right has long been tolerated in this country. And as a group they have made themselves enormous hyprocrites by ignoring the teachings of their god and acting as god themselves.
In 20 years, this disussion will be as moot at one regarding interracial marriage is today.