For the love of all things... holy? Ha.
People are stupid. Okay, that's a bit true harsh, but some folks make it easy to automatically think that. Before I go further, here's what I'm referring to. The first blog is a couple down with the follow-up on top. it's www.myspace.com/sleepystar73. Someone - who apparently isn't as good a friend as I thought - left me an angry message about a blog I wrote a week or so back. Basically, it's on chainmail that guilts you about not really loving God and/or Jesus if you don't send it to 8 people in 7 minutes or some variation of that. The mail I was talking about even promised a miracle the following day. Um, isn't the point to love God because He's God, and not for the presents He'll give you? Doesn't He give life? I would think that's a good enough present/miracle/blessing/promise/etc. Sure, life can suck pretty bad. Even so, He gave it to us. I'll admit I'm quite a bit liberal/alternative when it comes to religion. I was brought up strict Southern Baptist, but I've since started thinking for myself become a Gnostic Christian. No offense to any Southern Baptists! Please don't hate comment me! If that's what you're comfortable with, good for you! Then again, that's just it, isn't it? It's not about what's right - it's about what people think is right. And if you're right and I disagree, that makes me wrong. Logic is funny that way. Here is my thing: I'm not mad at you for your beliefs. I respect your right to your own beliefs and opinions. I get mad because you don't respect my right to mine. Oh! Oooooh! And if we worship the same God, why are you yelling 'fuck you' at me?!?! No, really! I want to know. It's going to be a long eternity if me and one of those people have to live in adjoining gold mansions down the street from God. God is gonna yell at us at all hours of the night, "You two stop your fighting! You're keeping Peter and Paul awake!" Damn. Ha. That's so wrong of me. I can't help but joke, though. And that's all it is - joking! God has a sense of humor, too, you know! It's only natural. I don't think there could be love without laughter, and if God IS love, then... well, there you go. I have to joke so I'm not overwhelmed by anger. Let me have my beliefs; they're the only things that can't be taken from me (outside of brainwashing... beside the point). My best friend is an atheist. I somehow still manage to love her, and she loves me. Yet two people on the same "team" are fighting over details? Well, Rome fell over its own feet, I suppose.
