Monday, October 11, 2010
Tolerance fail?
I pride myself on being pretty damn accepting and open minded. I give everyone an honest chance no matter who they are what they believe and how they behave. However after 20 years of quiet acceptance I think I have been driven to fundamentally alter my opinion of a massive swath of human beings.
To everyone worshiping in one of the abrahamic religions (christianity, islam, juddaism) I am putting you on notice. I do not trust you, I have had a seed of doubt and mistrust and disgust beaten into me for over 2 decades and I am done being the one who changes to fit you.
I am well aware that everyone isn't the same and that there are great people who are religious. To those people you are all still great people still friends, I will not treat you any differently. But I think its worth mentioning that when I smile at you laugh with you and look you in the eyes, I will never fully trust you. I do not believe that you can hate the sin love the sinner and still consider yourself trustworthy or beyond bias in those situations.
Im watching the news seeing people who havent even grown up, fallen in love paid taxes.. killing themselves... and why? Because the few live their lives making the many feel comfortable and we do not want to rock the boat. It is what tolerance is. This post I suppose is me failing the test of tolerance. I guess I am no longer a tolerant or open minded person..
I will judge I will look down on and I will show no pity to those who believe in or stand silent in the company of people actively destroying the will and the lives of others because of individual faith. It is not the bible or god dictating your opinion. It is you. Free will is something not given by a book or a faith. It is given by you being alive. I will hold you responsible for your faith.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)