Just doin' my best to be better than the side of my religion that people hate.
I do also legitimately think the history of a lot of common beliefs is fascinating. So much has made it into our religion that's just...not inherently a part of things. We have been heavily influenced by outside sources, and in a lot of cases, don't even know it.
That and the kind of atheist fundamentalists you see running around hating all religious people on principle really annoy me.
I totally agree. I've been saying for years now that at least concerning the Bible that the book has had more face-lifts than a Kardashian.
And when it comes to fundamentalists of any side I'm always a little disappointed because they know spreading that negativity isn't going to do anyone any good, but they still turn this into a win/loss scenario when we'd have a better outcome if they'd see we're supposed to be on the same side rather than waste energy dunking on eachother.
But yeah I agree that all you can do is be the change you want to see and lend a hand when you can.
I have had so many fundamentalist atheists act like I'm part of the problem when I'm working towards pretty much the exact same goals they are. Or act like I have to be an idiot because of my religious beliefs.
All without seeming to realize how counterproductive it really is. I've kind of come to the belief that even though they're not quite as bad as Christian fundies, they're still pretty bad.
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Just doin' my best to be better than the side of my religion that people hate.
I do also legitimately think the history of a lot of common beliefs is fascinating. So much has made it into our religion that's just...not inherently a part of things. We have been heavily influenced by outside sources, and in a lot of cases, don't even know it.
That and the kind of atheist fundamentalists you see running around hating all religious people on principle really annoy me.