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Or even one funny bit.

Once again, my lack of subtlety is taken as derision.

In my defense, I have no requirement to show respect to any belief system, whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Scientology, Gaia-worship, or some dude praying to his Labradoodle.

Likewise, you have no right to demand that I either respect or disrespect any of them.

I posted about a whackjob who believes that sci-fi authors are going to cause people to stop believing in “God”. I asked if fiscal conservatives, small “L” libertarians and the Republican Party could finally ditch him and his fellow freakazoids so that maybe some people who don’t get side-tracked by meaningless social issues can get this country back on the right track.

And then some of the Christians who stop by here on the regular tell me that I’m “disrespecting” Christianity.

I was. His idea of Christianity. The idea that demands a person vote for someone based on their belief system and what is best for the religion instead what is best for the nation and its citizenry. The Christianity that demands anyone not righteous enough to cast their vote in that manner be considered less worthy of a place in “the afterlife” than one who would.

If you use a belief in a higher power to give you structure for your moral background in day-to-day actions/decisions, who am I to care? If you need a deity to hear your confessions when you make “mistakes” and to help lessen the number of mistakes you make, wonderful. Neither of those things picks my pocket or breaks my arm.

But don’t expect me to respect the entirety of that belief system and every jackoff/janeoff who hangs out under that banner.

You have no right to ask that of me. Absolutely none whatsoever.

Likewise, you have no right to demand I play patty-cake with my rebuttal of your demands that I do.

Believe what you want. I couldn’t give a squirt.

But use your belief system to decide that stopping loose wimmin from getting Plan B, and keeping the queer folks from kissing in public, and the removal of nekkid pictures from teh intarwebz, and sci-fi authors not writing enough books about “God” or writing books about a “God” that doesn’t resemble the Christian “God” are the most important issues of the day and I’m possibly going to have to draw a line, call someone a whackjob, and post my opinion on it.

Caution: Posts may mention the religious affiliation of whackjob freaks.

If said affiliation begins with a “C”, am I going to get people telling me that I’m insulting them every single fucking time?

I went back and read the original post. I made no mention of Christianity. I used the phrase “religious right” once, suggesting that people who vote for their god over their fellow citizen’s individual rights need to take a fucking hike.

What is so damn objectionable about that? That I didn’t use kid gloves?

Really. Answer me that.

The next day I succinctly clarify the phrase “religious right” and write about how some people who are a little too deep into their belief system vote to restrict the rights of others not so full of love for a deity, specifically mentioning that it is not only Christians who do this.

More objections. More accusations that I’m a hater or that I’m projecting or some such bullshit.

Really?

Two days of getting aspersions and stones cast my way, by people professing a belief in, and a love of, Jesus, for pointing out some jackass who thinks Heinlein is leading people down the road to hell and suggesting that people such as he should check their heads before they vote?

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

By the way, Gerry, and I’m mentioning you specifically because I thought you were above this, “shoving it down their throats” does not include the standard raising of children just because they are in a Christian household.

Offer it to your children. Let them offer it to theirs in perpetuity. I utterly give less than a rat’s asshole.

I can make a list of things I have seen people do to their children that I consider “shoving it down their throats” and email it to you if you’d like. Top of the list: Punishment for the child not wanting to go to church. Do you do that, Gerry? Because you clearly seem to believe you’re doing something objectionable.