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Intolerant Christians MAG
The average person who reads this article will probably decide that I am an intolerant and insensitive cockroach, and so to that person, I offer these kind words of advice: Deal with it. As an American Christian, I’m sick and tired of repeatedly being told that I must appreciate everything but the values I hold dear because to do otherwise would make me intolerant. By tolerant, society means that I’m not only supposed to accept the beliefs of others, but also supposed to put them above my own. This is not what the word “tolerate” means.
The dictionary defines tolerance as “a sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own,” not “the acceptance and personal belief in the practices of others.” So technically I’m a rather tolerant individual, but by today’s standards, I’m politically incorrect. I’m racist and a hateful, miserable excuse for a human being and I’d do more good as a sheet of pond scum, et cetera. If you’re an evangelical Christian, then you know the drill and are empathizing with me.
Let me begin with the subject of Christmas. Why is it that public nativity scenes are so berated? If a student were to give out Christmas cards picturing the baby Jesus, rest assured complaints would arise. Who cares that Christmas is the most widely celebrated December holiday in the United States? We have to silence our beliefs in order to make people of other religions (or lack thereof) happy.
If I draw a Christmas tree on the school chalkboard, I must either erase it or draw something to symbolize each of the other religious beliefs. Yet, if someone draws the Star of David, that’s how it stays - alone. I have observed this. It’s a small-scale representation of a larger problem.
Then there’s the uproar over the Ten Commandments monument. Most of you have probably heard the story of its elimination from the Alabama Supreme Court building, where Justice Roy Moore was forced to remove a large stone tablet engraved with the Commandments because it was seen as a “government endorsement of religion.” Allow me to share a brief history lesson: This country was founded on Christian principles. The Ten Commandments are part of that Christian belief, but they don’t even specifically advertise one religion over another, and if you’re an atheist, well, tough. If you lose respect for the way in which your country was born, then your respect for your country will wane as well. This is not a good thing for America.
So, bottom line: stop treating Christians like we’re offensive. Or, instead of whining, feel free to exercise your right to leave, because frankly, I find it offensive that you want to kick my Father out of society.
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I have no problem with christians, let me make that clear. You dont push your beliefes onto me, and i wont do the same. sounds easy, right? but no, its not. People walk up to me and tell me im gonig to hell for wearing a shirt with a celtic knotwork tree on it. For celebrating holidays of every religion--christian ones included--but im damned for eternity anyway. I remember studying the salem wich hunts and the executions and having my classmates turn and look at me and tell me "Well I'm sure glad all those satan worshipers got what they deserved." Have you ever heard the expression "What goes around comes around"? or maybe look at your own holy commandments that say "Treat others as you wish to be treated"? So as you so blatently said, suck it up.
Stiff upper lip and all that, chap.
Have you ever considered, that maybe, just maybe, people don't -want- to see Jesus or God or whatever at every turn? Okay, maybe you do, good for you for being proud of your religion, but if someone gave me a christmas card with baby jesus on it, it would probably go to the trash. I find bible pushing christians VERY offensive. You know the ones that come up to me while I'm wearing any type of wiccan symbol and say "I'll pray god saves you". I don't -want- your god to save me. In fact, I think God is closer to a giant flying Rodent in the sky then anythng.
Maybe, you should actually listen to what other people think, instead of just trying to make yourself happy with pushing your beliefs into a society that doesn't want them there.
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