Wouldn't it be easier if we could all accept eachother for who we are?
I myself am raised Roman Catholic (which isn't that difficult to 'come out' for in the netherlands) but that doesn't mean I agree with everything that pope guy has to say ..
Basically (warning .. religious crap coming up)
Jesus has said from the beginning (let's give the guy some credit .. he did SOME good things .. IF he existed in the first place) that you must accept everyone the way they are even if they don't have the same religion as you, even IF they are "sinners" (even that is in the eye of the beholder of course)
(I did warn you, didn't I?)
I am NOT trying to convert you to Christianity or anything .. all I want to say is: I am a christian and I accept ANYONE's opinion as being their own as long as they accept my opinions and don't try to force their opinions on me.
Take the church of arse for example .. if you are willing to be cor.. erm "initiated" .. no problem .. of course the problems arise when people force their religion on you (in this case, that could result in having trouble walking for about a week)
We all agree that forcing that on people is wrong .. yet why do we all think our own "religion" is the only true one and that everyone should believe that too?
I think it's time we all realised that basically, when it all comes down to it .. all the major religions of this world are the same. There might be differences, but if you look closely, there are many more resemblances than differences.
So whether you are a christian, a muslim, a hindu, a buddhist, a pagan or an atheist .. Just go around with life, accept other people for who they are and what they believe in and don't say they are wrong just because they believe in something else ..
Sorry about this rant .. but it's just that all this hate crap on these forums are almost making me to stop coming here even though I have a blast with the comic competitions .. (and the church of arse thread)
I guess this only proves one thing .. a forum like this cannot exist without moderators keeping people from behaving like absolute trolls ..
Apologies to the people I might have offended with this .. but this is just how I feel about these forums .. great comic competitions and stuff, but for the rest, too many trolls
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Ignorance is no excuse