(Disclaimer - this isn't a "meta" diary about DKos piefights. Don't anyone take it personally, please.)
Rant alert.
I'm normally pretty live-and-let-live about my religious brothers and sisters (literally - I have a sibling who is a minister) but when they get to the harassment stage, I get miffed and a little defensive, so forgive me.
I am going to address my comments to my hypothetical Christian friends in a spirit of more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger, and I promise no-more-hyphenated-cliches. If you're not the sort of Christian I'm directing my comments at, good for you (GREAT for you), and don't direct comments back at me. You know perfectly well that the ones I am talking about exist... just check the rec list today.
Why do you care what I believe or don't believe? I'll tell you why... because nonbelievers make you worry, deep down, that you're being very, very foolish.
Why else do you need the constant reinforcement? Why do you NEED to hear about Jayzus during every important event in your life? Why is it IMPORTANT to you that the Almighty be praised in every single public gathering? Why do you have a little subroutine in your speech that runs off to Heaven and praises Jesus every sentence or two? It's so clear to the rest of us. If you didn't brainwash yourself, you might start to think, and we can't have that.
Do you really think it's important to Him that He be mentioned in every public forum on the planet? Do you picture Him sitting back, pleased, on a comfy cloud, happy that He got His product placement in a graduation speech?
Is your God really that small?
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