My Little War on Religion [View All]

[Eloriel]

Starts now.

I am not myself Christian, tho I was raised Catholic. If pushed, I have some very nasty things to say about various people in the Church, the Church itself through the centuries, etc. The Church has hurt a lot of people, and that's just fact.

However, typically I do not like to bash those who believe in and find comfort in Christianity as some DUers do. Christianity is not MY way, but I'm okay with the fact that you may choose differently. You're different from me, your spiritual needs are different from mine.

I am NOT okay, however, with having other people's religion forced upon me, thrown in my face, shoved down my throat. I just don't want to hear about your religion. If I'm curious about it, I'll ask. (Don't hold your breath because I consider the subject roughly equivalent to your sex life: it's your business, I don't want to hear about it so don't bother me with any of the sordid details.)

As a strong First Amendment supporter, I definitely don't want anyone's religion dragged into my politics and government, either, just as the Founding Fathers amply provided for.

And I damned well don't want yours or anyone else's religion in my left-leaning political discussions either.

DU has been replete with religious discussions for some weeks now and I've had enough of it. No, I can't stop you from posting about it, but I sure as hell can hide your threads and put YOU on Ignore, and that's what I'm going to start doing starting RIGHT NOW. Consider yourself warned.

And oh, btw, there is a perfectly valid place for your religious conversations, more places on DU than I had thought:

Catholic and Orthodox Christian Group
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=275

Jewish Group
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=316

Prayer Circle Group (non-denominational)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=237

And in the Non-Political Forums:
Religion & Theology
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=214

IMO, religion is well-represented WITHOUT having to drag it into this secular, POLITICAL discussion area. But if you must, you'll go on my Ignore list. No exceptions.