Reply #59: I'm going to refrain from just going off here, BUT [View All]

[Elidor]

The old 'gentle Jesus, meek and mild' doesn't fly too well these days. He was much more a fiery radical than he was a liberal. He had some genuinely enlightened views...and he also had a hell of a temper, as when he threw the money-changers out of the temple, or the time he refused to see his mother and family (they were pressuring him to stop his ministry, which made him really angry), or the contemptuous way he treated his disciples, whom he often viewed as a bunch of stupid clods.

Those of us who question his divinity see no reason to treat him or his followers with kid gloves, other than basic manners. But when your faith is ridiculed, you might give a little thought to those of us who are BOMBAREDED with this shit all the time in this country. You think you have it tough? Try being an atheist in this country. Or a buddhist. Or a follower of Islam. Try believing in ANY other god than the Christian one and tell me if it's any easier than the ridicule you've experienced.

If you're going to parade your hurt feelings for all to see, I'm going to laugh at you for the weakness of your faith.