Reply #171: I hope you read this! [View All]

It is 5am here in Okla-HELL-ma and I just read through this thread. You have been good about posting to others. And, while I require no response, I hope you do read this.

It is difficult to determine what a poster's intention is on-line. You cannot see facial expressions, etc. However, I feel many Christians here are whiners! I can appreciate being offended by being reading that believing in Jesus mean your are mentally deranged. That is offensive and, more often than not, the poster means to be offensive. But, some things are just "playing around" and some Christians "flip out!" That is just sad.

I am offended when people refer to being gay as a "lifestyle." But, I understand it. I am offended by people who proclaim my "myths" as irrelevant and their "myths" as superior. I am offended that when I offer an opinion, I am accused of "bashing" their religion. I am offended that if I don't agree with the divinity of Jesus, that I should remain silent.

Many here have claimed that they cannot "control" the fundies. So, why must you "control" us? What is more offensive, someone saying "Jeebus" or someone claiming that "G-d hates Fags?" If I were Christian, and since I am not, I could be wrong, I would find the latter more offensive. To me, it would be MORE offensive that someone was perverting my beliefs than mocking it.

I noticed that you took issue with the word "magic." Well, in my belief system, magick is very important. Therefore, by you saying magic(k) is something a child would believe in, infers I am a child or child-like. I am neither. But, I am not offended. Your thoughts on MY beliefs are not relevant to my holding dear what I believe to be true.

I don't begrudge you your feelings, but don't expect all of us to feel the way you do. I will admit, when I read your initial post, I was a little peeved, but as I read more, I understood you better. I feel our strength as liberals and progressives is our diversity. That also means the diversity in how we interpret things around us. The strength of our community is not our sameness, but our diversity.

Although, I am not Christian, I wish you a blessed Easter. :)