i'm not a religious guy at all, and i haven't been for a long time. i've no belief in any sort of creator, i don't attend church services and haven't done so since i lived with my parents, and i don't pray. i guess that makes me an atheist, though i'm not comfortable with with the term. to me, an atheist is someone who wears their disbelief as a badge, someone who's ready to "argue" about religion at the drop of a hat. someone who's ready and willing to mock and ridicule anyone who professes or advocates any sort of spiritual belief. i can't get on board with that, and i don't really want to be associated with it.
i'll allow that there could be a creator, so that puts me in the "agnostic" pigeon-hole. i don't really like that label either, though. i've met too many people who call themselves agnostic but who are basically insufferable know-it-alls with opinions about everything under the sun. i don't really want to be associated with that either.
in any event, maybe it's my lack of belief that's not allowing me to understand why this
transcript of national prayer breakfast speech
has caused so much of this type of outrage and upset and so much more. over... what?
that our president had the gall to suggest that a vocal minority of nut-job zealots do not represent the mindset of a religion? that, basically, if you want to judge all of islam based on this, you better judge christianity based on the westboro baptist church?
yes, granted: Bassem Youssef is less a public figure than is Barack Obama. an interview on the daily show is unlikely to be as well-publicized as a presidential speech. but there wasn't any outrage over that.
so, the people who are the loudest in their outrage over this "scandal" - are they really so afraid of anyone who isn't white, old, and rich that in the name of contrariness they're willing to make themselves look insane? or stupid? or both?
our president is in an historic position, one which puts him in control of a power - nay, a superpower. he could simply and single-handedly short-circuit everyone who needs to be in continuous disagreement with him, and he could do it immediately. all he'd need is a brief statement, just a few words broadcast to the public.
something his detractors can't disagree with.
the result: similar to downloading terabytes of porn after removing your antivirus software. similar to having too many tabs open on google chrome. similar to dividing by zero. but, you know... with people.
because they can't admit he's right, either.
i'm sure he's aware of it, but i can't imagine what it is that stays his hand. could be compassion. sense of fairness, maybe. or pity. i think he should just do it. that way, the rest of us could finally get to the business of being alive in the world without having to worry about the loud, volatile, intolerant chest-thumpers.
and while i'm dreaming, i'd like world peace. and a unicorn, please.
transcript of national prayer breakfast speech
has caused so much of this type of outrage and upset and so much more. over... what?
that our president had the gall to suggest that a vocal minority of nut-job zealots do not represent the mindset of a religion? that, basically, if you want to judge all of islam based on this, you better judge christianity based on the westboro baptist church?
yes, granted: Bassem Youssef is less a public figure than is Barack Obama. an interview on the daily show is unlikely to be as well-publicized as a presidential speech. but there wasn't any outrage over that.
so, the people who are the loudest in their outrage over this "scandal" - are they really so afraid of anyone who isn't white, old, and rich that in the name of contrariness they're willing to make themselves look insane? or stupid? or both?
our president is in an historic position, one which puts him in control of a power - nay, a superpower. he could simply and single-handedly short-circuit everyone who needs to be in continuous disagreement with him, and he could do it immediately. all he'd need is a brief statement, just a few words broadcast to the public.
something his detractors can't disagree with.
the result: similar to downloading terabytes of porn after removing your antivirus software. similar to having too many tabs open on google chrome. similar to dividing by zero. but, you know... with people.
because they can't admit he's right, either.
i'm sure he's aware of it, but i can't imagine what it is that stays his hand. could be compassion. sense of fairness, maybe. or pity. i think he should just do it. that way, the rest of us could finally get to the business of being alive in the world without having to worry about the loud, volatile, intolerant chest-thumpers.
and while i'm dreaming, i'd like world peace. and a unicorn, please.
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