Ugh. I watched Jesus Camp for the second time tonight. This kind of shit makes me ill. I've always tried to keep an open mind, and respect people's views, and not piss off the Christians in my life. This past Sunday, I attended the funeral service for a friend's father. I only met him twice, but from the service, it sounds like he was a a great person, who did wonderful things for people, but in the name of Jesus. I think he did great things because he was a GOOD PERSON. At the end of the whole thing, they still tried to call people up to get "saved" in his name. It made me sick, and I left. Can we not just be a good person because being kind and helpful and respectful is the RIGHT THING TO DO? I've just been feeling very radically anti-religion lately, more than ever before. I was raised by parents who, frankly, didn't give a shit about church or religion. They raised me to be a person who values kindness for kindness' sake. My grandmother, who is one of my favorite people in life, is very religious, but paints it as "spiritual." My mom now goes to church, one that integrates the really great parts of almost all organized religions, but at the end of the day, believes that Jesus was the son of God. Even if they mean well, I still see organized religion as harmful to society. I know this sounds awful, but I just truly hope Becky Fischer dies an old woman in her bed, realizing that Jesus never came for her, with Roe v. Wade still going strong, and gay people skipping down the street, happily married with children who aren't indoctrinated into anything except love for their fellow humans.

ETA: Sorry for the incredibly imperfect grammar, spelling and punctuation...it is but a drunk rambling.