The Lunacy of Religion These Days

Thre greatest act of terrorism based on religion had to be the Crusades. For 400 years or more, the Catholic chruch sanctioned the systematic slaughter and terrorizing of the Muslims in Jerusalem for the sake of "protecting" the "holy land". 400 years of war over a strip of land and an ideal against a group that was meerly living in the space that another group from thousands of miles away thought belonged to them for some reason.

In modern society, I think Fundamental Christians are the largest terrorist group, they may not be a collective, but the groups generally have the same ideals and misconstrued notions of this country. There is a collective ideal to turn the nation into this religious ideal that each group thinks the nation was founded upon which is factually untrue. The US was founded by Deists, not Chrsitains. There is a HUGE fundamental difference between the two, one follows a regious ideal and the other follows a personal spiritual path. An example of this kind of terrorism would be the Quiverfull movement which avidly rails against higher education, schooling for girls, any use of family planning, or women's rights in anyway while avowing to be the best way to god and vowing that science is out to destroy the world. 

Another example would the FLDS groups which seek to destory the country from the inside out by having as many children as possible and "milk" the system of welfare. This is a group that believes that marriage to many women, even against their will is the only way to heaven and that they must have as many children as possible. Children don't go to school and women aren't allowed many rights if any.

West Bourogh Baptist is also a group one can call a terrorist group given their systematic attacks on LGBTQ and soldier's funerals as well as many famous people such as Vince Gill and Foo Fighters for the sake of scaring people into the arms of "god".

For all these groups, religion is the soul of why they do what they do and why they torture the minds of those around them with their false and horrible ideals.

http://www.history.com/topics/crusades

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/fundamentalist-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints

http://gawker.com/quiverfull-of-shit-a-guide-to-the-duggars-scary-brand-1706557073

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-church

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/westboro-baptist-church

GRR!!!!

I do see a problem with special interest groups. The ones that I see to be a problem are mostly those who seek the shove religion down the throats of the American populous under the guise of freedom and tax concerns. An example of this would be the ruling for Hobby Lobby. To me, it wasn't about the company having a religious view point, or In-n-Out Burgers would have been in the law suit as well given they are owned by deeply religious people as well.

This can cause a problem because it begins to blur the line that is suppose to be finite between church and state. There seems to be this belief that the US was founded on Christian ideals when it wasn't and that is expressly stated that church and state shall be separate. Once special interest groups are made, they can reek havoc on rulings and the political field for years to come. Hobby Lobby's suit caused part of the ACA to be rewritten so that even if employers won't pay for there is an insurance that will and employers can't stop employees from using it.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/10/white-house-birth-control_n_7771004.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/magazine/what-the-hobby-lobby-ruling-means-for-america.html?_r=0
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/cases/roe_v_wade
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12334123945835207673&q=Roe+v.+Wade,+410+U.S.+113+(1973&hl=en&as_sdt=2006&as_vis=1

Man drugs and rapes wife for 3 years...His Sentence will Astound you!

Read Here

I have never been so horrified but such a case!

My newest beef with any form of modern Christianity

This is my newest beef with America's modern Christianity. The "Christian" Right's lunacy no longer has any bounds. After reading each of these articles, I have been pushed further away from organized religion of any kind.

Responsibility falls disproportionately to women, who are taught to protect their “purity” and to never “tempt” their brothers in Christ to “stumble” with immodest behavior. “The lack of men’s responsibility or culpability for their own actions and the acceptance of male ‘urges’ as irresistible forces of nature is the understructure of Christian modesty movements and their secular counterpart. ~ Taken from one of the articles.

Putting all responsibility on women over sexual assault has rapidly become a tenant of modern christianity. Placing the blame on women causes men to think they are free to do what ever they choose. Women are not lesser then men, they not not born just to be mothers and be the subservient "helpmeet" of their husbands. Women are not suppose to let their husbands have sex whenever they desire, nor are they suppose to continuously be pregnant. Women are not broodmares put on this earth for the enjoyment of men.

Women are humans, they have rights, thoughts, desires, and dreams. If a man thinks like this, he needs to be removed from the gene pool, period.

Every Mormon needs to read this.

http://rationalfaiths.com/combatting-cultural-lies-ambitious-lds-women/

A Challenge

I challenge any "Christian" to show me in the New Testament as those are the words of Christ where he said anything about denying help to the poor, hoarding your wealth, and anything about homosexuality. It must be from the KJV and New Testament only or it is not the words of Christ.

First week

I've started a new job and walked away from my old one. I've also begun law school and man has it been nuts. I've already been given homework. My first assignment has been a lot harder then I thought. This writing assignment has tough, trying to explain one's own moral view is difficult, let alone trying to convince a trained attorney to take your side.  This assignment isn't easy and I am afraid I am sounding like a babbling idiot given I have no idea how to argue this subject.

Work has been fantastic. I've been making quota left and right and have already gone over the quota which makes me very happy.

SWEET!!!!

So I got all my grades back

All I have to say is awesome!!! I can't believe I did so well!!!!!! I was so stoked and my BF was so happy he made me a totally awesome diner of top sirloin and veggies that weekend! It was awesome!


My bankruptcy is almost over! Thank goodness! I've got one more court thing to go and I am home free. Though, this is about whether or not I have to pay the filing fee or not. I've got the income requirements and so long as they don't count my school money I should be in the clear for that as well. I'm looking forward to not having to filter calls from people I don't know that's for sure.

On the other plus side I might be getting a new car! I found a place willing to work with me if I can get a couple pieces of paper from the court. THe paper I need is just something that says when my bankruptcy will be discharged and that should be it. I seriously hope I can walk off that lot with a new car. It won't be too new though, it's a 2005 Toyota Prius for about 10 grand. I can make the months payments and so I am hoping I can do this.


Wish me luck!!!

It gets better.

This is a post for all the teens out there.

You've been called names, teased, made fun of. You've been made to feel that you are some how less because you aren't exactly like everyone else. You've been made to feel like you are less because you don't wear what is in style or you don't believe in showing cleavage or all of your legs. You've been made fun of for not being skinny, for being too skinny, for wearing glasses, for not having straight teeth or straight hair. You get teased for liking video games, or liking books too much, for being too smart and willing to participate.

You've been teased for being gay or appearing to be so. You've been teased for begin poorer then others or for not being someone that everyone else claims to be


Instead of hiding who you are, be proud of it! You are perfect as you are! I am a chubby chick with messed up teeth and brain. I have an addiction to books, horror flicks, magic the gathering, D&D, L5R, and anything else that could be considered nerdy and I am proud!

I knit, game, and watch tons of movies while I study. While in class, I speak my mind, take lots of notes, and will prove anyone wrong if I KNOW I am right! 

Hold your head high! Don't be ashamed of who you are! If you are different, EMBRACE IT!!!

It does get better, even if you never have tons of friends and don't always get the hot fun dates, being who you are and having a few close friends is more important then sacrificing your happiness. 

Presentation

So I gave my presentation today... I hated every second of. Even though the paper was a hit. I was extremely disturbed by my research and so was most of my class. There is something soul killing about researching Child Trafficking around the world. Something very soul stealing indeed. I have found myself more then once wanting to curl up and cry from what I've read, and the photos I've seen. There are things that I have seen in just a short amount of time that I cannot un-see no matter how much I wish I could. I knew child trafficking was bad, but I never realized just how horrific it really was. It isn't just about sex. Given a few of the news articles that I read, children are being mutilated for religious reasons as well and I think that was only second in horrifying to finding out that little innocent baby girls are being brutalized because of a myth that the rape of a virgin can cure AIDs!

To my readers, please please help to fight this horrific tragedy! These innocent little children deserve a chance at a happy childhood!

Sadly this work has affected my sleep. When I close my eyes I see those sad little faces and it makes me want to cry even more. I have 3 finals on Thursday and I need the sleep and yet I can't seem to get it. This is going to be a long couple of days...