Stoopid Stuff

A note to Religious Ideological Fanatical Zealots Everywhere:

Yep, you're right. This is America. Land of the free. And yes, you are free to live your life in any twisted, arbitrary fashion you wish. You have constitutionally guaranteed rights to worship, live, raise and educate your family and proseletyze just about any ideologically driven set of beliefs you can come up with. What you do NOT have, implicit or explicit, is any right whatsoever to force your sick fantasy ideology on me, or anyone else, for that matter. If you have strong feelings about abortion, you can simply not have one. And that will allow you to feel oh so superior to the rest of us. If you don't like a radio or tv show, you can simply choose not to listen or watch it. Why should it bother you that other people are watching it? It's certainly not having an impact on your life. And if there is a set of sexual mores or a lifestyle you do not approve of, you certainly have the option not to chose it for yourself. Again, why should it bother you in any way if other people you don't even know choose that lifestyle? In America, you certainly have the option to live in your little insular communities, raise your children on hate and intolerance and try to perpetuate your religious zealotry, and I for one promise I won't try in any way to stop you. In return for this small act of forbearance, I'd like you to keep your ideology away from me and mine. This way, we can all indulge in Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in our own ways.

posted by mikey @ 9:59 AM