Censorship, Religion, and Fanatics

[wynddancer]

Here's a believe it or not. Banned Books, Chapter 2 by Michael Alison Chandler is about Focus on the Family religious fanatics who want to get books that are against homosexuality into libraries. Because the libraries don't want to carry these days, these religious nuts are saying they are being discriminated against even though these books are not reputable books (they are put out by religious publishers, they have no level of scholarship or research in them, and they are merely faith-based diatribes against gays and lesbians). Gee, I wonder why a librarian doesn't want hate speech in their library?! There won't be any of that crap in my library either I can assure you. They say libraries are "pro_homosexuality" because they carry books like And Tango Makes Three (gay penguins raise chick) and because they carry books saying homosexuality is genetic/determined at birth instead of it being the choice that it is. Dear God. I guess animals make a conscious choice to be gay, huh? Instead of it being genetic. So, those penguins woke up one day and said I'll be gay now. Morons. Why does being religous mean so many people lose their freakin' minds?!

A large part of the reason why I dislike (really, truly dislike religion, especially organized religion) is because of religion's emphasis on making people hate/dislike/discriminate against other people (homosexuality is preached against as are scientists and women are just supposed to obey their husbands, etc.). Why I can't the Christian God? Well, according to his leaders (priests, preachers, etc.) and his flock (people who actually believe the septic words his leaders spew: God is a homophobe (he's against homosexuals), racist (white race is superior and other races inferior (past and present (yes I've heard this in the present), anti-fun (no dancing! leads to sex! alcohol is evil! (not that I drink)) and sexist (women must obey men). I don't like these qualities in the people I know and I like them even less in the God I'm "supposed" to worship. Boy, I hate living in the Bible belt. I really do think I don't have the "faith gene".

Comments

[azalea-j.livejournal.com]

I couldn't live in a bible belt- I would go insane. And I will never understand people like that. Ever.

[wynddancer.livejournal.com]

I was born in the belt but the bible belt is starting to me nuts. I like the friendliness of it but I just can't agree with what is frequently majority belief around here. It's possible to find like-minded individuals but it can be hard. I squeed at the sight of a car covered in pagan stickers--they were really funny and I thought it was awesome that they were putting themselves out there like that but I also worried about it. I was surprised the vehicle hadn't been vandalized.

I really, really want to move elsewhere and out of the bible belt but it'll just depend on where I can get a job after I graduate. Can't be too picky since I'm switching careers. Based on what I've read, I'm tempted by states like Oregon but also the thought of shoveling all that snow in winter is ugh (not to mention my dislike of the cold--I'd love to live in Hawaii).

[azalea-j.livejournal.com]

*Le gasp* You don't like the cold? My god- I couldn't live without fall and winter here in Canada! It's starting to get quite chilly here now, actually, and I couldn't be happier. :D

[wynddancer.livejournal.com]

Brrrr. Seriously?! Gah--I can't imagine shoveling snow and having snowdrifts. I'm whiny about the overcast, grey, cold weather we had today (it's 64 now--brrrrrrr). Below 70 is just not live-able! ;-)

(I think part of the reason why I hate the cold is that I got stuck in a snowdrift on a ski trip as a child and came down with hypothermia, which leads to cold intolerance according to what I've heard. I also tend toward SAD.)

[azalea-j.livejournal.com]

wow, really? That doesn't sound like fun at all...

-My grandpa has SAD, every winter he and my fgrnadma have to take a trip down to somewhere hot and sunny, or he get's really depressed. I'll never understand it. :D

[wynddancer.livejournal.com]

Yup, really. :-) It really wasn't fun from what I remember of it (little kid). :-( Neither is SAD--I wish I had the moolah to buy one of the fake sunlight lamps. Oh, well. :-)

I wish I was more like you (no SAD and liked the cold weather--it' 58 F right now. Brrr.). :-) The ability to like the cold and snow would definitely open up employment opportunities...

[azalea-j.livejournal.com]

Haha, even my friends call me a freak. It has its ups and downs. :P - But alot of them [the so-called friend] agree that it is lovely here when it snows, even if they don't like the cold.

What kind of employment options- the only outdoor jobs that are coming to mind right now is snow-plouging and ice rink buffing and construction worker- or maybe I'm just to tired...

[wynddancer.livejournal.com]

Snow is pretty to look at. I do get kind of excited when it snows in Texas (a little bit--the area might get an inch or two of snow for half a day, a day, more rarely 1-2 days (all winter long)). The ice that forms is pretty too. I love to look at pictures of snow/ice areas. I just don't want to live where it's snow and ice all winter long. :-) I don't want to shovel snow, wear heavy-duty cold clothing, etc. I'm much more of a spring/summer person. I like the heat. :-)

LOL @ myself. I meant I'm constantly seeing employment opportunities in my future field in the "cold" states but none in the "warm" states. IOW, I can find job openings in Illinois but Florida or Hawaii?! Forget it. I know I'm going to have to relocate and move from my city to get a job. I may have to endure a cold state for a year or two to build up experience in my new career field. Don't really wanna though. :-)