[FoRK] Right to be respected?

[Jeff Bone]

On Dec 1, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Tom Higgins wrote:

> Jeff,  you gota admit the instenance to only smack up on the religious
> bitches is showing not that effective.

I haven't seen anything particularly effective here on any level, but  
then, I'm not sure our goals are identical.

My intent when confronting the religious or religious issues is  
completely and only to be just as overtly contemptuous of religion  
and just as oblivious to their sensitivities as I believe is  
warranted.  Period.  That's it;  that's the goal in and of itself for  
my part.  Whether or not that leads to any reflection, examination,  
or reconsideration of religion on the part of those to whom I respond  
in such a fashion is, in some sense, irrelevant;  it's not up to me  
in any case.

It's past time for the polite silence and pat complicity inherent in  
social tolerance of religion.  It's time be loud and obnoxious about  
it.  It's time to stand up and say "uh huh, well, I think you're  
fucking insane, okay?  I think you and people like you who believe  
similar nonsensical crap are ruining humanity."  Having said that,  
mission accomplished from my perspective.


I've never said that religion is the only evil.  But it is, indeed,  
evil.  (Substitute stupid, insane, dangerous, whatever...)


jb