argh, *people* - this is what I get for trying to "wind down" by checking the news

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Note to Christians: This whole 'be not afraid to wear your crosses - we'll show Them!' shit from an archbishop just makes you look like idiots who can't figure out that, in the Western World, YOU are the fucking majority.

And seriously, don't even talk to me about the Pope. That guy... has some serious issues. Wasn't this meant to be a religion of love, or did I get confused somewhere along the line?

For the record: I am very much aware that neither the pope nor the archbishops really represent the majority of the people they're supposed to. I don't blame anybody for that, any more than I wanted to be blamed for the actions of the US back during the reign of Dubya the Incoherent. But sheesh.

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People don't understand that, as a Taoist, I don't care about Christmas or Thanksgiving, (aside from the eating and drinking with family and friends.)

As an atheist with residual pagan leanings, I totally feel your pain on that one. The major holidays are a social/family event for me, not anything else - I don't care one little bit if we meet the day-of, a week before, after, or whatever. Matters not to me.

And believe me, the whole "enemy of all good" thing? A very familiar feeling. I honestly can't decide if most people would feel better hearing that I'm pagan, or an atheist - either way it freaks them the hell out. Funny thing - most of the non-mainstream religious folks (atheists, agnostics, other) tend to be the most moral people I know. I think it has something to do with having to actually think through it all on your own, rather than just blindly swallowing whatever some establishment tells them.