Okay Im about to go on a rant so forgive me, but Im about to lose my crap. I was raised conservative fundamental independent Baptist, they take the Bible completely literally(when it suits their agenda) and believe it to be inerrant and perfect. Guess what, I didnt turn out exactly the way my parents, or their religion, would have liked me to. In their religions eyes I choose to be gay and I will be punished by God for it. The last time I ever went to a church I cried in the church pew after the service after the minister said it was okay to bully gay people, after I had went to that same minister for counsel for my problem many times before. The week before that service I was called a faggot by two random guys I never even spoke to at my high school, so that was definitely something I needed to hear from that man of god. Never again will I step into that church. You wonder why I make anti-religious posts? Because religion is why I cried myself to sleep so many nights in middle school after praying that God would make me normal because I knew my family would NEVER accept me as I am. Because even as a middle schooler anti-gay teachings were PROMINENT from the church pulpit, and I understood what that would mean for me. Because I told God that I was going to be a PREACHER if he took away my sinful emotions. Do you have any idea how that affected me? It was TERRIBLE. So I promised God I would do all these things, I prayed so much, and nothing happened. SO LISTEN UP PEOPLE. Before you tell me Im going to hell for me being me, Id like to remind you to TAKE A STEP BACK. You dont know me, you dont know my life and struggles. you dont know the emotional turmoil I went through as a child, praying to a god that apparently could care less about helping me. DONT TELL ME TO PRAY, when I HAVE. DONT TELL ME TO GO TO CHURCH, when I was at church every time the doors were open as a child and throughout high school. Im THROUGH trying to make other people happy. To this day only one member of my immediate and extended family accepts me for me. And THATS why I have a problem with religion. People use it as an excuse to remain ignorant on so many things and I cant stand it. Im over it. Rant ended.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:24:41 +0000
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