Fleshing out my opinions of religion.

A Justin, I think I know him but I'm not 100% it's him, called me out in my "your beliefs can be shattered by dots," post from last week. So now I feel it would be appropriate to respond to him and elaborate on my ideas concerning religion.

Considering Justin said to me that, "How is it crazy to feel strongly about something? Have you never seen something a certain way and stood stead-fastly next to your decision?" I feel as if he got the impression that I am against having faith and beliefs in general. Which I'm certainly not.

I have nothing against religion for what it is, nor for people who follow and believe in it. I'm not religious myself, but as a person who believes there should be a consistent code of ethics and morals for people to follow, I honor/respect where religious traditions and beliefs come from. People need to be kept in line, they're too dumb to be on their own... and religion plays an excellent Shepard to the human sheep of the world (Along with politics, educational systems and TV.)

I draw the line though, with self-righteous... hardcore, in your face asshole Christians, or generally... people of any religion who are just, overbearing in their beliefs. (I feel suicide-bombers for example... are quite over-the-top for their religious ideals.)
Believe what you want, but as soon as you start telling someone else to believe what you believe, and try to convince them the way they live their life is wrong... (or blow them up) well you're just an asshole.
It's one thing if you're telling this to a group of death-row inmates... I'm sure they'll appreciate the last minute pep-talk.
But walking around college campuses, hanging around outside huge music festivals, busy street corners... face it, you're not wanted, you're just being an arrogant faggot, and fucking nobody wants to hear it. (At least talk to homeless people maybe, they could probably use the extra hope in their life.)

And this is the point I was trying to make with my grammar argument.
People act as if what they believe or that their book is the ultimate truth... and it's just arrogant drivel.
You're honestly going to get in people faces, and tell them they are going to hell because the book you read has a couple questionable passages, which can be interpreted into... who knows how many different ways. A book which I pointed out, has been through whatever number of translations, languages, editions... over the past 2000+ years. A book, I realized can be completely lost in translation moving commas and semicolons alone!

That's my problem with religion.
Because, it just doesn't make sense to me.
Let me give you an example. Say I read a book, come up with an interpretation... and start telling people, that's the only way it can be interpreted. The original author of the book is dead, as are any of his close friends that could confirm his goals and ideas behind creating that book. I constantly argue and debate, and by argue and debate I mean tell people their opinions are wrong, mine is right... and, what the hey tell them they're going to hell for their opinions.
If I acted like that, I'd be an asshole... why should it be any different if it's a Bible or any other religious book or document?

And that's it Justin, aside from your over-analytical concern for my use of the phrase "forcing it on you," as if these religious freaks would follow me around and make sure I'm being a Christian, which is... a kind of out there reading of it...

But Simply put...
I don't hate religion.
I hate religious fanatical cunts.