Religion is a funny thing.
Even the most intelligent people that are religious seem to have moments where they forget about intelligence and belief and faith kick in.
Don't get me wrong, it's good to have faith, like when you praying to make it to the gas station because you know there are fumes in your gas tank. It's like "if you believe", and have a good attitude about it, will get you through the situation.
But back to religion...
I was partaking of some animal crackers courtesy of a co-worker today that were oddly enough, in the shape of Sponge Bob Square Pants. (gotta blog about a blind date that I had where a guy wore a Sponge Bob hat and button down Sponge Bob shirt on the date...needless to say, interesting fellow.) Anyway... another co-worker swings by and as we are talking about the Sponge Bob Square Pants cookies, and tells us about some Christian Right Association trying to ban Sponge Bob. Apparently, in holding "hands" with his starfish buddy Patrick (and do starfishes really have hands... whole other argument there...), he appears homosexual to this group.
It amazes me how religious people are so quick to find, and accuse individuals of being gay or homosexual or lesbian. Wow! Someone is different from us!!! RUN! HIDE!! BAN IT! It's amazing that these extreme religious individuals can deal with the concept of male and female... and I won't even get started on the rest of the things that make us different.
Let's ban Harry Potter they say... it's all about witchcraft, and it's gotta be evil. Wasn't there a witch in Hansel and Gretel? I bet that those individuals parents still read that bedtime story to them.
When did a story become reality? When did that line disappear that stated this is FICTION, and there is also REALITY. And why did people forget those concepts?
Thankfully, we live in America, where hopefully we will retain our freedoms of religion and our ability to form groups for and against issues so that the masses can be swayed to someone's viewpoint. But it's still kinda scary isn't it?