Religious Bigotry Alive And Well

Religious Bigotry Alive And Well

I honestly thought that this was over when Kennedy won the election back in 1960.

But no it appears that still today people don't look at what issues matter the most to them, they don't pay attention to what is at stakes during elections, and they most definitely don't think what would be best for the country. They vote how there preachers or there church groups tell them how to.

When I see a number like 53%, when it comes to people not voting for someone because of that person's religious affiliation, I can't help but feel absolutely scared to death. Scared to death that there are at least 53% of the voting pool out there for a particular demographic that is dumber than a rock. You know, I honestly think that they should bring back some form of political test you have to take before you can be registered to vote, because there are too many stupid asses in this country voting.

Well, in this statistic can 53% spell Mormon? Do they know that Mormons are members of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints? Because apparently from reading a lot of these people's comments, Mormons aren't Christians, when in fact they are.

In the world we are living in, which I thought was becoming a little more tolerant and a little more civilized (forgive me I had too high of hopes) everyday, it seems that stereotypes are still strong and viable in the political world of voters. In fact I bet if you asked from this group of statistic, these fundamental wackos, why not, the typical answer would be some insult against Polygamy.

I hate to break the wafer here, but Polygamy is only practiced by a small sect of radical kooks. But using their judgement I guess because I'm a Catholic, I'm anti-death penalty, anti-gambling, anti-alcohol, and finally an alcoholic. Hmm damn...

The problem here is that most people in this country don't take the time to read or understand other people. They sit and just talk among their own little groups, and in many of the evangelical strongholds in this country which are small town communities that are often really segregated from the outside world, and all that is learned about other people is what is spread in their little town. This cycle repeats and repeats and sooner or later you have this large group of uneducated people who now have the power to make major decisions in this country. So what the preacher says Sunday morn', is often what people take with them into the voting booth.

Ignorance and stupidity are the roots to the bigotry in this country, and it's not just in evangelical communities, it's in the people that we are fighting. I mean look, these people are brainwashed in Islam from day one. Eventually if that's all your taught, how do you know what's right and wrong besides that. Whether it's Evangelicalism, Islam, Catholicism, Buddhism, whatever, the danger is still there.

Now some of you are thinking that I'm quick to judge and I'm not, because, somehow I can't see almost half of a voting pool being that stupid and intolerant, although I've been wrong before, and I have doubts at how vast a spectrum was used in this sample of people's opinion. This is besides the point, because from past experience I can already see what's going to happen next.

And this is not me bashing Evangelical beliefs. Let's stop this idea before it starts and I have to deal with endless rants of people lecturing me on how Jesus saved me from damnation. Believe me, I've heard it all before. Moving on...

Let's say Mitt becomes the presidential candidate for the GOP. He will run against either Osama Hussein Obama or Queen Hillary and this particular demographic of the population will sit on their butts at home and not vote. They won't pay attention to the fact that Romney fits what they believe in, they'll pay attention to the fact that he's not there slapping hands and singing Hallelujah in their church on Sunday. Then Hellary The Great will get into Washington, and then we really can be up the creek.

Education is important people and I'm not trying to be redundant here, but read and understand something before you just follow the crowd on the stereotypical babbling of others. It's not worth losing your freedoms and country over, whether preacher will be happy with you voting out of denomination once in a while.