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Respect Religion: But why?
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Date: 2008/01/24 04:41
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By: BravoLima
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Whilst being atheist myself, I always thought of myself as having respect of other people's religions. Besides, it's their personal choice, blah blah blah, if I want to be an open-minded atheist I must be open-minded of everything, including those whom I I think have closed-minds.
But recently I've been thinking; nah, fuck that.
I was always taught as a boy that I must respect other people's religions, but now as a young adult I can not see it as anything else than silly. Sometimes I feel like someone from a twilight episode, where I've woken up and everyone else is different but I'm still the same. Am I the only one that's sane anymore?
Why should I respect a religion that does not respect me?
Why should I respect a religion that breeds bigotry that causes people to say things like, 'athiesm is why the world's gone to the shitter in the last 30 or so years'.
Why should I even tolerate a religion that breeds hate-mongering toward people like me?
Why should I put up with a fairy-tale that casts me as the villain.
Why should I be the subserviant one and retain my utmost 'respect' for this over-empowered cult?
Ironically, I think it's the average modern-day athiest's tolerance that will slow down the inevitable decay of established religions.
I don't think we'll ever uproot this weed on our planet, but oneday I think they'll resemble the dismally achieving Communist party of present-day Russia. We'll let them stay out of our tolerance, and there being there will be a reminder of what we don't want to go back to, a reminder to keep going forward.
Don't look back,
Don't look to fairytales,
Don't see ghosts
and UFOs 
You should always respect one's religious beliefs, however imaginary friends, delusional behaviour, a belief in a two thousand year old folk-lore should be treated by a professional.
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