When it comes to the topic of religion, there are so many different flavors in every major monotheistic religion that all believe something different and interpret their respective scriptures differently. I consider myself a non-denominational Christian, I don't identify with any particular sect. I was raised in a Catholic household and my mother stopped taking me to mass when I started having seizures at the age of five because the priest said it was disrupting services. I converted and identified as a Baptist when I was a teenager. The pastor of the church I attended back in the late 70s/early 80s was booted for embezzling. Around ten years later, one of the deacons from that same church killed his wife, who was the church secretary, then himself. Then you had the Catholic priest scandals. I stopped going to church after that and think "organized" religion in general is BS. I don't GAS what religion someone identifies with and I don't know which one is "right or wrong". Shoot, the bible, koran and torah were all written by men claiming to be interpreting their god's or prophets's words as witnessed or passed down. Every single one of them have been interpreted differently by different sub-sects.
I don't GAS about someone's lifestyle or religion as long as it isn't pushed in my face and doesn't affect me personally. I believe there is some higher power but I just try to abide by the ten commandments. Be honest, be honorable and don't fvck with other people, basically. Is it enough? Shoot, I don't know but I guess I'll find out one day or maybe I won't. That's why I feel that you should let people live their own lives, even if goes against your personal beliefs. If you believe in a god, assuming there is one, it's his job to sort things out, not mine.
I don't give a flying fvck about anything but all those people being killed, probably because the Ahole didn't agree with their lifestyle and was likely a psychopath to begin with along with being a religious zealot. Was he always one? Hell, I don't know. All that matters is that he became one at some point. The MFer was on the FBI radar just a few years ago until he wasn't and with all the fricking constant surveillance going on, that's inexcusable. He evidently worked security at federal buildings for chrissake. He had to go through channels, obtain clearance, background checks, etc. My one brother worked at the Department of Defense for awhile before he retired and before he was hired, all of his family members had to go through background checks, including myself. What is the point of having all these acronym government agencies if they drop the ball again and again?
If this was a KKK member who identified as Christian, which is often the case, shooting up a gay club or anywhere else liberals would be screaming like banshees. They'll screech some more about gun control and recently, when it's a Muslim, they whitewash it. Are all Muslims terrorists? Of course not but if 1 out of say 1,000 is, that's around 1,600,000 too many.
I saw an article that cited someone from law enforcement that said this MFer was part of a white hate group. Really? Seriously? He adheres to a religion that is worshiped in many countries overseas that punish homosexuality by death or is at least illegal. His father, who evidently supports The Afghanistan Taliban, says this isn't about religion. Oh, BS. People have been killing other people in the name of one god or the other for thousands of years, does anyone really believe that has changed much?
Sorry I rambled, I need to get ready for work.
/end rant
//Take it as you will.
