I can’t believe it’s taken this long. I guess I just put up with a lot of
crap. Maybe I don’t have an aggressive
personality. Maybe I don’t stand up for
things like I should. Well, here it is.
I’m tired. Sick and
tired of being preached the “prosperity of tolerance”. Not the tolerance that happens every day; you
know, the tolerance whose definition is closely related to politeness. I’m talking about this bend-over-backward so
you don't offend someone tolerance. The
sacrifice your beliefs to appease others otherwise you are an evil radical
thinking person…tolerance.
I have read quite a bit, on Facebook, of people that have
been hit with this. My usual response
was to chew my screen out or give a simple sigh of discontent. Then it happened to me. It had started and ended before I even knew
it. As I looked back I was very ashamed
of how I acted. I put up no argument, no
defense, not a single thing. I was
polite, agreeable, and even apologetic at times. Don’t get me wrong, those aren’t bad traits…but
I think they were at the wrong time.
The “brass tacks," without too much detail, is simply this:
I need to compromise, to be more tolerant, about matters of my
faith/religion. I need to “ease up” and “cut
corners” to help other people out, people with faiths or religions that differ
from mine. If I don’t comply I am an
evil person, a “right-wing radical.” It
is the tolerance that “makes America such a great country;” it is that love for
each other and each other’s faiths that “truly shows the kindness of our God”
(whatever deity it may be). I should
compromise because, “Well, you’re a believer, and doesn’t God teach you to turn
the other cheek, be kind to your neighbor, walk a mile in their shoes, and all
that What Would Jesus Do?”
Frell with that! This
is my faith. If I need someone to
lecture me on how my faith stands in regards to things like other
denominations, other faiths, homosexuals, and the like…I’ll find myself someone
who knows what the heck they’re talking about, someone with some education,
someone who will teach me…not demand my submission under the cloak of “tolerance”.
The fact that you type of people find it your job to impose your
ideas, undermine biblical authority, poison faith, and make people feel ashamed
of what they believe is truly unbelievable to me. I really do pity you.
To those who I have seen this happen to I offer my sincerest
of apologies. I should have offered you
my support. I promise to do so if I see
it again.
Having said all that, I hope you will notice that I have not
yelled, used profanity, or attacked your faith/lack of faith. I am calmly saying “no thank you” to your “advice.” I hope you don’t think of me as a “right-wing
radical.” Now if you'll excuse me, I have
some firearms that desperately need cleaning….
