I got to talking with a friend of mine yesterday (a gay Catholic - explain that one to me) and happened upon one of my oldest and most favorite grievances. Shitty Christians.As everyone knows by now, I'm a pretty rabid antitheist. But just because I generally dislike religion and all its accoutrements doesn't mean that there aren't gradations in my animus toward a belief in God.
After all, some religionists (e.g. Mother Theresa) genuinely embrace the tenets of what they claim to believe in and employ that belief to a better end (e.g. helping sick people).
However, there is an enormous amount of really shitty Christians out there. I mean "really shitty" in the sense of (a) they have no fucking clue what they really believe in, (b) don't adhere to generally any of the tenets that they claim to believe in, and (c) employ their quasi-belief to bad ends.
For example, how many adulterous, premarital-sex-having liars can you think of that really hate gay people?I rest my case.
I could go on for hours on this topic but the main thrust is that it doesn't piss me off as much to be faced by a Christian who (a) is actually knowledgeable about their religion (with such knowledge not coming from the likes of megachurch hucksters like Creflo Dollar and Joel freaking Osteen), (b) abides by the actual tenets of their chosen religion, and (c) puts their belief to good ends.
Who doesn't like the sight of a cute lil' Amish buggy strolling down the road once in a while? They're just so precious.
The other kind of Christian I mentioned before is a million times more irritating.
Anyway, that's my tirade for the morning. I'm thinking about writing a book along these lines, entitled:
"You're A Shitty Christian And God Hates You"
Catchy?
Edit: Hmm, what about this version:
You're A Shitty Christian.
P.S. God Hates You.
P.S. God Hates You.
