It really bugs me to see so much hatred. Aside from racial, political and just general hate for people, there is so much hate in sub-cultures and particularly in the music scene. And it bothers me, a lot. People that can relate to each other in so many ways...and all you can do is hate each other. It just doesn't make any sense. What makes it even worse is when you have people that claim to be open minded, yet they are so threatened by someone who actually believes or thinks differently than they do. Yes, I am a Christian. Yes, I love heavy metal. Yes, I do listen to secular music. Yes, I do believe I'll be in heaven when I die. Why does that piss you off? At the end of the day, we are all bags of bones headed to the grave. Mindlessly wandering and searching for the best in this life. The only difference is that I KNOW I am a piece of trash and I find hope in my beliefs of a Supreme Being. Then flip it to the other side here... The church is so against embracing the people from these said sub-cultures, it's disgusting. Then when they do open up, they have nothing but condemnation and hate for the lifestyle and look of that person. For you to claim to "know God" and to hold the key of eternal life, with just a few words, and you utter so much hate and set yourself upon a pedestal...for what exactly?! Please, give me a justified reason why you are better than them! I won't hold my breath for a reply. We are living in strange times. It's a time that we could use to benefit from getting to know and understand each other better. Without having the preconceived intent of "converting" or "saving" someone. A time that we could all agree on one thing, that we are all human, period. No one is greater than the other...a time that we could love instead of hate, and let that love bridge the gap between beliefs and ideologies. Whether we can agree on certain issues is irrelevant. I want my children to grow up loving people not because they are told too or because that certain person believes in Jesus. I want my children to love humanity just because they know they are no different than anyone else. My views on mankind are tainted and I don't hold much faith in the world, speaking in general terms here. Obviously I put my faith in God, but what I'm saying is this life could have been different. It still could be to an extent if we all would get over ourselves and stop being stupid bigots. Religion, in its general state, is nothing more than a man made belief. Religion kills, it's not a cliché, it's truth. So many bad things have been done in the name of religion and I want nothing to do with that trend. I want to be in the page of history that symbolizes love and patience. I'm not asking you to be tolerant and accepting of certain lifestyles. But in all reality, You kinda have to. Jesus accepted those that the religious people shunned. They were whores, thieves, murderers. But he gave them wise instruction along with a warning/judgement. He didn't just tell them, "you're going to hell because you're you!" He said "I do not condemn you, go and sin no more." Be bigger than your mere attempts of being holy and just love people, for the sake of Love itself. Cause when it comes down to the end, the supposed day of atonement that we believe in, your hands will be drenched in blood. And at that point in time there will be no turning back.
