Over the week, I've been doing a lot of homework- and in between homework, I've been watching YouTube videos here and there to entertain myself. My usual range of videos are cooking tutorials, makeup hauls, and on occasion a game montage. However, in this week's browsing I came across a comedy sketch about religion. The guy started out by saying that he was raised and practiced Christianity, and was a believer who tried to spread the word of God and defend Jesus- BUT that he disagreed with the ways some of his fellow "brothers and sisters" went about doing so.
This is what I'd like to talk about. His point was; it's okay to be Christian and it's okay to be proud of your religion- as long as you don't allow it to constantly impose on the lives of others and as long as you don't let your belief control you to the point of thinking that you're better than everyone else simply for your beliefs. I agree with this 100% and I just wanted to extend his brief sketch out a bit. While I couldn't find the exact video again; I did find a quote that I see as fitting: "The purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others." Personally, I have no problem with other religions. I may not completely agree with their beliefs, but hey. Who am I to tell other people that their beliefs are wrong? In this day and age there are SO many different religions where I don't even think it's possible to distinguish which one is correct anymore. Personally, I don't think there IS a correct one. But that's me. The only time I begin to have a problem with religion is when people use their religion, as this guy was saying... to discriminate against others and make themselves seem better because of their beliefs. Unfortunately, I've encountered this before and it really sucks. They'll stuff their beliefs in your face and if you tell them that that's not your belief, you're likely to get a lecture about how you're blind and need to start following THEIR belief. I hate it. Live and let live, man. And that's across the board- from atheism all the way up to Christianity. No matter what your belief is, it doesn't give you the right EVER to start belittling and lecturing others for not sharing it. That's not your business, it's theirs. Keep your belief to yourself and let others make the choices that they see as best for them. - Maddie
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