I don’t know exactly what it is you gentlemen want from me or why you keep badgering me. I gather you want me to try to convert emo kids to Christianity? That’s not happening. They are correct when they say that religion is toxic. That they might embrace liberalism in its place is problematic, but does point to the difficulty humans have in finding structure without other people giving it to them. I will always be a voice for certain conservative values: individualism, hard work, responsibility, clean living, etc. But I have no interest in shoving the kids back to Christianity. If they are trying to free themselves of a gang culture (that is actually comfortably entwined with Christianity) or muslim culture in Iraq, they have my sympathies and support.
I don’t ‘want’ anything. I thought we were having a discussion. My apologies.
I’m not badgering you. You disagreed with me, and I explained why I am right and you are wrong, and a pinged Norm since he knows a lot about the topic.
You only like people to respond to your comments who agree with you?
“If they are trying to free themselves of a gang culture (that is actually comfortably entwined with Christianity)”
I rescind that apology as I missed this. You are on the wrong website. You did read the FR mission statement on the front page didn’t you?
I am wondering why you equate gang culture’s trappings of Chrisitan symbols with actual Christianity. I realize you’ve stated that you are an atheist, but it seems that you are an aggressive atheists who thinks there is no value in religious belief. In fact, you clearly state that “religion is toxic”.
Why do you hang out on FR since your beliefs are in diametric opposition to the mission of FR, other than I suppose low taxes and 2nd Amendment rights? You hate religion and from what I’ve read all social conservative posiitons.
I don’t “want” you to do anything - you have free will; I don’t see where anything I or Norm (courtesy ping) said made you think that either one of us were trying to “get” you to do anything. Sincere belief in God is definitely a stabilizing influence on anyone’s life.
The list of conservative values you list are notably absent of any social conservative issues but I know you well enough to know that is not an oversight.
“don’t know exactly what it is you gentlemen want from me or why you keep badgering me”
Oh get over yourself...you’ve got a history on this site of getting backed into corners with your hysterical rants, then accusing male freepers of “somehow being abnormally interested” in you, implying some sort of illicit sexual interest on the part of some of the Christians here. It’s time somebody called you out on your snide behaviour, and I do so!
Michael David Mathis!