darling, be human.

"Apparently I’m supposed to be tolerant of religion. I’m supposed to be tolerant of people that hate gays and intimidate women that have to deal with the stress of getting an abortion, I’m supposed to be tolerant of people that are trying to get their views to replace to the constitution and to govern us all. I’m supposed to be tolerant of utter ignorance and bigotry. If that’s the case then I will NEVER be tolerant of religion. I’ll only be happy when it’s completely dead."

"What are you afraid of? What is going to change by allowing these people to commit to one another and enjoy the benefits that you and I enjoy: tax breaks, insurance breaks, bereavement leave, medical leave to care for a sick partner, domestic violence protection, visitation of partner in the hospital, burial determination, medical decisions on behalf of partner. Really sexy stuff. You and I take these things for granted. Nobody wants to go through life not knowing how they will deal with some of these difficult moments in life. Imagine if you were denied any of the above rights when the time came for you and your spouse to exercise that right? I’ll tell you what it would feel like. It would feel like you were a second-class citizen."

"Hey I’ll agree with the original statement that queers who are Christian are hypocrites and I’ll even go further: Feminists who are Christian are hypocrites. People who are anti-slavery and Christian are hypocrites (read your bible.) People who believe that condoms are a vital tool in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS and are Catholic are hypocrites. People who have sex for any reason other than procreation within the confines of a life-long heterosexual marriage and are still Christian are hypocrites (and even if you do ONLY have biblically warranted sex, you’re still a filthy sinner and a miserable worm.) “Progressive” religious people who deny the existence of hell because they believe in a loving god who would never submit anyone to eternal punishment and torture and torment and fire but still identify as Christian are flatly ignoring the supposed words of Jesus, which is, frankly, hilarious and hypocritical. People who claim to value the power of reason and evidence over faith and dogma but still believe in the supernatural are LOL hypocrites."