[quote=doofrat]Can’t remember where I heard this:
Religion is like a penis: It’s fine if you have one and it’s fine if you’re proud of it, just please don’t wave it around in public or try to shove it down my throat.[/quote]
lol. I think you heard that from me, as I’ve posted it on here before. You have some wording changes in there that I actually like better than what I typically say. Obviously I didn’t practice what I preached (heh) on Kiva. Actually I sorta did since I am anonymous on there.
Most people in my life are unaware that I am a non-believer. I don’t belong to any atheists groups, don’t have one of those fish-with-feet decals on my car, and haven’t filed any remove-that-symbol-from-public-land lawsuits. So for the most part, I keep it down low.
But sometimes people push my buttons just right and it’s like holding raw meat in front of a tiger.
Signing up for Kiva was one of those moments. Someone on here mentioned Kiva and I thought it was a good way to give back to the world. I could encourage independence world-wide by helping fund entrepeneurs in poor countries who just needed a hand, not a hand out.
So I signed up. But first thing I was presented with when I joined was one Christian group after another as options of what I could become a member of on Kiva. Well that was the raw meat. I went looking for a non-believers group and found Atheists, Agnostics, and Non-believers. The only time ever I have joined such a group for anything.
Another ‘raw meat’ moment was during the election with Prop 8. I was doing perfectly fine, was gonna vote against it, wasn’t talking to anyone about it. Then I drove up my street and I’ll be damned if the neighbors on both sides AND across the street didn’t have “Save Marriage” signs planted in their yard, sponsored by a local church. That did it. I put a “Straight Not Narrow” sign in my yard and held a “No on 8” banner on a street corner for full two full days the next weekend.
The third time I can recollect was at work. My boss went to lengths to mention each week about the charity work he did with his church. I smiled and said nothing. Then one week he suggested I join his church group. Raw meat again. I bet he never forgot that conversation.
Anyway, I don’t hate religion or Christians. I just want to be left alone in my freedom from religion. Just don’t hang raw meat in front of me. 🙂
