[focusracer]

So, just going out on the asshole limb of the asshole tree here, but why should i have someone's personal beliefs rammed down my throat if I choose not to practice the christian religion.

Why should the "10 Commandments" rule my life etc.?

I grew up with christianity rammed down my throat at every turn, my parents basically forced me to go to church, sent me off to bible college for the worst 5 -1/2 months of my life until the president of the bible college asked me to come see him, he told me that I may be better off trying to figure out life for myself instead of being there.

So I left, my "christian" friends told me I was disapointing to them because I dropped out, called me an alcoholic because I would enjoy a beer after a long hard day at work. Repeatedly told me that i was going to go to hell because I stopped going to church.

Yeah, are these really the type of people I wanted in my life, absolutely not. Are these the type of people I want in control of the government, a resounding "HELL NO!!!"

I've seen people in churches pray for weeks for the ability to buy a new car, meanwhile if they'd get off their ass and work for a living, do something productive, they could buy the car that they wanted.

Now as a 32 yr old man, I make my own decisions, I do as I please, I respect people, respect the law, care for myself, my friends, my family. Do I drink, yeah, do I hit the stripclub once in a while, yeah, do I do a lot of things that "christians" say I'll go to hell for, yeah maybe I will but you know what, as I said to a former friend of mine, "I'd rather be in a room full of strippers, hookers and drug dealers then be stuck in a room with likes of you, at least they won't judge me."

Just my $.02