Really? SERIOUSLY?!

I know I almost never use this blog, even for its intended purpose.

But some things just need to be expressed, and this is one of them.

It has come to my attention that there is a sect of conservative lawmakers attempting to block anti-bullying and gay rights laws because they protect a minority that they simply dislike. While I'm sad to say that this does not surprise me as much as it should if this world were as decent a place as it ought to be, it's the next part that SERIOUSLY FROSTS MY COOKIES. (Yes. I just said that. Deal.)

Evidently, gay rights laws and anti-bullying legislature impinge upon religious freedom.

Yes. That's right. Protecting minorities because everyone ought to be equal is impinging on religious freedom. Because conservative religions are anti-homosexual.

Specifically, the laws that these legislators are attempting to block are those that protect the LGBT community, gays, homosexuals, or whatever the politcally correct term is this week, from hate crimes.

Last time I checked? Committing hate crimes is not an essential part of any religion on this planet.

I usually don't talk about my religious affiliations. I've had too many arguments spring up just from people saying the "r" word in someone else's earshot - like, as in, twenty feet away earshot. Which to me is pretty darn ridiculous. But I will say right now. Folks, I don't care what religion you're from - if you believe that committing hate crimes against gays will endear you to whatever Forces you worship? You're worshiping the wrong Forces. Sorry. You are. I am ashamed of anyone who thinks that hating people and killing people and hurting people is the right thing to do. I am. Because anyone who believes those things is a piss-poor excuse for a human being.

Being gay is against your religion? I don't agree, but okay, fine. You don't have to like them. You don't even have to respect them, or their lifestyle, or choose it for yourself. You don't even have to be nice to them.

But you'd damn well better not murder and hurt and bully and ridicule them just because someone told you that being gay is wrong. We don't beat, batter, abuse, and publically humiliate criminals who have actually done something worth punishing. We don't crush in their skull in some dark alley. Even the ones who we do put to death go silently and quietly into the dark abyss for their Maker to sort out. And that's after a fair trial by their peers condemns them for acts so terrible they can't be reformed.

Our Constitution, our founding body of law, and not only that, but our founding beliefs say that no man woman or child should have to suffer those kinds of punishment. And you want to take that all away, just because you don't like who someone chooses to sleep with at night.

I am appalled. Shocked and appalled.
~Miri

PS: If you're interested in the article that spawned this megarant, you can go here: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/critics-michigan-anti-bullying-bill-actually-condones-bullying-143356654.html