More on Religion

I want to write an addendum to my previous post, partly in response to Tony's reply, and partly because I'm not completely fucking infuriated like I was when I wrote it.
Indeed, re-reading it now it is no better than the vitriol spewed at me by religious extremists, and I can see that.

One quality I hope those who know me well enough would say I have is an incredible amount of tolerance and open mindedness for all things. I think being a minority such as myself kind of requires that. Another thing you likely know is that I keep most of my opinions to myself, and the last post was a rare slip you're not likely to see on here again.

What I said below was more of a venting, as I do have respect for religion, and even if I don't personally derive any usefulness from it, I understand that others do. It is simply my opinion that I think we'd be better off without religion. Concordantly, there's a huge chunk of religions that think the world would be better off without homosexuals. Yin and Yang and all that.

The main reason for my post was just a burst of anger. Anytime something about gay rights, no matter how momentous or how trivial come up. I'm subjected to religious fanatics decrying something that is built into the very fiber of my being as a sinful despicable vile thing that should be categorized with the worst and most twisted abnormalities of mankind. It's guaranteed. I've cried so many times reading what they have to say, but this time I felt like lashing out. Every time they say I am living in defiance of their gods wishes or that simply being who I am is destroying the world they twist their knife into my skin.

As unfortunate as it may be, I think my distaste in religion was brought on by what religion thinks of me.

And, though most of you know this already, I consider myself agnostic. I believe that no religion on earth is correct (They cant all be), but that doesn't mean I don't believe some of them may contain certain truths. I believe in spirituality and the afterlife and perhaps a form of god, and I think that can exist on a completely different plane than 'religion'.