I have family in Marion IN, and I used to live there. Trust me, no one there is okay with this...especially considering the fact that no one has heard of it before I showed them..I may have caused new town gossip lol

<b>This is wandering dangerously towards hatespeech and debate, so please be careful what you post here. Remember Alacrity is open to all types and that includes those who choose to be apart of religion and those who do not. </b>

I definitely believe in my religion, but I never shove it down anyone's throat. It was MY decision to be a Christian, but I have seen cases, even at my own church, where very young kids are taught to oppose any of those of any different religion. I feel bad for children who don't want to be part of their raised religion but are too scared to admit it out of fear of being disowned by family members. One of my friends in high school ended up getting kicked out of her home because she didn't want to be a Christian anymore. I honestly don't get why people can't simply live and let live.

This is why no religion should be practiced at all. Religion only causes problems between [removed by mod] people of different religion. <br /> I don't see walrus's blowing each other up because they aren't of the same religion.<br /> <br /> <br /> So much for the land of the free U.S.

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EDIT: After re-reading what I had wrote, I can see how someone would get mad/yell at me for having this view. Though I find it unfair that I wouldn't be able to voice my views on religion because it's a negative view, I don't feel like getting in trouble.<br /> <br /> So I will just say this: religion is toxic and I don't believe it should be practiced on children.

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:( This is one of the reasons I can't stand most vocal/openly religious people.<br /> <br /> My comment here is not meant to offend anyone, but... Argh!<br /> <br /> I don't think its right at all, to attempt to brainwash (yes, that's exactly what this is.) people before they even have the right to think for themselves.<br /> Maybe its just that the most out there religious people are just an extra loud minority, but every grouping of people has to, for lack of a better fitting phrase, police their own. Reasonable christians, these are the kinds of people who are ruining your groups image. If these kinds of people are in your church, and you are perfectly fine with what they do to their kids, then please explain, because I don't understand why. :(<br /> <br /> Again, I don't mean to offend anyone, but things like this, and jesus camp, make me sick, and I give up on our species a little more.

I feel sick to my stomach.