hatred

bush and his lovely followers are once again trying to instill hate in this society.  as if there isn’t enough of it already, he wants to veto a bill that would make attacks against ones gender and sexual orientation a hate crime.  some think that by doing that it would not allow them to express their religious beliefs against homosexuality, but the bill would not stop them from expressing their first amendment rights to write about it and talk about their feelings it would only stop someone from committing a violent act against  another human being because of their gender or choice of partner.  and you would think that any person who  believed the word of the bible would agree that we should not commit violent acts against another person just because we dont agree with their lifestyle, especially if what you dont like about them only has to do with who they choose to love and their act is not a violent one to being with.  i just cant wrap my mind around the fact that people can still be so hateful towards someone who is just trying to love.  thoughts and opinions and ideas like that are what really and truly turn me off from religion.  i just cant worship something where one would be allowed to hate so many people yet still consider themselves a religion of acceptance and understanding.  it is so hypocritical and infuriating to me that even my roommates who “ask god” daily to make them more forgiving and accepting, yet when i express my opinions about not having a problem with someone who is gay, or that if my husband ended up telling me he was gay 20 years into our marriage that i would choose to accept him and love him and keep him in my life and my families life, while they would choose to not trust, or love, or keep them in their lives.  it just disgusts me that people my age being brought up int he same world can still feel this way.  it shouldnt surprise me, but it does.  if it makes you happy, and you arent being hateful or hurtful, be my guest and do as you wish.  because i am still trying to make myself completely happy and be as strong as all the people out there who have chosen to be themselves and not let this society keep them down.