I really tried...really...

[BJ10]

being a Republican...or shall I say, conservative. I live in an area that is dominated with conservative thoughts and ideas (Lynchburg, VA...home of Liberty University). So naturally all I hear is one side of the story. And I always thought that conservative politics must be the right path because liberals are simply ruining this country (according to all the people I know). And I believed it for a long time...but then something funny happened, I did something different than the others around me. I began to question things...

I soon realized many of the thoughts and ideals I have been trained to believe are simply bullshit. Blame it on marijuana for initially opening my eyes. I could believe most of the ideas pushed out by the right wingers but when I heard people demonize weed and I heard the horror storied attributed to marijuana use, I didn't just think it was bullshit, I knew it was bullshit. So I thought, what else are they full of shit about?

I began to see that despite all of their hate for abortion, they didn't give a fuck about the poor people. And I started to think, if they outlaw abortion, the numbers of those in poverty will rise. So I deduced that wing-nuts only care about babies up until they leave the womb.

I began to see that most of the ones talking about bombing the shit out of towel-heads and kicking ass overseas never even thought about serving in the military.

I began to see their disdain for intellectuals, not to mention other races.

I could go on and on all day, but I observed one common thread for all of these idiots: they are all CHRISTIANS!!! Well guess what? I read the whole Bible (which converted me into an Atheist) and these people aren't anything like Jesus. I might got hell for being a non-believer, but according to what I read, these "Christians" will be right there with me for being the very things Jesus said he hated.

So here I am at DU, my conversion complete. Glad to be here and join the club. Happy Mother's Day!!!