I've always wondered what's the difference between blindly believeing an unprovable religion and blindly hating it. It's perfectly acceptable to believe what you want...so long as you don't believe you hate it. Both faith and hate are based on assumptions, presumptions, and vague unprovable assertions...so why is one ok and not the other?

History shows that they BOTH can lead to amazing massacres that translate beautifully to the cinema, and they BOTH can be represented by all kinds of humans, from talented geniuses to inbred trailer trash.

So, why is it ok to BE Islamic or Christian or Wiccan (giggle), or Buddhist...but if you hate them there's something wrong? If you hate something, the Libs want to "intervene", especially if you learned to hate something because of your parents. Then you're damned-near considered to be a victim of domestic violence. But if your parents teach you to pray five times a day, you're to be respected and allowed to pursue your beliefs.

If a kid prayed five times a day for world peace, he'd be allowed to do so as long as he didn't interfere with anyone else's class time. If a kid prayed five times a day for Armageddon, he'd be in mandatory counseling and social services would be summoned like a lightning bolt to strike the parents' personal lives.

Wonder why that is.

Not that I encourage hate...any blind emotion that's allowed to fester without intelligent thought behind it can be disrupting to people's lives. Love. Hate. Greed. Envy. They're all healthy in small, limited bursts, but if you center your life around any of them blindly you're a fool, whether it's blind love, blind hatred, blind faith...all of 'em are stupid. But NONE of them are anyone else's business, so long as you don't infringe on anyone else's blind insanity of choice. Who cares if some kids hate Islamic kids? The hate in itself is NONE of the school's business.

Now, if the hate leads to physical bullying, then sure...intervene against the bullying. But teachers aren't thought police; they have no business concerning themselves with what Johnny loves, hates, likes, or dislikes if it isn't related to academia.

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