After some recent religious conversations, I wanted to note something interesting that perplexes me:

Why is it that some religions are called cults by many (most?) Christians, and others aren’t?  For example, mormonism.  It’s legally recognized as a religion in the US, it also has a decent set of family values (ignoring the small sect that marries multiple women/girls).  What makes your religion not a cult, and everything else one?

There was a great quote from someone tonight that paraphrased was "[something] is a cult because it’s not what I believe."….

So, she alone apparently decides what’s a cult, and what’s not? And it’s basically everything but what she follows/believes.

Hahahaha, God hates me or something:

http://www.godhatessweden.com/

And:

http://www.godhatesireland.com/

Damn. I’m screwed!  These sites have been brought to you by none other than Fred Phelps and and his inbred church of "Westboro Baptist."  I find so much irony in the statement on the first site of: "Sweden is land of sodomy, bestiality, and incest."  Considering the source it really amuses me to read that.

I actually have a hard time believing this guy is for real.  Unfortunately, I do know he is not kidding about any of this and this is the group that defames military funerals or whatever high profile funeral might be going on.   The protesting the funerals particularly the military funerals…well, there are no words to truly describe how deeply I feel about that.  I hope to never see these people at a funeral or memorial service.

I just didn’t realize until a random search brought me upon his site and how he hates the Swedes and Irish!  Well. I’m half Swedish and the other half is mostly Irish.  If "God" hates my people, does that make me spawn of satan or something?

While I know he is an extremist and not the norm as far as "Christians" and tolerance goes…the idea of "being saved" and spending eternity in the same place as this guy….well, sounds like hell to me.

…of why I dislike the church, christians, and christianity:

100 Greatest Quotes from fundamentalist christian chat rooms

That is just…wow.  Some of it’s just hysterical.  The rest is just sad.  So very sad.