30 Day Challenge - Day 4: Your views on religion

This video does a lot of the work for me, really

I couldn't have said it better or more eloquently but of course I am going to elaborate with personal stories:-)

Now for those who don't know (everyone) & the few who do lol, I'm not originally from the south, tho I do claim *insert city I live in here* I've learned a lot here - both good & not so good

Surprisingly, tho I HATE WITH A PASSION hypocrites & judgmental ignorant townies, I'm not jaded:-)

I'm studying religion at Mississippi State, (it's a minor, so it's only a handful hours, but I'd like to get my Ph.D in religious studies)

I've learned a lot of patterns about certain denominations (or demoninations) as I like to put it lol ok sorry

But that's not important when it comes to a vague overview of religion as a whole

My main views/studies are on religion as a cultural force & how people often* use religion to scapegoat an innocent faction of people (ie: homosexuals:-()

I also am interested in how people will read the bible LITERALLY >:-(

Now most people haven't been trained to read IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT IN WHICH SOMETHING WAS WRITTEN

& that is something I don't blame people for

As an English major I BETTER BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN MY SLEEP lol or what the hell would I be in school for

But it's mostly the selective reading that pisses me off honestly because if you know how to read then you are to be held accountable

Now somewhere in Leviticus (not sure the exact chapter & verse - if u know it u can comment it down below idc:-)) they write about how "homosexuals" "blood will be upon them" but a few verses above/below it talks about not wearing mixed fibers, not planting seeds in the same whole & not eating SHELLFISH

Excuse me

Personally I feel if people are going to condemn people for loving someone (which is an abomination!!!!!) they should also be condemned for eating shrimp:-) but since that's stupid why don't we all just mind our own business?? No? Ok.

Now back to reading, anything, but for our purposes (the bible) in the cultural context in which it was written

Perhaps, just maybe, homosexuality was considered a sin (??) because in that time, the main goal was procreation...obviously, 2 men or 2 women can't conceive naturally, just not gonna happen, so that, the complete lack of procreation, was considered an abomination - not the fact that it's 2 men or 2 women

A man (not sure of his name, but I remember this fact from an AMAZING DOCUMENTARY "for the bible tells me so" on Netflix) was stoned to death for pulling out so he wouldn't get his partner pregnant...should people on birth control be stoned?!!!! (Some may think so, but for those who selectively read, I don't think u do - things to think about...)

This post has gotten off topic a little but it's very true at the core

My intention of this post was not to offend anyone...just posting my personal opinions