Ok. So that's not entirely accurate. The people who were bashed are people I would say deserve it. Like Pat Robertson (I think he is the one that said Arial Sharron [former PM of Israel for those of you care] deserved to have a stroke) and Rush Limbaugh. And mostly just religion in general.
So here's the context. Reading this book called "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, in which religion has become the state. Yes, it's distopic, the story of a woman in this society. It's in the northeastern part of our country..which has been historically....PURITAN. Yay for those who knew that. Anyway. In this country, the Republic of Gilead, who are fighting a perpetual war with the Baptists, and this woman, and all women, are entirely under the thumb of men. Their sole purpose is for reproduction, and sex in Gilead has no pleasure what-so-ever. People don't even get naked while it's happening. And here's the crazy part. Atwood incorporates biblical scripture, verses that ACTUALLY exist, to justify the actions of those in the society. For example. Remember the story of Hagar? You know, Sarai's servant who was given to Abraham to have Ishmael? Yeah. She quotes it. It's justification for sex between a man and the handmaidens (yes, this guy has like thirty of them,) since children are scarce. It's completely Puritan to the max extreme, beyond how even the Puritans did things. Wrong-doers, whether they performed an abortion 10 years in the past, or recently had a homosexual affair, are killed, then hung on a hook with a bag over their head for all to see. They call it the Wall.
This is absolutely terrifying. If this happened, I'd go live in the mountains where no one could find me and probably freeze to death. As we discussed this, numerous people spoke up saying they thought this could realistically happen. I sure hope not.
It made it a little better to hear religion bashed when I myself am critical of it sometimes. I believe that God himself would be critical of a society such as the Republic of Gilead, due to the complete absence of love in the society. As a result, so am I. I was truly terrified reading this book. And I still have more to read. Fun.
The sun is out. And I'm going home tonight. I'd better go enjoy the skating while I can. Peace out, and enjoy whatever you've got going for the day.
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