I'm a Moderate

I'm not afraid to say it. I lean towards liberal on some issues, conservative on others, and for the rest I'm neutral.

What's really been making me angry, though, is that lately, all these republican politicians are talking about is hatred toward minorities.
I don't like Obama much as a president, but if these are the other choices, I'll take him any day.

The first instance that I'd like to vent about (yes, I'm venting, go figure), is how they speak at that stupid podium about contraceptives, as if women can't hear.
They talk like we're some kind of toy, an item that they can choose the fate of. Like we're not going to say anything.
We're not items, and we can't be owned. Not in the U.S.
It doesn't work that way.

Instead of getting into that entire political mess about how some women have to miss work due to severe abdominal pains, I'll move on to my second issue, which is just as important to me:

Gay rights.

Now, I realize that marriage is a pretty huge step. Why don't we work on stepping stones and work for something smaller, and move it up?
Let's try a bill/law/AMENDMENT saying that we can't discriminate against homosexuals, bisexuals, pansexuals, or trans.
I know, it doesn't seem smaller than a marriage law, but I think it is. It's more reasonable.
I mean, if you were against this bill being passed, you'd look like a pretty hateful bigot, huh?

WAIT! That's what most of these guys are, right?

Look at them. They spout on all day long about how, "women who use contraceptives are whores, abortion is wrong even if it could kill the parent, if you try to educate your child about tolerance you're wrong," or "god hates fags, blah blah blah...."

Okay, they don't exactly say that if you try to educate your child about tolerance you're wrong. But you know they think it.
I could go on for days about how the above statements are irrational.

The point is, these men spout on about hateful things, they say discriminatory, slanderous statements. Yes, you're going to be called a bigot for that.
When you call them a bigot, they're going to turn around and ask you why you're discriminating against them,  tell you you're the bigot, and try to say you're persecuting their religion.
I'm sure you've seen this method.

All I want is to live in peace with my fellow citizens. I am tolerant of you until you are intolerant of my beliefs. You have to remember that, although a majority, Christianity is not the only religion. There are dozens, hundreds of other religions in the U.S. and they are not all represented.
So, "god hates fags" isn't exactly a legitimate statement. I'm not a Christian. I'm sorry your god hates me? I think?

Disclaimer: This only blankets the religious extremists. I have plenty of wonderful Christian friends and family that love me for who I am. My beliefs have no effect on how they feel about me as a person. They even support me in some cases, because I'm usually right.