The Infamous "Sinead O'Connor" incident...

Im not sure if anyone has pointed this out or not, I wanted to say that i whole heartedly believe that religion and god are two separate entities. Religion, to me, is just a way that some one explains God. Now I do not follow the traditional beliefs that any religion sets forth. I have had to much bad fortune in my life for my to really believe in a set God. I believe that God should be a benevolent figure, and for "him" to have taken away so much from so many good people, in my opinion, taints his image. Im not saying that the idea of a God is a bad idea, what I guess I am saying is that the religion is a bad idea. Im not singling out any religion in this because i think that all forms of religion cause problems. I don't believe that anyone is a bad person for being a practicing Catholic, or Musleum, or Jew, or watever else is out there. I also think that you can be a spiritual person with out being a member of a church. I worship "whatever is up there" in my own way, and i would hope that everyone can respect that.

I do have a seperate issue that im not sure where to put, but it sort of pertains to this. My issue is with the problem people have with saying things like "In God we trust" or "Merry Christmas". Ive grown up my entire life saying Merry Christmas to people, and not from a religious stand point but from a holiday stand point. I don't look at Christmas as the day Jesus was born. Thats just not how i percieve it. I would hope that us being from The counrty we are from that we could all accept that different holidays are practiced, but no, im told at work that i have to say Happy Holidays, because saying Merry Christmas may be offensive. I just think that that is wrong. I have Muslim and Jewish friends who do not care, and will even say Merry Christmas, its when you find the die hard religious people that cause issues. I don't kno i just felt that i had to say that. If i offended anyone im sorry.

I agree about Christmas. Damn, some people are so ludicrous. Trying to ban a holiday that, for many, isn't even religious.