Religious Prejudice

Heh, last night I found out that one of my friend's mom does not like me at all (and she barely met me months ago) because of how I'm not a very religious person. How nice, being persecuted because I don't conform to any of the religions.

To me the religions seem to be a system of mind control that people are enticed to by the messages of hope and the feeling of belonging. I've long since learned how to think outside the box, by always questioning, whether it be what's "right" and "wrong", or whether it's "real" or fabricated mythology. It's like government, it's something I'm very "cynical" about, something I can't just blindly follow (at least not at the moment... I'm very back and forth on this, usually dependent on mood which determines the outlook and way I perceive things).

Apparently that way of looking at things somehow makes me an evil person.

But, that doesn't mean I don't necessarily believe that there isn't a god in some way shape or form. It's the only answer for how the universe went from nothing to something. Hell, the other day I was so concerned about that same friend that I was praying for something to cheer her up, to make her happier, which she deserves so much.

But looking down on me because I'm not part of the individual's religion seems like looking down on someone because of their skin color / ethnicity, it just seems ignorant and presumptuous. I mean, I don't really bash or look down on the people who follow the religions too much, I just don't agree with it, it's not for someone like me who doesn't trust many others' words or intents (outside of of course a small group of friends).

Antagonism... It's the price I keep paying for being different.