Recently, a bigot wrote on his own blog that ‘religion tops the list and is accountable for more deeds of evil than the good it preaches’ , after it saw a choir caroling at a shopping centre. It further claims that he ‘hopes hope the dozen who are watching do not fall victim on such brainwashing the churches are doing’ .
Done during the Christmas season, it made me felt like this: On someone’s big day when the groom is on the way to his wife’s house to pick her up, the neighbour of the bride deliberately began his funeral possession to delay the groom and to sour the mood of a joyous occasion.
Above which, it seems like it believes that people are so weak-minded, or they don’t have a mind of their own and are so easily influenced. Perhaps, as with the elephant, that happens easily when their brains are overwhelmed by their body mass.
The bigot also claims it is is speaking out against all religions (Quote, from the comments section: ‘My post was directed at all kinds of religion’ ). Oh really? What did Buddhism do to offend him? It also mentioned when responding to comments that it doesn’t go about defending imaginary friends, and since Buddha isn’t an imaginary person, wouldn’t that imply that his venom isn’t targeted at them? Something really doesn’t check out… like a zip file you download that failed CRC. Perhaps it was just referring to Abrahamic religions.
But still, that doesn’t warrant for one to be called a bigot, does it? True, but unfortunately it had made sweeping statements that it refuses to back up and then went on to call his detractors delusional etc. Here are some examples of his bigotry:
- Religion tops the list and is accountable for more deeds of evil than the good it preaches.
- victim on such brainwashing.
- the harm this worldwide delusion brings to the world.
- it advertises good when it actually condones bloodshed and killing of innocent lives.
- even those of children.
- Religious debates of any kind are unlikely to be healthy. Fighting disease is dirty work you know?
- I don’t have to. Evidence is everywhere. Quoting them would probably overload my database.
- At least it’s safer, a Christian is less likely to get killed by an Atheist than the other way round.
- It is interesting to see how people are reacting. You get to see who are the stupid ones and smart ones.
Some of these comments weren’t made in the blog post itself, but was made in the comments section of the blog. And it continue to prove just what kind of bigot he is. After all, it hasn’t provided a single iota of proof, called religion a disease, and belittles those who holds an opposing opinion as stupid and delusional. Somehow, I am already glad it didn’t believe that all Christians begin their comments with ‘Duh!’ .
Anyway, what is a bigot? A bigot is defined as:
- (noun) a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- (noun) one who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
- (noun) a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
In Chinese it translates into 执拗的人，顽固者.
But indeed, I agreed with the bigot the word bigot is a bad label for it even when it displayed all the qualities of one. After all, the word bigot may have more to do with religion as it may have come from the German bei and gott, or the English by God. (See Wikipedia article here.)
But still, I would have been wrong to call it names or to put such a label on it, if it didn’t do me a big favor by using every opportunity to condemn religion and express his prejudice. But I really wouldn’t expect less from a bigot, even when it lamely attempts to deflect the label.
