One thing that has struck me as odd about the whole Mosque debate and the rising anti-Muslim sentiment out there is the fact that one of the main issues that people (especially Christians) have with Muslims is that they are too devout. It's odd that people keep lambasting Muslims for following their beliefs (for instance, commenters on Fox's site blasted a football player for fasting and not drinking water for Ramadan) yet at the same time, the Christians often call for more people to get back to the Bible. Glenn Back called for people to get back to their faith but if he really became more devout would he start clinging to some of the more outlandish Mormon claims, like black skin is the curse of the descendants of Cain and mark of an inferior people?

To me, it's crazy that people can be so stunned when the Taliban stones someone to death for adultery and then turns around and calls homosexuality an abomination. In both cases, the Bible calls for the death penalty (as well as a woman having sex before marriage and cursing your parents). And if you want to talk sanctity of marriage, Jesus himself (according to both Matthew and Mark) said that divorce was equivalent to adultery. Now I'm not saying that Prop 8 supporters should start stoning people but they do have to really look at the text that they keep quoting and see that it calls for the same atrocities that many people hate Muslims for.

The biggest example that many people give to differentiate the hateful Muslims and other religions is that Muslims want to wipe out other religions. Like the Christians never pulled any stunts like that. And like it doesn't say that in the Bible. The first commandment is that there is only one God and twice in the Bible it says that worshipping another God is punishable by death.

The biggest difference isn't the religions; it's the charlatans that have taken it over. Christian leaders often are just looking for money and some political power. They aren't trying to get their hands dirty with actual work (often because their hands are already dirty from their constant sinning). Also, Western Civilization often trumps religious beliefs. Case in point, people are getting fired up for football season but in the early 1900's, many states banned sporting contests on Sunday because that was the sabbath. Of course, now pundits have reasons for why playing sports on Sunday isn't REALLY breaking the Sabbath but that's just because religion has realized that it needs to bend with the times in order to stay relevant. However when it comes to think like homosexuality, the Church seems to think that it still had a card to play and the tide hasn't turned enough for them to start reevaluating the text as they have in so many other cases.

As for the Muslims, they still have too much faith to get with the times. I mean, the terrorists do have it right; we're trying to subvert their religion to get them caught up with modern day living and potential harmony. It's the main problem with the wars in the Middle East; we're bringing freedom to a land that still believe that freedom is the devil's workshop.

Since I'm just rambling right now, I'll switch topics and move onto the further hypocrisy of Sarah Palin. After Dr. Laura quit her show, Palin tweeted,

Dr.Laura:don't retreat...reload! (Steps aside bc her 1st Amend.rights ceased 2exist thx 2activists trying 2silence"isn't American,not fair")

Ignoring her ignorance on the First Amendment and what it really covers, I think it's ridiculous that she is up in arms about activists taking back the airwaves when her entire existence right now is basically about the Tea Party which is just a bunch of activists taking back the government. Also, I hope she'll be stepping up next time someone tries to censor a hip hop group or when someone demands a boycott of someone like the Dixie Chicks because they spoke their mind. It's just mind boggling to me that someone who basically has branded herself as an activist for the people gets upset when other activists accomplish something through the use of their collective voice. And how does someone have the right to a national radio show but it's completely fair for gay couples not to have equal rights.

Which reminds me, I'm tired of people posing the question, "Is homosexuality a choice or are people born that way?" Where's the third option? It's nurture. Maybe there's something that makes people more open to it but I really don't think that there's one gene that guarantees someone's sexuality. Because if there's a gay gene, is there also a fat chick gene? Is there an Asian school girl gene or a busty tramp gene? It's almost a cliche now, collegiate girls experimenting with their sexuality, do they have the "it's just a phase" gene?

I think that gay rights advocates might stay away from this because it shines light on the fact that if homosexuality becomes more accepted, there will be more homosexuals or at least more people willing to try things out. What keeps most people in their lanes isn't their genetics, it's the lifestyle that's been ingrained in their heads. Sexy phases (big lips are in! short hair is sexy! hairy chests are what women want!) don't come and go because of some shift in genetics. And there's always the prison example - when homosexuality is all you have, some people start to shift that way. It's only natural.