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It’s Silly To Base Morality On The Bible
And I’m sick of pretending otherwise.
I’m going to Hell.
It’s okay! Don’t pray for me, please. I have fully accepted my fate. If there is a Hell (as in, the fire-and-brimstone-eternal-torture-porn-devil version of Hell), then I have absolutely booked myself a one-way direct flight to Satan’s front door.
Shall we go through the checklist? I’m gay. I don’t believe in any higher power. I’m a liberal. I believe in science. I party on Saturday. I’m proud. I’ve had sex before marriage. I’m not repentant or shameful. And, Jesus fucking Christ, do I take the Lord’s name in vain.
I’m just one big ol’ faggy sinner, aren’t I?
But here’s the thing — I’m a good person. A moral, upstanding honest person who tries his best every day to be good to the people around me. I would do anything for the people I love. I haven’t eaten the body of an animal since I was ten. I treat others with kindness, respect, and acceptance, regardless of my relation to them.
But none of that matters. I’m still going to Hell.
At least, according to the general perceptions of many individuals, who have used religious texts not only as the basis of their lifestyle, but as the basis of their moral convictions.
