I wrote this
If you are moved to re-post somebody else’s view on
Facebook, particularly if you don’t know the person, do your research first.
It’s tempting to see simplistic ideas as true, when all they really are is
badly researched, opinionated rubbish. Sometimes they happen to be true, but if
recent re-posts I’ve read are anything to go by, not often.
On the other hand, if the so called Christians who feel
threatened by secular culture and atheism have to resort to cruel lies and
nasty inversions of the truth to get their point over, maybe this will help
people wake up a bit. Just because you label yourself as belonging to a group
that purports to have a high moral sense doesn’t mean you’re not a mean-hearted
tosser.
Let’s also point the finger at the thinly disguised racism
that hides behind posts about how terrible it is that we give money to people
in other countries (i.e. people with different coloured skin) rather than spend
it on our poor and sick. Massive over simplifications and Daily Mail style
logic might seem harmless, but they promote hatred and callousness over
compassion and humanity.
So, if you want to appear racist, or cruel, or ignorant, write the words yourself. Then
we can all see exactly what you mean.
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