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Not being treated as equal IS oppression

If you hate others in the name of God, you should be looking within to see where it stopped being about God and where it started being about YOU.

While EQUALITY means no more 'previously disadvantaged' it also means that there should be no 'currently disadvantaged' to replace them.

Turning the other cheek only gets that slapped as well.

Human rights is a numbers game. Who is going to care if only 20 people pitch for a protest?

How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and oppression to serve their own ends.

A device in the arm of his chair made an obscene noise. The murals on the chair suggested disturbing things being done to some briefly unlucky beings.

Life is a two way street - and sometimes there are collisions.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

Nobody can take your faith away form you. Faith is something you have to lose for yourself.

Knowledge and education are the key to this human tragedy which is a bonfire of hate fueled by ignorance.

Genocide doesn't become 'common assault' or 'isolated incidents' just because it is taking place one victim at a time.

What would Jesus do? One thing is obvious, if there is one thing Jesus would NOT do - is to behave like his followers.

What i know from history is this: Those who do not appreciate their freedom and aren't prepared to protect it, will lose it.

Some people don't like 'different', it makes them scared
Of people who aren't like them, I think that's weird.

16 days of activism? I don't know about you folks, but I'm an activist every single day.

Advanced weaponry, victories in battle and space travel do not an advanced species or civilization make.

The best way to piss off your enemies is to out-succeed, out laugh and out live them.

One of the eternal truths of life - People who ask "do you know who I am?" will always, given half a chance, tell you.

Some people think everyone should be the same as them:
Look, dress, sound and act just like them.

If you stick your head in the sand like an ostrich, pretending you don't exist - why get upset when the world agrees with you/

isn't lying supposed to be a 'sin'? Or is it okay to lie when trying to make people you hate look bad?

Some girls feel they are like boys,
They play rough, they like a lot of noise.

Human rights protection laws typically come under attack from those who made these laws necessary to begin with.

Hugs are so vital a thing that there should never be so few of them that you can count the ones you've had.

Christians believe their God gave us all free will - strange that for over 2000 years, they have tried to take that choice away.

Be assured, a God who spoke the universe into existence would not need grains of dust to fight holy wars for him.

Freedom is being whole on my own and not needing somebody else to complete me.

The idea that all people can and should live together in peace is not really a new one - but yet in practice it is very young indeed.

They make friends, they laugh, they share
They stay in touch, they care.

If I want religion, I know where to look for it - and if for example I don't want it, then why should it be forced on me in media and public spaces?

There is a word which sums up this 'separate but equal' mentality - Apartheid. And we all know how separate and how equal that was.

Some might claim that like the secret of flying is missing the ground, the secret to immortality is simply not dying.

The simple truth is that the only real 'ex-gay' person is a dead gay person - and even then I am not too sure about the validity of that statement.

Nationalism is what makes some people think they are better than others and just as often inspires delusions of superiority.

Those who deny any group of people human rights are really denying the humanity of that group - and their own.

Freedom isn't hard to lose - but it's a hard thing to win back once it's been lost.

Those who say 'it's just an animal' are really saying more about themselves than they realize.

Waiter - there's a bigot in my soup.

It is quite ironic that those calling the loudest for 'morality' are typically the most immoral of all.

It is interesting indeed that some people think they are right to force others into believing what they believe.

Sorry to disappoint you, parents - but when your kids come out as gay, bi or transgender, it is not about you.

Hate is no respecter of race - as apparently neither is stupidity.

Some kids are black, or brown - some kids are red, and others white.
Kids come in all different colors, shapes and styles - beautiful and bright!

If God made gay people, then did God not intend them to be gay? Did the Potter's hand slip?

It's amazing, the increase in grammatical errors in proportion to the level of hatred in the content of hate mail.

Other kids are kids almost just like you - it's true.
Other kids are kids too, but there's no other you, but YOU!

Knowing who you are is more valuable than having ten 'friends' who don't even know who they are, but who judge you anyway.

Usually, people who ask 'do you know who I am/' don't have a clue themselves.

It' is for objects, not people.

Some boys feel they are like girls,
They are gentle, and like their hair in curls.

You cannot fix racism with more racism.

They tell us variety is the spice of life - and yet diversity terrifies them.

Some kids are both or neither
And don't want to have to choose, either.

Those who object to human rights protection laws typically do so because they want to be above those laws.

Isn't it interesting how nationalistic attitudes foster the notion that being gay is 'un-(fill in your nationality/ religion/ culture here)'?

Those who meet objections to their forcing their religion on others with cries of 'Show respect!' clearly have no grasp of irony.

Irony: When those who call others a 'threat to Christianity' reject the crucial tenets of their own faith themselves.

If you 'don't do politics' , trust me - politics will do you.

Willful ignorance is something to be ashamed of, not proud.

People wonder who is who,
Everyone is different - even you!

How do YOU know what God meant? Did he whisper into your ear? Did he put the knife in your heart? Did he put a gun in your hand?

Make sure you date someone who always makes you want to dance, with or without music.

Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent.

It seems that the price of having freedom is having to constantly fight to keep it.

Christ asked people who follow him to be the voice for the voiceless - not to wire their mouths shut.

You can only really appreciate being up when you know what it's like to have been down.

Don't be a bully, don't be mean
Be a hero, don't be afraid to be seen.

Isn't it odd that some groups view being legally equal to other groups as 'oppression'?

It is ironic that the only thing separating 'friend' from 'fiend' - is a single letter.

Dominating others is not equality.

Nationalism leads to all sorts of nasty things (even Nazi things) like fascism and war.

There are enough real enemies and threats in the world without having to invent imaginary ones.

What other people believe shouldn't (be allowed to) hurt me.

All it takes to be a voice against injustice, is to say something against it.

When something hurts them, they weep.
By night, they rest, they sleep

Some kids also think it makes them cool
When they pick on other kids, being cruel.

Only the living can learn from their mistakes.

If we refuse to accept knowledge because it frightens us, we will never grow. If we give in to fear, we will never outgrow hatred

Knowing who you are is half the peace of accepting yourself.

It would seem that the right to equality and human rights is far more an exclusive thing than an inclusive thing.

We are told that religion says: 'God gave us brains' - and then they also quickly add: '-but God doesn't want us to use them'. Ridiculous.

Some mommies and daddies find it hard to accept
Kids who are different to the normal set.

People claiming to be Christians and advocating the murder of innocent people - just aren't Christians at all

Anger - justifiable anger in the face of oppression and prejudice - should not be mistaken for hatred.

But not all kids are exactly the same,
Even when they share the same name.

Not being allowed to persecute someone else in the name of your religion does NOT equate to religious persecution.

I don't think it matters so much who we love - what matters is that we love.

Separate but equal is not equal, but it sure is separate.

There's no point in arguing with an idiot - save for exposing their stupidity in their own words.

Isn't it strange that having a dick automatically makes you a man, but having a vagina isn't enough to make me a woman?

Respect by fear isn't respect... it's fear.

Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents.

When religious law becomes civil law, does the state not cease being secular, and become theocratic or theocentric?

They run, they touch, they learn, they play,
They listen, they work hard at growing all day.

The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?

Religion folks, is open to interpretation. And how YOU interpret the message you find in your religion says a lot about YOU.

It seems to me that wherever religion and politics mix in one body, fascist values - and not 'family values' - rear their ugly head.

Happy people make happy families.

Friends for life?

Why? How long have I got?