This is PROPAGANDA!

Little Man came home three days in a row with news about ignoring the kids in his class that were teasing him. Every time he tells me a story about walking away, or a triumph of inaction, I take one day off his grounding. Some may worry that I'm raising a little wimp and they may be right. My son has had a six pack of stomach muscles since he was 3. He's squirrelly and strong and I have no doubt that if things turned violent he could defend himself with precision. So, why not raise a peace-monger? Nobody ever felt good about themselves wishing for the demise of others. In fact, it is their own inadequacies that make them lash out at others. If you truly love yourself, you have no need to hurt someone near you. Apparently the nations in this world that develop weapon after weapon, never learned the valuable lessons of inaction in first grade and I'm sorry for them (and us). They should have had better parents.

***If you are Christian, you may not want to read this second half. It may unintentionally make you feel crucified***

Speaking of loving yourself, I think the same goes for religion. If you feel secure with your religion and it is giving you what you need, why do you feel the need to recruit? We received yet ANOTHER flyer to come join a prayer/church group. I think it dates back to the Crusades when religions had to recruit Crusad-ors to fight in the name of religion. And thank you Crusades for killing so many people in the name of God. That couldn't have been better planned... I wonder if they ever thought about how it must look to the children. I don't mind that those cute little teens are running around praying to god and such. It's good to have a hobby. What upsets me is the hypocrisy. We always hear about Christians being the crucified and yet, I can barely find a place in Kansas to meditate among my peers and I can only imagine the uproar that would commence if I passed out flyers about Atheism.  It has occurred to me however that I may be wrong. Maybe people are more open-minded than I give them credit for. The next time a Jehovah's Witness knocks on my door, perhaps I will have some literature of my own to hand out. After all, there are 1.1 billion atheists in the world!

***What is your favorite thing about being atheist (or agnostic)? Please share... I'm actually asking you to tell me about it! Don't be shy, it's okay, I'll make sure nobody burns a cross in your front yard. -Promise-***