Religious extremists are the evils of the Earth

Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Simple Facts of Life. Tonight I will be covering a topic that pisses me off the most: religious extremism. The fact of the matter is, religion is about peace, love, and understanding. I'm not just talking about one specific religion, but ALL religion. Take every minor difference away from each religion until you get down to the roots of it, and all of these religions are the same. The rules basically say:

1. Worship your god or gods
2. Do not kill
3. Do not steal
4. Honor your spouse, or spouses if the religion allows it



I don't get how one religion can despise another religion. I seriously don't. It's like the bullshit war between Catholics and Protestants. Would you like for me to tell you the difference between the two? You do? Ok then. The difference between Catholics and Protestants is that Catholics wanted to pray in Latin, and Protestants wanted to pray in English. Nowadays Catholic churches are praying in English, so why do they still hate each other over the language they wanted to pray in when they're both praying in the same language now? Seriously, this shit is fucking ridiculous.

Every religion has some insane nutcase or group who want to drive the world nuts. The one religion that shocked me in terms of extremism is Buddhism. I don't get it. Buddhism is the religion that shows the most peace, love, and understanding. It's considered a "hippie faith". If this is true, then why are they burning down churches and bombing synagogues in India? They're BUDDHIST for god's sake. They're supposed to be peaceful and loving.

On the internet, there are 3 main religions to mention: Christians, Muslims, and Atheists. These 3 are stuck-up and don't want to hear about the other side. Muslims are being called racist and vulgar names like "goat fucker" and "sand n***er". Yes I bleeped out the N word. Shut up. Now Atheists and Christians hate each other to no end, and hate anyone who doesn't listen to them or folow their faith. However, when you're saying things like "believe in God or burn in Hell", it's extremely hard to take them seriously. I choose not to hear the bullshit that they're spewing out that has nothing to with their faith because, like I said, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with their faith. I've received death threats because I wouldn't listen to their stupid made-up bullshit.

This brings me to something that former YouTuber Hellsing920 once said, "If you find a religion that's super duper and kick-ass, go for it!" I agree, but please, if you have a religion, please don't shove it down other people's throats. This brings me to another thing Hellsing920 said. He mentioned that he believed in former comedian George Carlin's version of the 10 Commandments. He narrowed it down to 3, and added a 4th, which says "Keep thine own religion to thine self". In other words, I don't want to hear about your religion. Just keep it to yourself. This I believe in on the grounds of people constantly cramming their faith down my throat, and I just want them to stop it. If you have a faith, that's cool. Don't tell me that I'm wrong for believing in something else.

If you're wondering what MY personal faith is, and I'm only sharing this for the purpose of this blog post, I consider myself a free spirit. I don't really have a faith. I just live my life freely and see where the journey takes me. I don't want to live life with strict rules saying "you can't do this" or "you can't eat this". And what are you going to do if I refuse? It's my life, and I'll choose how to live it, not how some God who I don't even know exists told me to live it.

Back to religious extremism, there are many groups like the KKK, the Neo Nazis, and ISIS who will take the messages from their text and mess with it to where it says you can kill because "God wants you to". They will quote lines before they kill or go after someone. Things like "And the Bible says, 'Thou shalt hang the donkey'" or some other stupid shit like that. The KKK and the Neo Nazis are killing those who aren't Christian, and ISIS is beheading and bombing those who aren't Muslim, or the fake bullshit Muslim faith that ISIS made for themselves, and not the real thing.





You know, to be honest, I've given this a lot of thought, and I can't take it anymore. The more I type, the more I just want to punch my monitor for discussing this bullshit. I hope you enjoyed this post, and I'll have another Fact of Life soon.

Don't ever think you're alone in this world.

Hi. It's me again for another simple fact of life. If you're wondering who that is above, that's me. I'm just a 17 year-old from Colorado who's giving you your daily dose of life. I thought it was time to show my face instead of hiding it in the shadows.

Today I will talk about something that seems to be a no-brainer. However, this no-brainer is more true than water is wet. No matter what happens in your life, You will always have someone there for you. If you all don't mind, I would like to tell a life story as an example of this:

For many years I was a subject of bullying. I'm not talking about name calling or teasing. I'm talking about me getting physically bullied, having people throw me into walls and ditches. I used to have things thrown at me too. I had some really bad bruises from the times that they would throw rocks at me, and I still have scars on my arm from when I got hit with a broken glass bottle.

I was mainly bullied because I was different. I had 3 strikes against me where they were concerned, and it made me an easy target. 

Strike 1: I'm small. 

Strike 2: I have a low-functioning level of autism.

Strike 3: I'm bisexual, or to put it in layman's terms, I "go both ways".

This continued until 7th grade. The problem with the whole situation was not that I was sick of being bullied, but the fact I didn't have a friend to help me. It had a psychological impact on me. At one point I tried to stand up for myself, and started fighting. It got me nowhere, and I got suspended for 3 days after getting into a fight at school.

When I came back after the 3 days, I had hit rock bottom. I was spiraling into a severe state of depression, I looked like I hadn't slept in over a week, and I didn't even have one friend. Not one. This was a moment that I've kept under wraps until now. This was hitting me so hard, I basically said "fuck the world, fuck life, and fuck my existence". That was when I was seriously thinking about committing suicide. My plan was to go into the bathroom at school, and hang myself on a coat hanger on one of the stall doors.

I remember the day well. The date was Thursday, October 29th, 2009. It was the last warm day in October. It was after lunch, and I was walking to the bathroom, thinking about how much the world wouldn't miss me and thinking of all the people who I thought didn't give a fuck about me at the time. As I put my hand on the door, There was this friendly voice. I didn't see who it was, but I just happened to hear "Hi Mario. How the heck are you?"

I immediately turned my head to see who it was. I saw this girl. She had brown hair, was about my height, and I could swear there was a light somewhere that was shining on her. She introduced herself to me. Her name was Crysta Pfeffer, and she happened to be in my gym class, which was strange because I never noticed her. I remember her asking me what was wrong, because she must've seen the look on my face and took notice. I told her I was being bullied and beaten up and I didn't know what to do or who to go to for help. I also told her that I felt vulnerable because I didn't have a friend. She seemed to really care about my situation. She said "Don't think that way". I asked why, and she said "Because I'll be your friend". She explained to me that no one should go through a problem alone, and that someone should always help them. The most important thing she told me that day was "Don't ever think you're alone in this world". That's why I titled this post with those exact words. After she left to go to class. I thought to myself, "Did that really just happen? Did someone just speak to me in a friendly tone? Could this be the friend that I hoped for, cried for, and had longed so dearly for to come into my life?" I changed my mind on suicide and went to class, thinking about the girl who would eventually be my first ever friend. Needless to say, she not only changed my life, but she saved it as well.

In gym class, I got to talk to her a little, and I felt happier knowing someone was so kind as to have a friendly conversation with me. When 7th grade ended, I had one last chat with her. It was the second-to-last day, and I was in my computer class doing stuff. She walked in and just struck up a conversation. Over the summer I thought about her a lot, and in 8th grade, I guess you can say I developed a crush on her. She was much nicer as I got to know her, and she made me feel happy like no one else could. She would tend to give me a high five in the hallway, and when a holiday came around, she would be there waiting for me with a handful of candy. At that point, having a crush on her was an understatement. I straight-up fell in love with her. However, I was always too nervous to ask her out. When I finally got my courage up to do so, it was too late. It was sad, even though I always felt happy for her because she found someone. I tried for 4 more years, but time and time again, I foolishly let the door close. Even though we were never in a relationship, she still made me feel like the happiest man alive. Not only that, but I've given her the honor of being my older sister, because I  believe that my friends are like family.

That's Crysta on the left, the one who saved and changed my life.

What I'm trying to get at is, no matter how bad a situation can be, there's always hope. Hope in the form of both a friend, and not thinking you're alone. A true friend will always be there when you need them most, and they will remain loyal no matter what, and if you feel like you're alone, don't think that. Find someone to talk to. Who knows? They might end up saving you. And if it just so happens that you're like me, someone who was saved from suicide, then you know this as well as I. Like Crysta said to me on that fateful October day in 2009: Don't ever think you're alone in this world.

There's nothing wrong with homosexuality

For my first post on this blog, I thought it would be good to address a fact that seems overlooked. You see, homosexuality gets so much hate that it's ridiculous. The fact of the matter is, it's ok to be gay. Homosexuality is just merely a way of life. Some people choose to follow it, others don't. However, the ones that don't seem to have some mindless hatred towards it because it's not their way of life. Maybe it's just the teenage population who just hates it to be cool, or the Bible-thumping Christian nutcases who just so happen to go to Westboro Baptist Church, which is notorious for its hate against the LGBT community as well as many other things. However, I'm saving that topic for another blog post.

Just as a reference, this is how most Christians see it, courtesy of Westboro Bigot Church.

This is exactly what I'm talking about.

Now before I talk in-depth about the Christians, I'm first going to talk about the teenage population. Most of the teenage population seems to feed off of this stuff. They always shun homosexuality for no reason whatsoever, other than the pathetic excuse of "because I can". The word "faggot" has found its way into the feeble mind of the world's youth, causing homophobia to grow rampant. Well, if you take a good look at your nearest dictionary, you'll see that the word "faggot" or "fag" means:

1. Bundles of sticks.

2. A meatball, a traditional culinary dish popular in the United Kingdom. Often served with gravy and mushy processed peas.





Now that I've gotten the teenage population out of the way, let's dive into the viewpoint of Christianity.

A lot of Christians seem to hate homosexuality because it's "a sin under God". Ok, but you say God loves everyone. Why would someone who loves everyone discriminate against one particular group of people? This belief is completely invalid and hypocritical.

I also hear the phrase "God created Adam and Eve, not Steve" a lot. Actually, if my calculations are correct, God created Adam, Eve, Steve, and Niamh. Eve was a bisexual woman. Her boyfriend was Adam and her girlfriend was Niamh. Adam was a heterosexual man and his girlfriend was Eve. Niamh was a homosexual woman whose girlfriend was Eve. Steve was an asexual man with, thus he was single.

Now I realize not all Christians believe this, but most of the ones I've encountered do. I realize that there are Christians who don't hate on homosexuality, and some even going to the extent of accepting it.

Now here's where I chime in. Homosexuality is just another way of life. It's not wrong for someone of one gender to love within his/her own gender. Everyone talks about there being one love, well this is the one love they're talking about. We're all on this Earth as one. Therefore, we should love each other as one.

So what do you think about homosexuality? Leave your response in the comments below.