Tuesday, February 6, 2007

T-shirt Religions

Here's the background for the comments in this post: Student Wins T-Shirt Verdict.

So first off, yes it's offensive and yes, he has a right to wear the t-shirt. And please do, it lets everyone understand where religion has led you and gives the rest of us a heads up to avoid you.

I thought it was interesting to note a specific section of the letter "from a former Muslim" at the end of their presentation:
Growing up in a fairly nominal Muslim home, I confused the fantasy that my familial forefathers and foremothers had woven about the religion of their birth with the reality of its true nature. Not their fault. It's the way with many Muslims, especially those whose ancestors were forced to convert to Islam via occupation and conquest (I.E.: India). How does one know anything about their religion when their "education" is limited to reading transliterations of Arabic (a language they know not) and reliance upon folklore and story telling passed down from generation to generation.
Replace these words:
  • "Muslim" with "Christian"
  • "Islam" with "Christianity"
  • "Arabic" with "Greek/Hebrew"
Reread the paragraph and feel free to be boggled.

Anyhow, as fun as that was, the real fun comes from making our own free speech t-shirts. Here's some ideas off the top of my head, feel free to write your own.
  • If Creationism is true, then God is actively trying to deceive you
  • If You're Not a _(fill in your religious label here)__ Go to Hell
  • I think you're okay, but my God says I must stone you now
  • God makes exceptions for gay Executive Branch children
  • Christians are Cannibals
  • Hate the Sin, Stone the Sinner
Anyone know some nice atheist Columbus kids that need some new t-shirts to wear to school?






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