How Religion Fucks with Me

I've heard people say, so what if people want to believe in God how do their thoughts affect you. To these people I say the following, when religious people are allowed to be allowed anywhere near the Congress or science.
Here are some of the effects of "faithful"

• When you try to buy liquor on Sunday. - This comes from the Puritans who wanted people to be in church. (1)


• When you want stem cell research to be funded. - This is because people who don't understand the science of stem cell creation cede to storybooks claim this is when the "soul" enters the embryo. Perhaps if someone can show some scientific evidence of the presence of soul by this point they could have a case. (1)


• When you want to teach the science of Evolution. - My favorite one I hear about this is "I didn't come from goo" when referencing the early stages of the evolution of life. My response is have you ever seen semen? You came from goo just like that. (1, 2)


• When you want to enjoy porn. - Just because you don't want to watch "Girls Who Love Girls" doesn't mean I don't want to. This is additionally done for the "sake of the children" from the American Family Ass. letter (and the thing that prompted this rant) "Nine out of ten of 8-16 year-olds have viewed pornography online" To which I say that if 90% of kids 8-16 have seen porn why hasn't there been a major fallout? Why aren't almost all of kids that age running around with hairy palms and blind? I'll have a link to the American Family Ass. as soon as they put it up.


• When you want to hear people swearing - To me swearing is a First Amendment right, just because you don't want to hear something doesn't mean it should be banned from the airwaves. Also has there been any evidence that kids that hear "curse words" are actually damaged?(1, 2)


• When you want children to learn to about the truths of sexuality. The Religious right wants to teach only abstinence only sex and not properly educate the youth about sex. This is incredibly negligent and would actually prevent abortions as if you can prevent getting pregnant you aren't a candidate for abortion, plus abstinence only doesn't seem to work (1)


• When you want to prevent the spread of deadly diseases. There are those of faith that don't believe that condoms should be distributed by missionaries in Africa, where AIDS is an epidemic, because of their dogmatic ban on contraception. The second case of this and this one is really disturbing. A vaccine has been developed that can prevent HPV, a virus that is associated with cervical cancer, the vaccine doesn't appear to have any real side effects and can used on children and it is only $360. You'd think it is a no brainer right? Well the religious right fights against vaccinating young girls because they feel it may encourage them to have sex! This should really be a no brainer, you have a vaccine that is low risk incredibly effective can prevent cancer and the biggest concern it that it encourages women to have sex, where is the downside to that?!?!?! (1,2, 3)

And this isn't even close to a comprehensive list.