I was reading/watching this really compelling article about gay suicides and teasing. There was this recorded speech of a city councilman which basically talked about how, even though you get teased and you don't fit and everything feels so dark in the world, that eventually it gets better and you get out of it. With suicide being something I give a lot of thought to, this was an important a meaningful message not just for gay teens but all teens throughout the world.

Then, right below was this snide little comment from someone, who I imagine must be a disgruntled atheist, who talked about how religion causes homicides, which is not only untrue, but off topic. Oddly, though, I do not know how many times I have been in discussions about important issues like suicide, rape, or our future as an accepting society and "The Evil of Religion" comes up. It is so unnecessary. It is as if, in the face of intolerance, people can do nothing but generate more intolerance.

So, I suppose it is mostly for myself when I say: hope, like hate, can be found in so many different places. But let us take a moment to be aware that whether it be hate or hope, the origin of that emotion is deep within ourselves and it is we that are in control of how we think and how we feel. It is we who should be called to account for how we think and how we feel. And it is we who are imperfect and flawed. It is we who need forgiveness. It is we who need a helping hand. It is we who need to be prayed for every moment of every day to become what we only hope we can be.

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