Jessica+L’s+OpEd+Article

by Jessica L. media type="file" key="jessical-muckraker-0910.mp3" If there's one thing at Foothill I'm sick of, it's the constant arguments about religion that always seem to be going on. Seriously folks, I can't go a single lunch period without hearing someone debating the theory of evolution versus creationism. Sure I think it is great that high school students nowadays can casually debate theology over pizza, but do you have to do it every day? Every once in a while can you just talk abut video games, or girls or something? Because I'm pretty sure I've heard almost every person in the junior class' opinion on religion, and to be honest I really don't want to hear it again.

These arguments will often stem from something we talk about in Kindred's or Geib's class, and they will continue on for the rest of lunch. Once this annoying banter begins for the 11 thousandth time, I usually just leave, wherever I'm sitting(usually the cave) and walk around aimlessly. But it is inescapable! Everywhere I turn I'll hear some overly intellectual shmuks gabbing about God. Whenever these conversations find their way into my eardrums, I try to ignore it by spacing out(I do this often) but I will hear bits and pieces of conversations that most likely sound like this: "big bang theory, religulous, darwinism" "well the bible says..." "bible is wrong, jesus is lies" "burn in Hell, fool" I burn in Hell before I worship Jesus"

And so on and so forth. Now, I suppose that this should be considered a good thing. I am certainly glad that we are now free to casually debate religion. I suppose it is a good thing that teenagers can discuss such topics of depth, rather than shallow topics like prom, facebook, your gf/bf etc. But I've heard you discuss these topics so many times before. And the thing that bothers me most is how we seem to have no respect for a religion outside of our own. I find it a bit mean to completely diss everything a person has believed in their whole life by saying" the bible is wrong, you silly christian". I think insulting a person's religion is the worst thing you can do to someone. If you don't believe in God, I respect that. If you do, I respect that. But stop being so darn closed minded about religion and atleast have the courtesy to not bash everything someone might have spent their entire life believing in. Look. I know you're all freaking atheists already, can you please stop talking about it all the time.