Enough with the Hurt Feelings Already

So the pope said something Muslims didn’t like. Take it from me: the pope says stuff all the time I don’t like. Don’t get your panties in a bunch over every little thing you don’t like, okay?

It makes me think Muslims think their religion is a weak one and needs constant defending. It’s been around a long time and I think it can hold up to cartoons and comments from popes.

By the way, Muslims have done their fair share of offending. I personally don’t like the comments that indicate Islam wants to take over the world.

I don’t want any religion taking me over.

I certainly don’t like al-Qaeda Islamists, yet I am not crazy about the pope either. Both have recited extremely biased and hateful comments in the past. Both think homosexuality is a sin and both have shown extreme, fundamentalist views that I don’t agree with.

Both seem to like women covered in black robes.

Actually, when you delve deeply into religion, much of what all the religions say is very similar and god is always on their side, no matter what religion.

The hurt feelings thing has got to stop. It is so “preteen, premenstrual drama” and foolish – especially when one incident of hurt feelings leads to chaos and murder.

My mother once told me that the only time you can get hurt by something someone says about you is when it’s true.

She also taught me: sticks and stones can hurt your bones but names will never hurt you.

If everyone would lay down their “sticks and stones” and when they were ticked off --just call each other names instead – it would be a much more peaceful world.

Gesturing with rigid digits is okay too.