BattyKat 🦇🐈⬛🦄 (She/Her)
George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽Clears throat, then says it loudly for those praying in the back of the room.
Amy D 
@georgetakei THIS!! So much THIS!!
Why is this so hard for some people?
AT-AT Assault 🏳️⚧️It's not hard for them to understand, they understand it perfectly fine. Problem is, these are evil, hateful people. If Religion didn't exist, they'd find something else to justify their hate.
It's our duty to keep this hateful minority out of power, and keep them from influencing policy.
Bindestrich@travelingflwr @georgetakei because most religions disagree. This statement is wrong. monotheistic religions insist on being in the possession of the single truth.
paula 
you'll still be punished 
but you'll be unconditionally loved too
but you'll be unconditionally loved too
Anatisadalia 🐞🌺
NerdGirlInVR 💜🇺🇸🌎🐘💜@georgetakei THIS on repeat!
@georgetakei Oh MY! That one time on #Mastodon when #StarTrek Royalty replied to me. 🤯 We 💜 you sir and keep #tooting!!! We need you now more than ever.
Skeptic@georgetakei
Evangelicals are becoming the American Taliban.
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." ― Mahatma Gandhi
OtownKim@abqralph @georgetakei No greater hate than Christian love!
Agora@abqralph @georgetakei They have always been like that. When Republican leaders like Dubya put a lid on it, they simply trafficked their hate to developing countries. Trump took the lid off
@Agora @georgetakei
Republicans formed their modern base with a basket of deplorables who all became more emboldened under Trump.
Republicans formed their modern base with a basket of deplorables who all became more emboldened under Trump.
@abqralph @georgetakei Yup! The previous leaders kept them in check, but they were always there.
Andrew Shippin
Robert Petersen 
@georgetakei I AGREE 100%!!!
jtb@georgetakei OK, my religion does not prohibit me from anything, it prohibits you.
Fuck Elon 
"But then you are all out there having fun while I am not!"
Dubiago 💫@georgetakei Religion, at its best and most pure, frees people from thinking they are the center of the universe.
John CuttingIn practice, it does exactly the opposite.
@jcutting If done poorly...and, yes, plenty of examples of that...but, that's humanity for you.
John Scalise@dubiago @georgetakei I would be interested in learning about an example of this actually occurring during the course of human history.
@johnscalise @georgetakei You don't have to look much further than the original disciples, themselves. Horribly flawed...one of them betrayed Christ, one denied knowing him. In the end, the denier became first Pope. Humanity is horrible, yet when we embrace Him we may find his Grace.
Donna Whitman@georgetakei And I respect those religious types' right to conduct their lives according to those rules. Just too bad they don't give me the same right to follow MY rules.
Kevin E. Walsh
Decker harrison
Sandy
LCWebsXOXO [mod]@georgetakei YES say it again!
Edelruth, PBS Passport HolderASH! The words I have always needed.
Although I have been told my address is on a "do not go" list.
Perhaps those young men had too many pointed questions for their elders after their last visit to my door?
Chuck“Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned — I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would appreciate it if you exhibited more respect for the rights of those people who do not wish to share your dogma, rapture or necrodestination.”
— Frank Zappa
ErwinnWell religion should give you direction to go. The problem starts when somebody is misreading the direction.
Diligence Jones@georgetakei This is similar to the 'confusion' folks have distinguishing between boundaries and rules (of control).
Boundaries govern the Self.
Rules control Others.
Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅Heh. I had a former friend (the reason he's no longer a friend will become obvious) tell me once that "You are not allowed to talk about XYZ on your blog or with me. That's a boundary."
I said "No, that's a diktat. You don't get to establish boundaries for anyone but yourself."
@sharonecathcart
Precisely.
There have been convos lately about this distinction re: relationships (Jonah Hill), religion (Christo-Fascists).
This country is steeped in a cultural fantasy about control and anti-liberation - it's why our religious discourse is the way it is.
Folks start with wanting to control others and it's just bizarre.
(Also, I've had a few male friends of mine in the past try and tell me what I can/cannot write about - usually stuff that makes them very uncomfortable about intimacy and sex. I eventually had to tell them "Then don't read my blog.")
@DeliaChristina Yep. In this specific case, the fellow is a hard-core Libertarian who believes no one is entitled to things like health care unless they earn/deserve it. I had written about my belief in the importance of single-payer/universal healthcare ... and he decided it would be a good idea to take me to task for it.
Not so much.
Dragon-sided D@georgetakei that would require them to acknowledge other people have rights
Texty the Bard@georgetakei They argue that vigorous proselytizing is part of their religion, and thus preventing them from using coercion (including the power of government) as a tool for this is a violation of their religious rights.
The scary part is that our current SCOTUS is buying that argument.
beretis@georgetakei What I dislike the most is that I'm forced to live by religion standards, because people vote them in. I mean, I don't care what you believe in, but why are we making decisions on government level based on f*cking tales from 2000 years ago without SINGLE proof? The history tells us how people took advantage of this tale and use it to project power and we still do that same sh*t.
M3211N 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Cosmic Librarian@georgetakei
Agreed. For instance, prayer in schools has been an issue off and on for years. I remember telling friends in high school (in the 60's)that I often pray for lots of things, but no one needs to be aware of it but me and God. I could even do it while taking a test in Algebra! Wow! If you have a need for an audience for what you are doing, you are not praying.
Agreed. For instance, prayer in schools has been an issue off and on for years. I remember telling friends in high school (in the 60's)that I often pray for lots of things, but no one needs to be aware of it but me and God. I could even do it while taking a test in Algebra! Wow! If you have a need for an audience for what you are doing, you are not praying.
Bill@georgetakei Are you an Atheist, George?
Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦So what if he is, @Bill?
This is not the time or place for that question to @georgetakei
@kegill @georgetakei Why not?
Mara@georgetakei bravo mate 👍
Chris. You know. That one.@georgetakei Takei Sensei. I have missed your voice. Thank you. 🌈
Bob on Books@georgetakei When I think about my faith, the first thing that comes to mind is what I've been freed to do, to love God and neighbor.
Humanist Engineer@georgetakei please say it loud enough for #SCOTUS to hear.
Gary.Pilkington@georgetakei
Preach it Uncle George!
Preach it Uncle George!
💠 Dave No One 💠@georgetakei Of course it does! MY religion is the tool I use to control YOU!
Tuncay@georgetakei Religion does not prohibit anyone, its the people who does. Religion just shows you the path and YOU DECIDE if you follow it or not.
Vetinari@georgetakei absolutely 100% spot on!!
Karl Mohr@georgetakei LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!! Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
tuxflo
Bisonopolis Food Court@georgetakei [Homer Simpson whiny voice] Ohhh, but I like bossing other people around!
woofmeow@georgetakei While that should be true, it doesn't matter to them. Fascists don't care about boundaries. They want to impose their evil will not just on their own society, but the world at large. It's a cancer that needs to be removed before it goes terminal. Just saying... that's why messages that are meant to appeal to them don't matter.