Slippery Soapbox

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  1. I love this comic! I haven’t listened to the podcast yet but I will in a bit. I was raised born again Christian, too, and in the last ten years or so have slowly decided that I no longer believe. I am not quite sure, as of now, what I do believe. I think maybe that’s the key to getting along…not being quite sure wtf this whole thing is about. 😛
    The last frame, with him running gleefully, makes me laugh. It’s so adorable.

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    1. I’m with you on the not being quite sure wtf this whole thing is about thing! I distrust those who purport to have everything figured out. I really do. I always feel like they’re about to sell me something. I hope you enjoy the podcast! 🙂

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      1. Oh yes! I do too because it’s impossible to know these things for sure. I did listen to the podcast. I can relate to a lot of what you said. I hated church when I was a kid once I was old enough to notice the way the people acted. The message was okay, church itself was awful for me. I never fit in and never felt like anyone there actually cared about me.

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        1. I think you and I can certainly relate. In fact, I’ve pretty much vowed to never set foot in a church again. I’ve had more than my fill of religion, that’s for sure. 😛

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          1. I tried, in my adult life, because I felt like I had to go. That’s how they make it seem. But then I decided that I didn’t believe what they were trying to tell me anyway. Do you feel like you need to search for other answers? Sometimes I feel like that but I just don’t want to. Do I need answers? I don’t know…

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            1. The irony is that I researched many religions and beliefs as a teenager, and out of all of them I was drawn to Christianity. However, if I was to choose today, I’d probably gravitate towards Buddhism instead. Answers are definitely something I want, but I’ve come to realise that there is much I will never know, and I really have to learn to be okay with that. I’m getting better with that each passing day, but I still have my wobbly moments. 😛

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                  1. Oh, but some people can sure pretend, can’t they? Yup. I’m happy to be human and to know other awesome humans like you. 😊

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                    1. That there are pretenders in the human world has been a painful thing to learn but you’re right. They’re there. Thank god for like minded people like yourself, I say! You “get” it. 🙂

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    1. It certainly is a touchy subject, and I find that it doesn’t matter what side of the argument one is on. Things can get pretty heated really fast, so for that reason it’s something I normally don’t discuss. 😛

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  4. Dear Tony,

    I love the title of this one.

    I have a neighbor who is very religious. She answers her phone with the greeting, “Jesus Love You!” I, as you know, am an atheist. She is the one of the loveliest people I have ever known. She has never tried to proselytize to me. I have never tried to turn her from her faith. She is one of my best friends, and I love her. I just felt like sharing that with you.

    All My Love,
    Jennifer

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    1. This is why I like you. You are proudly atheist without having to be a frothing-at-the-mouth evangelist about it.

      I used to be a born again Christian, and was firmly ensconced within that culture of heightened super Jesiosity (is that a word?). I plan to talk about this in a podcast some time.

      Needless to say, I’m happy to be out of all that now, and take a very dim view of either side being raging fundamentalists about their respective beliefs/non belief.

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  5. Okay- that last frame where Ernest is running away with his tongue out is hilarious!
    I’ve read through the comments and you hit a few chords. Interesting, eh?
    I agree with your statement that many people have a need to be “right”. I’ve been guilty of that quite often in my life. Problem is that being “right” keeps me in a victim role. I would feel victimized by people who didn’t agree with my point of view. Stupid of me! I’ve grown some since.

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    1. I think you hit the nail on the head there, Pamo. We really do need to stop casting ourselves in that victim role you speak of if we’re going to have a hope of getting along with others whose viewpoints do not correspond with our own!

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  6. I defer to Mr. Ghandi. “I like your Christ, I just do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

    I quote my foster parent, “Lord, protect me from your children.”

    That being said I think your bit was very good. I did like it.

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    1. I’ve come across those sentiments before, and I must say they resonate with me. Followers of anything you care to name (including Christianity and atheism) would put off anyone who doesn’t wish to subscribe to mere dogma just to fit in. Thanks for commenting, Nan. 🙂

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  7. Ha! He’s illustrating the very thing that he is ranting about! He’s locked himself in a wee box, it seems. Keeping an open mind sure doesn’t have to mean accepting or believing other view points. I too loved how he squished his sandwich 🙂 Nice work, Tony. As usual, your artwork is spectacular.

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  9. I’m a child of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland – I don’t do religion, it causes too much pain.
    Great social commentary Tony, fundamentalism is rife everywhere. Why can’t we just all get along?

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    1. It’s a good question, Carrie, but I fear that the need to be right shall always overshadow the need to get along. Of course, I hope I’m proven wrong on that score.

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    1. Hey Soph, I hope it won’t colour your view of me, but this is a subject that I’ve wanted to comment on for some time.

      I firmly believe that fundamentalist attitudes aren’t the sole province of the religious. These attitudes can exist anywhere, even on the other side of the fence with the secular minded individual.

      Fundamentalism is that point of view that will stick rigidly to its chosen principles, come what may. And it’ll often do this by openly (and often aggressively) displaying intolerance of views that might clash with its own.

      In our attempts to engage with the world around us, we are all free to draw whatever conclusions we may, but fundamentalists (even secular ones) will not – can not – suffer other viewpoints to live. That’s what I’m commenting on here.

      For what it’s worth, you have never struck me as a fundamentalist, and I hope this doesn’t mean that I can no longer be your internet friend! 😛

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  11. They may not personally kill small collections of genetically human cells but their god kills millions throughout his book, what a guy.

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