Humanists

I would rather believe there is no god than believe there is a being so cruel that he allows children to suffer just to make them love him more. You see, it's sick to let people suffer when you have the power to help them just to teach them a lesson. No suffering is ever justified by making you a "better person" afterwards, especially if the only aspect that makes you better is loving the god that didn't stop the pain. No amount of free will ever justified rape, or murder, or torture; no freedom of action ever made child abuse alright. So in short, just let me explain. An all-powerful all-knowing being can only be benevolent if that bein

She said I held my head a little higher, And smiled more, When I was James. But then when I was Lydia, I noticed the hesitation, Between saying my name and accepting me. Like I was in a cage, And the bars were made up, Of parents who were supportive, But also saw it as something to hide, And there were people who didn't understand, And asked questions I couldn't quite answer. They made it seem like it was an effect, And the cause was all the sadness made up, Of long years and pills. When in fact those patches of depression, They were made up of not recognizing my own name, And yelling at my mother, When she wanted me to wear a dress. It'