Religious Freedoms.

In the very first amendment of the Bill of Rights, Freedom of Religion is protected. It states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

Freedom OF religion is protected, but what about freedom FROM religion? I fully support a person's rights to their own beliefs, but the minute that those beliefs begin to interfere and intrude upon me and my beliefs and rights is when it needs to stop. I have a right not to be harassed or discriminated against, and I have a right to live my life the way I see fit, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.

I want freedom from being told that I'm going to a Hell that I don't even believe in.
I want the freedom to choose what I do with my own body.
I want the freedom to marry the love of my life, even if we are both women.
And I want the freedom to live in a society where the government isn't controlled by a religion but by facts, logic, and science. I want to live in a society where women aren't held at a lower regard because some book says that we should be submissive to our husbands. I want to live in a society where my choice not to bear children is not questioned or looked down upon. I want a society where I know I'm safe to walk down the street hand in hand with my girlfriend without fear. I want to live in a society where violence isn't more acceptable on television than a breast, where children aren't sexualized by the media.
I want freedom to choose what kind of life I will live without people waving a bible at me and screaming about my damnation. If I'm damned, then I'm damned, but it's no one's place to tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Those who are so quick to ask me if I've accepted Jesus Christ as my savior, heed his own words: "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone."

I cannot think of a one of you who are without sin, so keep your stones to yourself.