I guess you can keep on making your religion unattractive if you want to, by forcing your morality on others through law and government — rather than feeding the hungry, helping the poor, seeking justice for all, fighting for everyone’s rights and lives and health and well-being. Hey, it’s your religion, and if you want to turn people away in disgust instead of welcoming them in, I guess that’s up to you.

In the meantime, there will be a lot of us pointing out that Jesus of Nazareth never said we should judge or hate others, ignore or insult or disfranchise them; take away their voices or their votes; or that any person or group of people was better — or more loved by God — than anyone else.

He did say we should love our neighbors as ourselves; do good to those who use us in spite; to show mercy; to control our anger and our urges to say “You fool!”; to seek reconciliation; to give to the one who asks; to love our enemies; to stop worrying about food, clothing and self; and to not judge others — except in the way we would want to be judged.

And He even said that not everyone who says, “Lord, Lord” would really be a follower of His; but rather those who do the right thing.

That’s what He said, and how He lived, and since I find that very attractive, that’s the way I want to live. You can make up your own religion, and call it what you will, but if it doesn’t do the right thing, then it’s just your religion and it’s never going to be more attractive than your own heart.

Hey, I don’t make the rules. That’s just the way it is with people and religion and the way we live and stuff.