You can't say "no offense but ..." and then say something offensive and expect people to be cool with that. It's not a get out of jail free card for being an ass.

You should be able to state your opinion without being offensive or adding a disclaimer to your statement .. Granted a disclaimer that doesn't actually work. 

It's amazing just how far some people will stretch to justify their beliefs in a way that doesn't make them sound hateful.

I am not making this up when I heard this from an old roommates friend the other day .. 

"I don't understand why they had to put a gay guy in Frozen. Like, my life is already dramatic enough. I don't need political drama in my movies!" 

If that were in the least bit true then there's more movies than just Frozen that you would assume to be inapplicable to your lifestyle. Your Marvel superhero movies are full of political drama. You're just mad people have started embracing all of humanity. 

In other news... Who was the gay guy in Frozen? If she's talking about the shop keeper with the accent fitting for the setting of the movie then oh honey ... You need to educate yourself on different cultures because that's more than just homophobia ... That's assuming everyone drives a mini-van and uses the word "like" as a modifier. Ego-centric much?

War on religion or war on your religion? 

Idaho, I'm ashamed. How dare you. You don't get to decide which gods are "false" no more than you get to decide who deserves civil rights. 

Remember the faces of those three politicians, those oh-so-noble warriors of Christianity who couldn't even be bothered to listen to a Hindu prayer. 

They are NOT the kind of people you want making decisions for a large group of diverse people. Because believe it or not Idaho IS diverse and many of us are not happy with how we are being represented. You are a joke. 

The fact that mankind once thought that the universe revolved around Earth goes to show just how blind we can be to the truth due to self centered arrogance. 

Kill the heretics and lock them away. 

My opinions on most things are almost predictable. 

Compromise. Common ground. Grey area (minus the 50 shades) 

The more I think about it, the more I can't decide if the problem lies with me or the rest of the world. 

Extremism is where diversity go to die. 

Do I think vaccines are necessary and lifesaving? 

Yes 

Do I wish there was an alternative that offered each and every mother a 100% safety guarantee and peace of mind? 

Also yes 

However, such an alternative will never exist if we continue bickering with each other like children at the playground. 

Have you noticed it's become a trend to call anyone who opposes your opinion a "sheep"? Right idea, wrong direction. 

I overheard a women say that she was vaccinating her babies, not for fear of disease, but for fear of what people would do to her family if she didn't. 

Is that what we've come to? 

If you disagree with someone, you stop having play dates at their house. You don't back them into a corner waving a gun. There's enough of that already. 

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."