LIFE.It gets busy. It is ever-moving! Even when it goes slow, it flies by! Sorry I have not posted here in so long, it's been a whirlwind!As I'm sure anyone who reads this blog knows, I am an Ex-Mormon (LDS.) I could no longer follow blindly behind a primarily male-lead religion that has such a history of deceit and disturbing behavior. (Don't believe me? Go read through all of the Gospel Topic s on their website. It is highly frustrating to get through them all because you must view them alphabetically, but I think that's the point. They want to keep it hidden.)I am now a humanist! :) I believe in feminism, I believe in equality. I trust science, I trust myself to do what is right, and I don't need a "reward"(heaven) or "punishment" (hell) to be a good person. I am good without God! :D No, I won't regret this later when I die and "am judged by God." Firstly, there is no scientific evidence of God, and I don't believe in his existence. Secondly, if there happens to be a God, he would have to stand up to MY judgement. Ever read the bible? God has said and done a tremendous amount of horrendous things. But alas, I am getting off-topic... I wanted to talk about some cowardice.I recently had a bad experience with my extended "family." I post to my own, personal accounts about my life, my family/friends, my interests, and occasionally I post about equality and free-thinking. I have some extended family members who enjoy trolling my page, they'll like any opposing comments to what I have to say. I posted a link to an article about LGBT rights. A few friends and I were having some conversation in the comments about it, and of course some Mormon friends feel the need to jump in and say things along the lines of "No, Abby, you're wrong! the LDS church LOVES gay people! We just don't believe they should be able to get married." Typical. Conversation continues, and I notice two of my aunts are liking any comments that disagree with equality and religious values. All of a sudden, a wild comment appears!!! (Get the reference? No? Dang it... That's okay, because there actually was a few comments.)WOW, am I right? That Christian love is strong from these passive-aggressive aunts of mine! This behavior is not okay. (Luckily, I have some pretty cool parents and real family/friends to defend me.) Not only is my aunt Rebecca uneducated about the origins of the United States and our Pledge of Allegiance, she is cruel and negligent with her words, too. I worry that a woman such as this is a police officer, she is supposed to be defending people's rights, yet here she is acting like a bigoted bully instead!It's interesting the amount of accusation my aunts throw at my father, Brandon,and I. They accuse me of being an idiot, and being"so full of hate I'm blind." They accuse me of "constantly tearing people down" and of "liking conflicts and confrontation (but not to people's actual faces.)" The funny thing about these wild accusations is how untrue they are! I am not an idiot, by definition I am not mentally handicapped. On that note, I also don't resort to petty name-calling to win an argument! XD I am also not full of hatred, I am a truly loving person who would never drag myself to their level of hatred. I haven't ever commented anything hateful towards them or their religion on either of their personal Facebook pages/posts! In everything I say, I try to be thoughtful, kind, and logical.How could I be constantly trying to tear people down? Not only is that impossible to do, I have to do other things like sleep for example, but it is an absolute. It is an untrue absolute! Again, I repeat, I would never try to personally drag someone down. I question beliefs, that is all. :) If people in the past hadn't questioned belief systems, people would still believe the Earth was flat, witches would still be burned at the stake, people of color would still be slaves, women would have no equal rights, and members of the LGBT community would not be winning their own equality! My aunt Rebecca is offended that I am standing up for what is right, yet if there hadn't been people like me in the past who ruffled a few feathers fighting for equality, she would not be able to have her job today! :DAs far as my "liking conflicts and confrontation (but not to people's actual faces,)" what an absurd thing to say about me, about anyone! What kind of person goes around looking for a fight? No. I don't do this. When I have spent time with my aunts and other extended family, why would I interrupt their religious-talk by telling them they are wrong? I wouldn't do that. Sure, if they had ever bothered to ask my family or I why we left the church, we would be happy to have a civil discussion about it. But they never asked. They seem to just assume that we like to be confrontational but not to their face. Quite hypocritical they are being, considering they both said such disturbing things to me, then immediately proceeded to un-friend me and refuse to talk with myself or my parents. There they are, being confrontational and refusing to talk with us to our faces (even the one that lives in another state could use facetime to do so!)The Name-Calling Cowardly Lions have caused a large rift in my large family. I deserve a large apology from both aunts. I will continue to live my life happily, because we live in a wonderful time, and I have many things to be thankful for! :) There are far more important things in life to accomplish than being purposefully rude to someone, and I am going to be the bigger person and make this world a better place! :DThanks for reading my little rant. <3 nbsp="">3>