Lyric discussion by mama_duck 

Cover art for Filler lyrics by Minor Threat

what exactly is wrong with religion? Ok, maybe some people use it as excuse to persecute other people, but that's not everyone!! Is there really anything wrong with wanting to have a community that supports you and offers you unconditional love, no matter what? Maybe if Ian Mckay picked up a bible himself, he would see that it contains a loving message. BY saying that people who are relgious are idiots, he is as bad as a zealot who says that those without faith are evil. Hypocrisy.

-This is eight years later, and you'll probably never read this, but whatever. He's not attacking religion in general. He's talking about the ignorance of some people and how easily they will believe in a religion, and become dependent on it. He's pretty much talking about people like you, pal. c; 'BY saying that people who are relgious are idiots, he is as bad as a zealot who says that those without faith are evil. Hypocrisy.' is ridiculous. You could say the same thing about every issue. 'People who are against abortion are just as bad as people who are for...

I've read the entire Bible. A lot of it can be explained when read in context but there are parts that are not loving and challenging. The book of Joshua is particularly hard as God demands genocide of the occupants of the Promised Land. Even looking at the Bible as a Reformist, that everything points towards the redemption offered through Jesus, how does that show love to the dead Moabs etc?