The end of the world.

I know there are so many speculations on this matter. I know many groups, religions, and individuals have ideas on how it will all go down. That's not quite my battle today. Today I just wanted to explain why I think the end of times could be near.

Not that I think it's too close. How would I know? But, especially in my religious circle, many often complain about the end of times being near. Not that I blame them. I can't even list the violent horrors people face every day. Many fight hard just to survive the night. People work too hard for too little in extreme and harsh conditions. Kids have to dig through trash to get a lackluster "meal" at the end of the day. They watch their families die of preventable diseases, thirst, and starvation. Some watch their families get killed by militant villains, with no one to protect them or stop the violence.Young girls are mutilated, sold into loveless marriages, impregnated at dangerous ages, violated, abused, and even killed. Innocent people become victims of war, greed, and random bombings. In many homes, unseen abuse of many sorts is acceptable. Heinous murders rise, as do the number of serial killers, who were nigh unheard of before the 1960's. Global warming causes freak storms and natural movement in the Earth continues to rattle countries with unprecedented force. I've barely scratched the surface of atrocities, and these things continue to worsen over time.

And yet, I don't hear about these when religious people complain about the end of times. I don't hear about the violence, murder, rape, abuse, poverty, and greed. No, I didn't even begin hearing the phrase until the gay rights movement picked up in the United States. And that is what makes me know the end is on it's way. People don't care about what they can't see, even though they know their brothers and sisters suffer. God doesn't care about them. God can tolerate that. God will tolerate his children being beaten, raped, and abused, but he won't tolerate gay rights or feminists?

You know nothing. You know nothing of what God's plans are with each of us. You know nothing about same sex attraction, and you know nothing of each female's role in this world and the infinite beyond. How can people rallying for rights, whether they're right or wrong, bother you more than innocent peoples' suffering? Something is wrong with you. That is a level of selfishness and ignorance that I can't tolerate.