Who's Image is it Anyway?

Bare with me, I'm on a religion kick. I'm having a brief literary affair with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. I'm sure it will end soon. However until then, here goes.

A lot of religions out there, Christian religions especially, have the obnoxious view that they hold the one and only truth, the One True God. Homosexuals, infidels (Islam extremists I'm looking your way) and heretics should die and go to hell. They are sub-human and unworthy of the truth, the light and the love of God or Allah or whatever. So, following the lead of the Evangelicals, and I quote the Bible "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness; and let them have stewardship over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth" (Gen. 1:26-28). I have read this over and over, I have gone one page before it and one page after, just in case it said "so kids this one is for the Catholics/Jews/Islam etc." I went to Catholic school people so I do have some idea regarding the Bible, having it crammed down your throat every day for thirteen years will give you a bit of familiarity.

So having quoted Genesis, can anyone tell me who God was making in his image? Could it be just the Catholics? Or maybe just straight people? If that's true then those wily homos have done a great job of going around looking like us straight people! If certain religions want to hide behind the Bible/Qu'ran/Torah (whatever) they must take THE WHOLE THING, not just the bits and pieces that suit their agenda. So back to God making man in His image (by the way, if we take the Bible literally, then us chicks are screwed!), I think that in lieu of specification, one must assume that the Bible is saying all (wo)man regardless of religion, race or sexual orientation.

My final word to all those who persecute others different from themselves, what makes you think that you or your religion is so damn special that the truth is yours alone? Wake up and smell the hypocrisy! Every man, woman and child is made in His image. Persecute them and you persecute the Lord. Think about that the next time you judge.

Preaching over!