Have your bowels ever been so impacted that you could not pass regularly? Were you hesitant going to your pharmacy to buy an enema thinking that your God would see that as a form of sodomy and deem you an abomination? Worry no more, now there is a way to release those dammed up demons from inside with the loving touch of Christ with Chick-Fil-A's all new enemas. Dan Cathy decided rather than recycling his used oil that fried the ever so delicious chicken fillets, he can bottle it and resell it to his patrons that get constipated from showing their support for traditional marriage by consuming countless chicken sandwiches. It's a simple process, after every shift, the oil cools and is funneled into a plastic bottle, boxed up and shipped out across America to pharmacies to be sold daily. The oil works better than the standard saline solution because of its natural lubrication properties. Now you don't have to worry about a reach around denying you the gates of heaven resulting in an overwhelming show of support for Santorum.
Also in the works from Chick-Fil-A Labs is the Chick-Fil-A Colostomy Bag, with waffle fries. It doubles up as a food & waste carrier, be sure that is the BBQ sauce you're dipping those nuggets in.
Disclaimer: The author has no ties to the workings of Chick-Fil-A and has no knowledge of inner workings of the company. This is satirical opinion, in my opinion that Chick-Fil-A is full of shit.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
10
One argument that is used often to justify public displays of religion on government property is that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and that we derive our laws from the sacred Ten Commandments. I will argue that this is not true. Below is a chart of the Bill of Rights and the Ten Commandments and you will see that there is little to no correlation between the two.
| Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. | You shall have no God before me |
| A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. | You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. |
| No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. | You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. |
| The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. | Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. |
| No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. | Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. |
| In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. | You shall not murder |
| In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. | You shall not commit adultery |
| Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. | You shall not steal |
| The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. | You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
| The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. | You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” |
I put this to your proposal; if in fact these United States was founded as a Christian nation, why is the very first amendment to our nation's constitution saying that Congress shall not make any laws respecting an establishment of religion? This clearly defies the first commandment given by that flaming bush to Moses saying that you shall have no God before me. If we were truly a Christian nation, how can we allow to have other faiths openly practiced here, or, even worse, have the blind atheists troll the internet denouncing the true God?
The fact of the matter is that we have to go all the way to the SIXTH Commandment before we find any rule/law that pertains to modern day society; You shall not murder. The first FIVE commandments were of the utmost importance that our founding fathers failed to ignore them altogether when laying the foundation of these United States. Our founding fathers thought it was more important to protect the citizens from tyranny by creating a clear distinction between the government, church and civilization. They had just finished defeating the King of England (and head of the Church of England) in the Revolutionary War and saw what influence religion had on matters of state. There are only two places for religion and those are the places of worship and the worshipers home. We can look at modern day nations that have Islamist regimes and see what happens when we mix religion and government. Taking our rules from ANY Bronze Age text with unknown authors is a disaster waiting to happen. Just because the majority believes in their own imaginary friend DOES NOT give the majority the right to enforce those same beliefs on those that do not share the same enthusiasm.
I will take this one step further in saying that we are not a Christian Nation. One of the premises around the United States being a capitalist society is that we are all millionaires in the making, if we just work hard, we can have that mansion, we can have that car, we can have that yacht, etc. Our society is built on us coveting our neighbors have obtained in order to drive success. Not everyone will achieve that mansion in the Hamptons with a Lamborghini in the garage that they drive to the docks to devour caviar on their yacht. No, but hard work towards that will lead to happiness.
I propose these New Commandments to lead a life by.
1) Have an open mind to anything, prejudices make it impossible to be impartial
2) Always question, test what others claim
3) If it causes any harm (physical or psychological) to another, refrain from that action
4) What you do will resonate through eternity, do what is right
5) If you don't wish to be judged, don't pass judgement. Those who are first to pass judgement tend to have the skeletons deepest in the closet.
6) Encourage exploration and critical thought
7) If you are in a position to help others less fortunate than you, see it as a privilege and not a burden
8) Treat others as you wish to be treated
9) Live, love and be free
10) Do these everyday, one day is not superior than the other
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Pasteurization is Murder
There's been a lot of talk lately about the War on Women and how Conservative held legislatures across the land are trying to impose their "moral" will on society. I say kudos to those tea-baggers; without you we would surely be in hell by now (metaphorically speaking). I applaud the stance that the right wing is taking in their crusade on womens' rights because that unborn glob of cells could, one day, be a vital vote. I say why stop at fetuses? Everyday, doctors in the developed world sign death warrants, nay, execution orders for genocide. At times, even nurse practitioners are allowed to commit mass murder with the swipe of a pen. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are truly in an age where the pen IS mightier than the sword. These living creatures cower at the sight of a syringe. Life is the most precious thing on this obscure globe we call Earth and we must protect it. I am calling for all politicians to stand up against antibiotics and vaccinations.
Bacteria & viruses are single cellular organisms that are able to survive on their own, they are fully developed so they should get more attention than fetuses that take 9 months to even come close to be able to set foot in this world. Bacteria and viruses thrive in undeveloped nations, and we sit idly by while we allow people to execute innocent cells. Trillions upon trillions of bacteria are slaughtered on an annual basis in developed lands all just so we can feel better. Rubbish I say. Life is life, and if we are to consider that an unfertilized egg is a life, we need to consider other unicellular organisms. I am speaking for those that do not have a voice, that do not have rights to representation, those that are slaughtered needlessly and without a second thought. I am the voice for e-coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, H1N1, Ebola and the imaginary AIDS.
It is time to put the manslaughter into perspective and shift attention away from abortions of fetuses and focus on the abortions of bacteria and viruses. Life is life and death is death. Are we going to sit in a doctors office anymore and wait for the execution order to be sent in to the pharmacist so these living creatures are able to suffer and writhe in pain and agony? Are we going to expose our buttocks anymore for penicillin? Reject your z-pack, reject vaccinations, reject Campbell's chicken noodle soup. We are hosts and we support life. A runny nose is a small sacrifice to make in order to support life.
Bacteria & viruses are single cellular organisms that are able to survive on their own, they are fully developed so they should get more attention than fetuses that take 9 months to even come close to be able to set foot in this world. Bacteria and viruses thrive in undeveloped nations, and we sit idly by while we allow people to execute innocent cells. Trillions upon trillions of bacteria are slaughtered on an annual basis in developed lands all just so we can feel better. Rubbish I say. Life is life, and if we are to consider that an unfertilized egg is a life, we need to consider other unicellular organisms. I am speaking for those that do not have a voice, that do not have rights to representation, those that are slaughtered needlessly and without a second thought. I am the voice for e-coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, H1N1, Ebola and the imaginary AIDS.
It is time to put the manslaughter into perspective and shift attention away from abortions of fetuses and focus on the abortions of bacteria and viruses. Life is life and death is death. Are we going to sit in a doctors office anymore and wait for the execution order to be sent in to the pharmacist so these living creatures are able to suffer and writhe in pain and agony? Are we going to expose our buttocks anymore for penicillin? Reject your z-pack, reject vaccinations, reject Campbell's chicken noodle soup. We are hosts and we support life. A runny nose is a small sacrifice to make in order to support life.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Intelligent Descent
In light of the ongoing debate between the Theory of Evolution and the Theory of Intelligent Design. I am starting an onslaught on one of the most accepted theories in our world today, the Theory of Gravity. We have taken for granted what is truly pulling us down to the ground, holding our planet in orbit and keeping all celestial neighbors in our solar system in their orbital tracts. I am out to prove that gravity does not exist and that the orbits of our planets are too complex to be left to some imaginary unconscious force. Today, I propose to you the Theory of Intelligent Descent.
Genesis 1:31 states that "the heavens and the earth were created in all their vast array" but it does not distinguish as to where the heavens are located. I am proposing that since God made man in his own image (Genesis 1:27), that God is attempting to pull us closer to heaven, eternal paradise. When we fall from a ladder or a building, we are accelerating to the center of our planet at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s. This not only proves that all objects fall at the same rate through space, but also that God is trying to bring all of his creation closer to him without showing favoritism. All items from a cannon ball to a feather to the bearded sheikh to his bearded wife are all within the grasp of their creator. He is just pulling us closer in, think of it as a fatherly hug.
Now you may start to argue that scientists have proven that at the Earth's core is nothing but molten rock, churning away from the intense fiery furnace created by the immense amount of gravity holding this rock together as it floats through space. I tell you that you are wrong. Have those scientists been to the center of the Earth to prove that it is no more than molten rock? For all we know the center of the Earth could be as Jules Verne told in his novel. Granted, as we dig deeper into the Earth's crust the temperatures do increase, it is only because we are getting closer to his embrace. A wrathful creator found in the Old Testament is bound to have immense amounts of anger, and the anger of a deity is so overwhelming that it radiates heat, melting rock. The deity tries his best to keep that anger bottled up, but there are events that his creation does that pushes god to the limit (we were made in his image, how far fetched is it to think that god cannot be pushed to the breaking point?) and that penned up anger will overflow in a volcanic eruption releasing his wrath upon the world.
Another argument you may present is the tides and how scientists have proven that the gravitational pull of the moon dictates the tides on our globe. I put to you that the moon has nothing to do with the tides coming in or out, it is simple water displacement. The Judeo-Christian God Yahweh is not the one true god. There are multiple deities that come and go. Being a deity is hard work, so once their done, they allow their civilization to crumble ushering in new deities. Twice a day, these deities gather in the oceans to chat about what's going on in their immortal existence. Think of it like a bunch of senior citizens sitting in a hot tub. The water is simply displaced by the immense presence of these all powerful beings. That is what brings the tides in and out on a daily basis.
Finally, the argument about the other planets staying in orbit around the sun. I accept the fact that we live in a heliocentric system where we revolve around the sun, but I do not accept the fact that it is gravity that keeps the orbiting globes in their places. I present to you the slot car racing theory. Yahweh went to visit Shiva one day and Shiva got a new slot car track. Yahweh was supremely jealous of this as he did not have a slot car track. In a feat of one-up-man-ship, Yahweh created the additional planets not mentioned in Genesis and put them in their own slots. When Allah, Shiva, Buddha, Ra and others come over to visit Yahweh they're playing slot cars. Everyone wants to get Mercury because it's the fastest, nobody likes Jupiter because it is big and slow, the same with Saturn, Neptune & Uranus. And the reason that Pluto is no longer considered a planet is because Ra has a horrible temper and threw Pluto against the wall, shattering it to where it will no longer run on the slot car...true story.
With just a few paragraphs and reading only a few versus in ancient text, I have disproved centuries of scientific study about gravity because gravity is only a theory just like evolution. We should attack all the theories that are accepted and mainstream and show how deities have influenced our everyday lives.
Genesis 1:31 states that "the heavens and the earth were created in all their vast array" but it does not distinguish as to where the heavens are located. I am proposing that since God made man in his own image (Genesis 1:27), that God is attempting to pull us closer to heaven, eternal paradise. When we fall from a ladder or a building, we are accelerating to the center of our planet at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s. This not only proves that all objects fall at the same rate through space, but also that God is trying to bring all of his creation closer to him without showing favoritism. All items from a cannon ball to a feather to the bearded sheikh to his bearded wife are all within the grasp of their creator. He is just pulling us closer in, think of it as a fatherly hug.
Now you may start to argue that scientists have proven that at the Earth's core is nothing but molten rock, churning away from the intense fiery furnace created by the immense amount of gravity holding this rock together as it floats through space. I tell you that you are wrong. Have those scientists been to the center of the Earth to prove that it is no more than molten rock? For all we know the center of the Earth could be as Jules Verne told in his novel. Granted, as we dig deeper into the Earth's crust the temperatures do increase, it is only because we are getting closer to his embrace. A wrathful creator found in the Old Testament is bound to have immense amounts of anger, and the anger of a deity is so overwhelming that it radiates heat, melting rock. The deity tries his best to keep that anger bottled up, but there are events that his creation does that pushes god to the limit (we were made in his image, how far fetched is it to think that god cannot be pushed to the breaking point?) and that penned up anger will overflow in a volcanic eruption releasing his wrath upon the world.
Another argument you may present is the tides and how scientists have proven that the gravitational pull of the moon dictates the tides on our globe. I put to you that the moon has nothing to do with the tides coming in or out, it is simple water displacement. The Judeo-Christian God Yahweh is not the one true god. There are multiple deities that come and go. Being a deity is hard work, so once their done, they allow their civilization to crumble ushering in new deities. Twice a day, these deities gather in the oceans to chat about what's going on in their immortal existence. Think of it like a bunch of senior citizens sitting in a hot tub. The water is simply displaced by the immense presence of these all powerful beings. That is what brings the tides in and out on a daily basis.
Finally, the argument about the other planets staying in orbit around the sun. I accept the fact that we live in a heliocentric system where we revolve around the sun, but I do not accept the fact that it is gravity that keeps the orbiting globes in their places. I present to you the slot car racing theory. Yahweh went to visit Shiva one day and Shiva got a new slot car track. Yahweh was supremely jealous of this as he did not have a slot car track. In a feat of one-up-man-ship, Yahweh created the additional planets not mentioned in Genesis and put them in their own slots. When Allah, Shiva, Buddha, Ra and others come over to visit Yahweh they're playing slot cars. Everyone wants to get Mercury because it's the fastest, nobody likes Jupiter because it is big and slow, the same with Saturn, Neptune & Uranus. And the reason that Pluto is no longer considered a planet is because Ra has a horrible temper and threw Pluto against the wall, shattering it to where it will no longer run on the slot car...true story.
With just a few paragraphs and reading only a few versus in ancient text, I have disproved centuries of scientific study about gravity because gravity is only a theory just like evolution. We should attack all the theories that are accepted and mainstream and show how deities have influenced our everyday lives.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Focus on the Family
First off, I hope everyone is enjoying their new year. This is my first post of 2012 and I hope you enjoy just as much as I did.
So here it is. I'm watching the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New England Patriots & Denver Broncos enjoying the sight of the almighty Tim Tebow getting knocked down a few pegs from his heavenly high pedestal and CBS goes to a commercial break as there was a timeout in the action (more than likely a change in possession from the number of touchdowns that Brady threw). During the commercial break my children were playing upstairs and my wife was in the living room with me not paying attention to the game. She was playing on her computer with her headphones on giggling to some YouTube video or something.
Remember, the Denver Broncos are playing in this game who's quarterback is none other than Tim Tebow, God's personal messenger and advocate for Focus on the Family, a Christian based group that is anti-gay, pro-life and anything in the Bible, with the exception of piercing of ears and cutting of hair because their founder looks very clean cut. Anyway, on comes this 30 second spot that has a "Children of the Corn" type of feel to it. These children start reciting John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." After screaming obscenities at my television, during a commercial nonetheless not the game, I startle my wife who is sitting idly in her chair who lectures me not to scream so loud unless there is something really important. I let it slide for a little while and then I share with her the very link above that I shared with you, my dear readers, and I find her screaming to her computer the same as I was to my television, minus the obscenities (only because the children were in the room now).
This commercial is wrong for two primary reasons (I can list others, but I'm sticking with two); 1) Religion brainwashes children and this publicizes this practice and 2) humans DO NOT need religion to be good or to raise a family. First I will make the argument for the brainwashing. We sit and tell our children that the Boogey Man, vampires, werewolves and monsters are not real but Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are. Society picks and chooses what lies are okay to tell for the best of commercialization (Read about Valentine's Day and its origins, you'll be surprised). On the other hand, society tells these very same children that they better believe in Jesus, God and Satan or they will be tormented forever in the bowels of Hell. Jesus is the adult's Santa and Satan is no more of a threat than the Boogey Man. The only argument presented to this idea is that the Bible says so. Contrary to popular belief, the Bible was written by man, not by the hand of god. There is no evidence for an almighty, omnipotent, omniscient being for faith is not evidence. Society has a responsibility to its children to nourish and develop functioning individuals of society and allow them to choose their own faith. I personally have not belief in a superior being, I believe in the power of science and natural selection that brought about our existence. Faith is a personal relationship and brainwashing children ruins that. When they get to the point to start questioning faith and thinking rationally they are tormented with guilt because they are going against all the propaganda that they were force fed through the fictional ancient works. To address my second reason on why this commercial is bad Focus on the Family stands on the premise that you cannot be good without God. How can you raise a good American family without Christ in the mix? Let me tell you, it's easy and there's a lot less burden in doing so. It is awesome being able to sleep in on a Sunday morning, it is phenomenal being able to teach my children about different philosophical views on life without any dogmatic consequences. It is an innate human trait to be good. God does the opposite, I argue that God makes people bad. Look at how many innocent lives are ended short in the name of God. Look at all the wars that have been fought throughout history in the name of Allah, Yahweh or Jesus because each side felt that their imaginary friend was better than the others (I would like to point out that there have not been ANY wars fought in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, RAmen). Given the opportunity, most people will do the right thing, not because of a superior imaginary friend, but because it is in our DNA to do right, we want to do right because we have that want to build trust among our neighbors.
Back to my story. My daughter, who will be 10 in a few months, started asking questions, like "what is brainwashed?". So, I tried to make a friendly analogy for her to try and understand what we were talking about regarding said commercial. The scenario I presented to her is as follows:
So here it is. I'm watching the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New England Patriots & Denver Broncos enjoying the sight of the almighty Tim Tebow getting knocked down a few pegs from his heavenly high pedestal and CBS goes to a commercial break as there was a timeout in the action (more than likely a change in possession from the number of touchdowns that Brady threw). During the commercial break my children were playing upstairs and my wife was in the living room with me not paying attention to the game. She was playing on her computer with her headphones on giggling to some YouTube video or something.
Remember, the Denver Broncos are playing in this game who's quarterback is none other than Tim Tebow, God's personal messenger and advocate for Focus on the Family, a Christian based group that is anti-gay, pro-life and anything in the Bible, with the exception of piercing of ears and cutting of hair because their founder looks very clean cut. Anyway, on comes this 30 second spot that has a "Children of the Corn" type of feel to it. These children start reciting John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." After screaming obscenities at my television, during a commercial nonetheless not the game, I startle my wife who is sitting idly in her chair who lectures me not to scream so loud unless there is something really important. I let it slide for a little while and then I share with her the very link above that I shared with you, my dear readers, and I find her screaming to her computer the same as I was to my television, minus the obscenities (only because the children were in the room now).
This commercial is wrong for two primary reasons (I can list others, but I'm sticking with two); 1) Religion brainwashes children and this publicizes this practice and 2) humans DO NOT need religion to be good or to raise a family. First I will make the argument for the brainwashing. We sit and tell our children that the Boogey Man, vampires, werewolves and monsters are not real but Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are. Society picks and chooses what lies are okay to tell for the best of commercialization (Read about Valentine's Day and its origins, you'll be surprised). On the other hand, society tells these very same children that they better believe in Jesus, God and Satan or they will be tormented forever in the bowels of Hell. Jesus is the adult's Santa and Satan is no more of a threat than the Boogey Man. The only argument presented to this idea is that the Bible says so. Contrary to popular belief, the Bible was written by man, not by the hand of god. There is no evidence for an almighty, omnipotent, omniscient being for faith is not evidence. Society has a responsibility to its children to nourish and develop functioning individuals of society and allow them to choose their own faith. I personally have not belief in a superior being, I believe in the power of science and natural selection that brought about our existence. Faith is a personal relationship and brainwashing children ruins that. When they get to the point to start questioning faith and thinking rationally they are tormented with guilt because they are going against all the propaganda that they were force fed through the fictional ancient works. To address my second reason on why this commercial is bad Focus on the Family stands on the premise that you cannot be good without God. How can you raise a good American family without Christ in the mix? Let me tell you, it's easy and there's a lot less burden in doing so. It is awesome being able to sleep in on a Sunday morning, it is phenomenal being able to teach my children about different philosophical views on life without any dogmatic consequences. It is an innate human trait to be good. God does the opposite, I argue that God makes people bad. Look at how many innocent lives are ended short in the name of God. Look at all the wars that have been fought throughout history in the name of Allah, Yahweh or Jesus because each side felt that their imaginary friend was better than the others (I would like to point out that there have not been ANY wars fought in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, RAmen). Given the opportunity, most people will do the right thing, not because of a superior imaginary friend, but because it is in our DNA to do right, we want to do right because we have that want to build trust among our neighbors.
Back to my story. My daughter, who will be 10 in a few months, started asking questions, like "what is brainwashed?". So, I tried to make a friendly analogy for her to try and understand what we were talking about regarding said commercial. The scenario I presented to her is as follows:
- Father: "Ok, what would you do if I told you that you could have M&M's only if you prayed to me everyday and if you did not pray to me then you would have to stand in the corner for a week"
- Daughter: "Well, when you went to work, I would just sneak out of the corner."
- Father: "Ok, I forgot to mention that there would be chains in the corner preventing you from moving"
- Daughter: "So there are chains on the wall?"
- Father: "Yes"
- Daughter: (after a few seconds of thought) "Well, I would just tell you that I don't need M&M's anymore. I can live without them."
Hearing her say that made me one happy atheist, but we had to elaborate more to help her understand what she was asking. She asks a lot of these questions because kids can be cruel at school, especially in the Bible Belt. We explained how those kids are forced to believe in Christ as their parents do or they will be tormented forever by the eternal flames of Hell. The advice that we gave her when kids give her a hard time at school is that they are not the ones to judge, as that judgement shall be passed on by their God and that it is their loss that they are letting religion get in the way of a potentially fantastic friendship. Yes, seeing Tim Tebow's God not show at the game tonight and only have 9 completions (at the time this was written) was great, but it would not top hearing a child of our society stepping into free thought and questioning societal norms. Focus on the Family, my pagan wife and I are doing just fine without your imaginary friends and myths. We will accept free thought and science and adventure into learning.
Friday, December 16, 2011
It's Okay to Say Takei
I for one am not the festive type come the holiday season. Don't get me wrong, I will not turn down a glass of eggnog with my favorite drink of choice in it, but the modern day Christmas is anything but religious, it is all commercialized. If your argument is that "we make the holiday what it is" then we've made it commercialized. Look at all the frantic fanatic shoppers that hit the stores one month before that "sacred day" of December 25th; they are giving in to the ideology of the mighty dollar rather than the mighty myth.
That being said, tonight I attended the winter festival at my 9 year old's elementary school. She is in the choir and had a performance. I did the good parent thing and showed my support, and she did a great job. There were a number of seasonal numbers that were performed ranging from Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Deck the Halls. There is a line in Deck the Halls "Don we now our gay apparel" that was altered to "Don we now our bright apparel" all for one law; the "don't say gay" law in Tennessee. This law essentially states that Tennessee public schools are not allowed to discuss homosexuality in grades K-8. The backwards thinking of homophobic Bible thumpers that are making the laws for the land have now started censoring Christmas carols; the jingles that are to praise the joyous season, the birth of their savior Jesus Christ.
Keep in mind, this is the same General Assembly that passed a law that allows concealed firearms into bars (because we all know that mixing alcohol with guns is perfectly safe and the intoxicated individual is in a clear state of mind to make sound decisions) that also passed the "don't say gay" bill. This Assembly has their priorities bass ackwards. They are more concerned with the wrong 3 letter word that starts with the letter G. This is the approach the homophobic Right Wing of our society has, still possessing the thought that you can choose to be gay. I will close this with a tribute to Christopher Hitchens; "If you gave Jerry Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox" for it is the Christian extremists that are tending their flock and have control in our society that is driving it into the ground.
R.I.P Hitch
That being said, tonight I attended the winter festival at my 9 year old's elementary school. She is in the choir and had a performance. I did the good parent thing and showed my support, and she did a great job. There were a number of seasonal numbers that were performed ranging from Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Deck the Halls. There is a line in Deck the Halls "Don we now our gay apparel" that was altered to "Don we now our bright apparel" all for one law; the "don't say gay" law in Tennessee. This law essentially states that Tennessee public schools are not allowed to discuss homosexuality in grades K-8. The backwards thinking of homophobic Bible thumpers that are making the laws for the land have now started censoring Christmas carols; the jingles that are to praise the joyous season, the birth of their savior Jesus Christ.
Keep in mind, this is the same General Assembly that passed a law that allows concealed firearms into bars (because we all know that mixing alcohol with guns is perfectly safe and the intoxicated individual is in a clear state of mind to make sound decisions) that also passed the "don't say gay" bill. This Assembly has their priorities bass ackwards. They are more concerned with the wrong 3 letter word that starts with the letter G. This is the approach the homophobic Right Wing of our society has, still possessing the thought that you can choose to be gay. I will close this with a tribute to Christopher Hitchens; "If you gave Jerry Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox" for it is the Christian extremists that are tending their flock and have control in our society that is driving it into the ground.
R.I.P Hitch
Friday, December 9, 2011
Who are the Real Threats?
I've been sitting on this for a few days now. As many of you already know the Senate passed S. 1867, also known as The National Defense Authorization Act. This has been getting a lot of attention because there is a section of this bill that some feel obliterates the Bill of Rights. The section in question states that the battleground for the "War on Terror" is now on U.S. soil and the U.S. military now has the right to detain citizens indefinitely.
The 43rd President of these United States once said that "Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes." and the definition of terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. So, our elected officials are homegrown terrorists just like Timothy McVeigh & Terry Nichols. 93 senators took the Bill of Rights and used it to clean themselves after their morning constitutions. I urge President Obama to sign this bill into law in hopes that the already irritated masses will rise and arrest the individuals on grounds of terror threats, for it is these individuals that are threatening our way of life. We are the ones that keep electing the same people and this is what we get, more and more of our rights taken away. Now is the time to take a stand, not when the you are forced to house and quarter soldiers. We are in the 21st century and we are having a debate regarding laws that obliterate the cornerstone of our democracy, our inalienable rights.
Now is the time to open your eyes, remove your blinders and look at the world objectively. For the masses that say that the United States is a Christian Nation, I pity you all. It is your fundamental teachings that say through Christ you gain eternal life. I personally do not follow this belief, there is so much unknown in this realm and the next. We cannot stand for a police state to dissolve the foundation of a society in the guise of protection. I would much rather die with my freedom rather than to be oppressed by mindless followers. This is beyond socialism, this is fascism at its finest. I call on Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine and John Locke and their philosophical beliefs to be restored. My fellow countrymen, we cannot stand to be drowned in fear any longer. We are stronger 330,000,000 strong that have given control of our laws to a total of 535 individuals in a city on the east coast. Government is a necessary evil of any successful society but when that government becomes truly evil with its intentions it becomes a burden on society. When an elephant gets too old to stay with the herd, it is left behind. When a donkey is no longer useful to the farmer, it is disposed of. November 6, 2012 is less than eleven months away, that is the time for our voices to be heard.
The 43rd President of these United States once said that "Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes." and the definition of terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. So, our elected officials are homegrown terrorists just like Timothy McVeigh & Terry Nichols. 93 senators took the Bill of Rights and used it to clean themselves after their morning constitutions. I urge President Obama to sign this bill into law in hopes that the already irritated masses will rise and arrest the individuals on grounds of terror threats, for it is these individuals that are threatening our way of life. We are the ones that keep electing the same people and this is what we get, more and more of our rights taken away. Now is the time to take a stand, not when the you are forced to house and quarter soldiers. We are in the 21st century and we are having a debate regarding laws that obliterate the cornerstone of our democracy, our inalienable rights.
Now is the time to open your eyes, remove your blinders and look at the world objectively. For the masses that say that the United States is a Christian Nation, I pity you all. It is your fundamental teachings that say through Christ you gain eternal life. I personally do not follow this belief, there is so much unknown in this realm and the next. We cannot stand for a police state to dissolve the foundation of a society in the guise of protection. I would much rather die with my freedom rather than to be oppressed by mindless followers. This is beyond socialism, this is fascism at its finest. I call on Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine and John Locke and their philosophical beliefs to be restored. My fellow countrymen, we cannot stand to be drowned in fear any longer. We are stronger 330,000,000 strong that have given control of our laws to a total of 535 individuals in a city on the east coast. Government is a necessary evil of any successful society but when that government becomes truly evil with its intentions it becomes a burden on society. When an elephant gets too old to stay with the herd, it is left behind. When a donkey is no longer useful to the farmer, it is disposed of. November 6, 2012 is less than eleven months away, that is the time for our voices to be heard.
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