So here’s my thought of the day.
It’s incredibly sad that Proposition 8 passed in California. It’s incredibly sad that gay marriage is even an issue in our country. It’s incredibly sad that we as a nation have come so far and yet are still so far behind.
I’m not overly religious, but you know what they say - knowledge is power. So I’ve tried to gain at least a basic theological understanding. I’ve tried to see the conservative stance on this issue, but I just must be blind on the specific subject.
Here’s the deal. If you’re going to take the bible at face value and entirely literal, does it not read “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”?
It is not love to force the Bible down someone’s throat.
It is not love to turn your back on someone because they’re pregnant out of wedlock.
It is not love to deny someone’s sexuality if they are gay.
It is hate. Hate is anger. Anger is fear. What have you got to fear?
Keep an open mind.
politics, religion
religion, same-sex rights
Something that kind of bugs me is that people on every side of an issue tend to gravitate away from the truth in any argument. People come up with an idea (or they were brought up the idea or acquired it in some other means) and try to support it by any means necessary. This is in opposition to a person that actually seeks the truth–a person who carefully examines the evidence and then makes a decision; a person who is able to admit when their theory has been disproved; a person that can decide on their own without relying on popular opinion and what is accepted by others (or rather, one who takes the opinions and testimonies of others for what they’re worth).
Could you imagine if politicians (in America, at least) actually had an interest in solving our nation’s problems as opposed to being right? I think the same goes for those of us with strong political opinions. People buy into political ideas simply because they’re represented by their political party and not because they’ve done the research on both sides of the issue and then reached a conclusion. However, that’s not to say that such a person hasn’t done the research on important issues–just that they come up with a conclusion, and then do research so they can argue about it. So they can be right. Ultimately, so they can exercise superiority over other people.
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politics, religion
ignorance, politics, religion
Okay, so this makes me 2 for 2 in the “writing about topics that are all too serious for my maturity level” category. I’m pretty sure I exist for the sole purpose of stirring water and challenging what people think, so here’s another soon-to-be taboo topic. Having said that, I’d like to see some serious discussion afterwards if you would be so obliged. Sweet, and thanks in advance.
Okay, so it’s 9:30ish and I’m driving my 40-ish minute commute from the town of Cedar Falls (where I go to college) to my house in Jesup (where I will continue to live for the next month). As I drive, I find myself listening to talk radio. Because I’m wicked cool. The radio show is, if I recall correctly, Focus On The Family with outspoken Christian Dr. James Dobson (I’m struggling with adjectives to imply that he is a Christian–which is pertinent to this topic–yet show respect for his opinions).
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politics, religion
"Expelled", Ben Stein, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, James Dobson, religion, Richard Dawkins, science