Politics, Religion and Hollywood

Political Spew

So it’s a bit delayed. It’s been a busy week for me.
I was thrilled with the way the election turned out. Thrilled. I voted for Barack. I wanted him to win. I had made several comments about leaving the country if McCain won. I wouldn’t have left of course but I would have if [...]

So it’s a bit delayed. It’s been a busy week for me.

I was thrilled with the way the election turned out. Thrilled. I voted for Barack. I wanted him to win. I had made several comments about leaving the country if McCain won. I wouldn’t have left of course but I would have if it were realistically possible. I felt that strongly against what McCain stood for.

I know that he is a conservative. I have been surrounded by people at the kids enrichment classes each Friday that were wearing McCain pins and shirts. Their vehicles were covered with bumper stickers. I kept quiet. I really felt that these people were voting for McCain and supporting him because Barack was supportive of civil unions and a woman’s right to choose. They didn’t really pay attention to what McCain was going to do for our environment or our economy. That didn’t matter to them.

Barack stands for everything that I am. He wants peace in our world. He wants everyone to have the same opportunities. He wants to save our planet and our rights. He supports people being together for love regardless of their sex. He stands for family. I was passionate about him being elected. I would argue with my friends to make them see his policies on a BIG level. Yes, his tax plan looks a bit unfair if you are rich. However, if you are lucky enough to fall into that upper class category, you should also note that you will be getting bigger child tax credits and more money back for your homestead exemptions. The point here: It all balances out.

I am frustrated with how the media turned this change in our country into a thing of race. So has the majority of the public. This election was never about black or white for me. It wasn’t an issue of red or blue either. I have no problem voting across the ticket for a candidate that I believe would step up to fix this country’s problems. So yes, if I believed that McCain was offering up solutions, I would have voted for him. The truth is that I felt he didn’t do much during his campaign other than try to bash the Obama campaign and whine. If I had not taken the time to look up his projected policies online, I still would have no clue what his plans were to take care of our nation. That to me sucks.

I also think it sucks that people are so pissed off after the election is over. The public made this decision. Record number of people voted this year. You may not like the decision that has been made however, you have to admit that our county is in a very sad state now and SOMETHING has to be done. My point here is: unless you plan to leave the USA, shut the fuck up. the votes have been counted and the decision has been made. Get on board or get out. We need unity and we need action. That can’t happen with a public divided. In 4 more years, the votes will again be counted. That is what is great about this country. We do get to choose. I am glad the choice went the way it did.

Marriage, the Bible and the Stuff in Between

Last night, I was on a conference call with a group of ladies. Our topic of conversation was to discuss marriage, how it has changed, what our feelings were about it, if we supported same sex marriage etc. Now, picture it, 10 women. All ages, all religious backgrounds…yep. It was interesting.
My feelings on marriage [...]

Last night, I was on a conference call with a group of ladies. Our topic of conversation was to discuss marriage, how it has changed, what our feelings were about it, if we supported same sex marriage etc. Now, picture it, 10 women. All ages, all religious backgrounds…yep. It was interesting.

My feelings on marriage have changed greatly as I have gotten older. When I was a youngin’, I had the whole fantasy thing happening. A career, a house with a white picket fence, a husband that worshiped me, 2.3 children….one out that whole pile isn’t bad.

The conversation last night, was all over the place. But it was interesting. The bible and god naturally got brought into the equation. I did a bit of tongue biting but also didn’t hide how I felt or who I was. I believe that marriage is separate from sex. You can’t lump them into the deal together. Marriage is an emotional and spiritual bond of souls. In some cases, more than one soul. For me, one is good. Because I feel that marriage is a bonding of souls, that makes same sex marriages aok in my book. I mean, how can the state dictate who we can or can’t love? In my book, sex is also separate from marriage. You can be spiritually bound to a person and still have sex with others - HOWEVER, there is a line there that can’t be crossed when you are joined to someone. You don’t disrespect that person. You don’t betray that bond. Cheating is not an option. When the sex is part of something beautiful and bringing happiness….it’s aok. Now, imagine how that went over with the Christians? I heard about the bible again. Sodom and Gomorrah. How homosexuality is wrong. This is ALWAYS the story that gets brought up when same sex marriage is discussed. To that I say, READ the bible. I also agree that what happened in these two cities was wrong. There was indeed homosexuality. I won’t deny that. I don’t feel that THAT was the wrong part though. The wrong being done in these two cities was the rape, the slavery, the corruption, the deceit among families and the murder. If there was LOVE it wouldn’t have been wrong and the cities would also not have become the mass of mess that they became. These two cities destroyed themselves because of evil. Not because of homosexuality.

I believe that the bible is a history book of the things that happened. I believe in God. I believe that Jesus walked on this earth and that he was convicted of crimes and paid for that with his life via crucifixion. But, I also believe in the Goddess and that the bible isn’t the whole story of that part of history. I want love and happiness and peace in our world. I want people who love each other to be able to be together forever. I want all families to be able to raise children. I want success for those kids. I don’t think that my ideas are that far off from anyone else. They are just…different.

I just hope that I conveyed my ideas last night in a way that didn’t offend. I hope I was respectful enough of the ones that didn’t share my ideals. I hope that I represented myself appropriately. I don’t have a platform to share my ideas very often in my life, not because I am afraid of my thinking, but because I know that it’s a hard concept for most to grasp. I respect everyone’s rights to their own faiths and beliefs. If only the rest of the world was this way.

Politics? Oh My.

I normally don’t do it. Not because I don’t have an opinion, but because I am pretty damn passionate about the things I believe in and not many people appreciate my views. Os…it’s your fault this week. Asking me about politics. Geesh.
BTW, I had to only answer one of your questions because with all [...]

I normally don’t do it. Not because I don’t have an opinion, but because I am pretty damn passionate about the things I believe in and not many people appreciate my views. Os…it’s your fault this week. Asking me about politics. Geesh.

BTW, I had to only answer one of your questions because with all 3, I ran WAY over. I am making a list of all of them now though so they all get covered. So keep sending them in people.

Click here to listen. Happy Friday all.

*Grabs Soapbox and prepares to rant*

I posted about this on Thursday at Wicked Weighs. That was a small blurb in comparison to the things running through my head on this topic. So here, I shall continue.
Did anyone notice the youthful appearance of the Chinese Gymnastic Team on Tuesday night? The women/girls. I did some digging just to see what [...]

I posted about this on Thursday at Wicked Weighs. That was a small blurb in comparison to the things running through my head on this topic. So here, I shall continue.

Did anyone notice the youthful appearance of the Chinese Gymnastic Team on Tuesday night? The women/girls. I did some digging just to see what the deal was. To be eligible to compete, an athlete must reach the age of 16 in the Olympic year. Yes, China’s girls have sparked controversy. Investigations have happened. The team still competed due to the fact that they all proved they are eligible. Translation: China’s team is as old as Team USA.

No one has questioned the ages of our girls. Mainly because they “appear to be of age to compete”. Right? What gives China’s team their youth? Instead of assuming they are trying to cheat and enter girls that are too young, why isn’t anyone figuring out why all of our competitors have boobs as big as mine? I can tell you why. Because to the rest of the garbage eating planet, our 16 year old girls look normal.

Normal is defined as being of the same category. Meaning they are within the average appearance. So, in the days of fast food and hormone injected meat, these girls that have big boobs are normal. Look back a few centuries. Our USA team no longer looks normal. They look like the ADULTS. Yet, no questions arise. I am not raising a doping issue here. Not at all. The point I am making is strictly a lifestyle and diet comparison.

China’s typical diet consists of vegetables and rice and seafood. Very little if any other meat. Most of the food is fresh and not processed in a meat packing plant so it would be safe to assume that it is not packed full of hormones and vaccines to make the moo cows mature fast and stay healthy so they can be sold. Team USA on the other hand has grown up in an era of fast food, red meat and enough damn diary products to sink the Titanic. Hmmmm….

Still don’t believe me? Here is a visual:

Yeah. Tell me that I don’t have a point?
*steps down off the soapbox and quietly heads back to the tofu, bean sprouts and fridge full of veggies*

Coming Out of the Closet

I had a partial post typed up for today. Then, I changed my mind. In the midst of writing, I received an email from a woman who runs the kids’ enrichment programs. As I responded to her, I carefully removed my signature from the email before hitting send. My signature line has a link to [...]

I had a partial post typed up for today. Then, I changed my mind. In the midst of writing, I received an email from a woman who runs the kids’ enrichment programs. As I responded to her, I carefully removed my signature from the email before hitting send. My signature line has a link to this here blog. Now, it’s not that I mind if people come here and read what I have to say. BUT, anyone from the enrichment program that comes here can indeed make a stink with knowing the things that I write about myself. This stink would mainly be over the fact that I am not a Christian. The program is. I had to sign a little blurb before they let us start classes in this program that said that I “didn’t object to my children being led by christian teachers” - which I don’t. And that we “believed in Jesus Christ” - which I do. The problem lies in the fact that I don’t believe in Jesus Christ as being the son of the one and only god. I think they might find a problem with this at our enrichment program.

I am a pagan. I am a studying and now practicing Wiccan. Not a devil worshiper. Not a satanist. I have a pentagram on my desktop and if Santa is nice to me, I will have one around my neck come December. I believe that all people, black, white, gay, straight, male, female, American, Islamic, Buddest, priests and monks should all be treated equal in the world. That they all should be given the same respect and the same opportunities. Is this a bad thing? Do I sound like a whack job who will corrupt people? I don’t think so. Because my beliefs are different from theirs, I have to keep my faith to myself, at least on Fridays at enrichment.

I haven’t been very blatant with my friends either. I don’t think many of them really know where I stand when it comes to religion. My friends are a huge part of my life but just not THAT part of my life. I think I arrange things this way to avoid conflict. Conflict. I really don’t like it. Do I feel that I am doing anything wrong? Absolutely not. I do know that most people have a misconceived notion about what a Wiccan is though.

You say that word and people instantly think that you worship the devil. The red suited pitchfork carrying dude that runs hell. In my world, he doesn’t even exist. They instantly think that you brew shit up in your kitchen that makes people do things against their will. I do brew/grab herbal supplements, but only to heal the people that I love if they are hurting or sick. The pentagram? That beautiful symbol represents my spirit, and four elements - water, air, fire and earth. Not satan. My purpose in life is to bring people happiness and joy, comfort and love. I do not cast spells to make a person turn into a toad. I don’t kill anyone or anything. Harm no one. This means spiritually and physically. My life is about harmony. That doesn’t come from anything bad or satanistic. Yet, I still don’t freely tell people where I am spiritually. I don’t perform rituals because I am too embarrassed about what my neighbors will think of me doing that in my backyard. Instead, I just study. Quietly. I pray. Quietly. I thank the goddess and gods. Quietly.

This pisses me off on some levels. I know why I don’t wear my faith openly. It’s because I am not yet strong enough to handle the criticism. I am still worried about my kids. We are past the whole burning witches thing but unfortunately, we are not past getting kicked out of our Friday program that we love because mommy doesn’t attend church in a building on Sunday mornings. I know that people will see me as a black hat wearing, practicing evil lady without even knowing who I am really. It is sad to me.

As I journey through this part of my life, I have decided to stop hiding who I am. I am not going to toss things that make others uncomfortable in anyone’s face, but I am not going to hide it anymore. I love where I am. I love the way my life is working. I love me. I can love me and love the people around me while respecting their beliefs. I can love the opportunities that we have without sacrificing who I am.

So world. Here I am.