As the technologically savvy parts of the planet watches Japan during it's devastating time, am I an asshole for wondering what else is going on with the rest of the world? I want the Japanese to rise from the tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami, and now nuclear reactor meltdown. Thus, in the same way I wanted the Haitians to recover, to lift the spirits of New Orleans residents, well wish tsunami victims of Sumatra Indonesia and wanted those in Pennsylvania/DC/ New York to heal and be cared for. But I also would like to know about other things that are taking place with the rest of the planet. Must I have to watch news of this latest horror on every channel and read about it endlessly? To me the quantity and quality of coverage of most natural disasters and (on occasion) high profile terrorist act received is in my view is a bit perverse.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Bullsh*t Atheists
This one goes out to all the atheists I know. I love y'all!
I have been to a few different kinds churches: Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Holiness. Non-churches: Kingdom Hall, Mosque, and Synagogue. I do not claim to be a biblical scholar or to even have half the answers. But will say that at different points in the my life I have been curious about the happenings at places of worship. I do believe in a supreme being I will call God for the sake of having an identifiable label. This post isn't about those who claim a religion as much as those who claim NOT to have a religion. Atheists are funny in that they sometimes treat the idea of having a specific faith like the idea of dating the ugly chick. Like they make a more valid point by publicly dissing it or distancing themselves from it. Just because they claim non-belief, doesn't excuse them from social standards of conviction.
I have been to a few different kinds churches: Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal, Holiness. Non-churches: Kingdom Hall, Mosque, and Synagogue. I do not claim to be a biblical scholar or to even have half the answers. But will say that at different points in the my life I have been curious about the happenings at places of worship. I do believe in a supreme being I will call God for the sake of having an identifiable label. This post isn't about those who claim a religion as much as those who claim NOT to have a religion. Atheists are funny in that they sometimes treat the idea of having a specific faith like the idea of dating the ugly chick. Like they make a more valid point by publicly dissing it or distancing themselves from it. Just because they claim non-belief, doesn't excuse them from social standards of conviction.
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