February 13, 2006
Who Speaks for Jesus?
I came across this very insightful article. It gives a breif snapshot into why I have avoided "religion" most of my life; hypocrisy abound.
Here is my favorite part:
"... he's been kidnapped by politicians and preachers who decide what he does and doesn't think. They speak for him, and it doesn't always make sense.
They say Jesus is "pro life," but he doesn't seem to have a problem with the death penalty. And he thinks stem cell research - something that would save lives - is no different from murdering babies. They say he's the embodiment of kindness, love, decency and compassion. But he hates gays, lesbians and Muslims. And he's not too crazy about Buddhists, Hindus and the rest. Jews? He can put up with them if he has to.
The Rev. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka claims to speak for Jesus and goes around the country talking about how "AIDS cures fags." Pat Robertson says it would be a good idea if the United States killed the president of Venezuela. It would be a lot cheaper than starting another war."
Hypocrisy Abound!
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January 18, 2006
Fight Ignorance, Learn to Love
Pete's "Monica" post inspired me to dig this pic up and post it.
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January 14, 2006
Rules for the "N-word"
Though I've always found the intricacies and relationships of people from a social welfare and political standpoint interesting, I rarely get passionate about social welfare or political discussions. Those two topics are something I never intended to put up on my website, so I had some internal debate before I added the Social/Political topic to my categories list. Well... what's done is done.
The reason I added the category is because I came across this great article by Vincent Williams, a black social/political columnist. The article, entitled The N-Word, dives as little into the social impact of the word from a literary perspective. It concludes with his "Official 'Nigger' Usage Rules":
"Rule No. 1: White people can not use the word under any circumstances. Quoting Mark Twain—who I decided to give a pass, because “Nigger Jim” is the hero of Huckleberry Finn—or, say, Richard Wright is an acceptable exception. Quoting Li’l Flip or Mike Jones is not. Yes, dude, I know it’s totally racist that you can’t recite 50’s latest magnum opus about getting bitches, getting money, getting shot, and the many, many other fine ways he’s Uplifting the Race. But I lost my land, my language, my god, and my mind, and, in return, you can’t sing the hook to “Gold Digger.” You got the better part of the deal.
Rule No. 2: The word should never be used as a synonym for black people.
Rule No. 3: “Nigga” is still the word “nigger,” and all other rules apply to it.
Rule No. 4: If you must use the term “the N-word,” understand you sound ridiculous.
Rule No. 5: Use of the word for satirical, ironic, or commentary purposes is acceptable if it doesn’t break one of the previous rules. But you better have a point."
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