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Tears for America

I read a very disturbing article tonight that not only brought a feeling of sickness to my stomach, but also tears for this sad country to my eye. It is so full of hypocrisy that I wonder how anybody in their right mind might take it seriously. It starts here:

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is “a lie” and God and the nation’s founding fathers did not intend the country be “a nation of secular laws.”

The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will “legislate sin,” including abortion and gay marriage.

Not only are the comments she made offensive, they are in every way a flat out lie. What she is basically saying is that she is sinless (along with all other Christians) and that we as non-Christians are full of sin in the express lane to hell (and of course we want to take the country down with us). She is the epitome of a closed minded, self-righteous, my way or the highway politician that I feel this country can do without. I’m appalled.

Her words only underscore the ridiculous efforts of the Republican Party and right wing Conservative Christians to invalidate all of those who, like me, would like to think differently and for ourselves and not be afraid to have an opinion different from the status quo. Now, she is in every way entitled to her opinion, and I can respect that. But when her opinion minimizes that of so many others (like myself), I begin to have a problem with it. Please stand up for your beliefs and do not let those of one person become the “law of the land.” Do not support these kind of closed-minded “leaders.” Thank you.

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Add comment August 28th, 2006

Tivo’s Bad Idea

It appears as if the children of America (at least some of them) are about to be demoted to second rate citizens just as Pluto was last week. Tivo has announced that it is getting in bed with religious leaders to promote its new “KidZone” feature. This feature will allow parents to block certain media content from their children’s eyes.

“We know that kids are going to be exposed to the media, so why don’t we take the media on our own terms?” Tivo Inc. Vice President Joe Miller told a group of about 50 leaders in Atlanta.

The new free service will have a menu of recommended shows by nonprofit organizations focused on children (with no doubt religious undertones.) I think this is a horrible idea. Not only will this aid in closing the minds of children by pounding the right wing Christian message down their throats, but it also disguises the reality of the mess our world is truly in. We wouldn’t want to show them pictures or news broadcasts about children getting blown up in Iraq by US Military, now would we? That might make them ask questions that we as adults wouldn’t know how to answer. (Because the only true answer would lead us to explaining to them the greed and corruption of our very own government.)

Perhaps instead of putting our children in front of a padlocked TV while we sip martinis by the pool, we should sit with our children and watch appropriate content together. Teach them right and wrong, explain to them what is truly going on in the world, that way we won’t have to worry about padlocking the TV and they’ll gain a better understanding of why there is so much violence on TV.

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2 comments August 26th, 2006

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