Thursday 23 June 2005 at 12:14 pm
This is Fantastic! I'm not going to give any commentary, it
speaks for itself. Fantastic for the whole
evolution vs
Intelligent Design. debate.
(more)
Wednesday 22 June 2005 at 1:34 pm
Nothing to say on this, other than I make a lousy boyfriend.
Wednesday 15 June 2005 at 11:36 pm
The full content of the article is
posted in the extended section.
I have not been this enraged for a
very, very long time. There is a great deal to discuss in this
article yet I am still too flustered to articulate any of my thoughts
well. But I will try.
There are several particular themes in
this article, the largest of which is of power. It is hard
for me to say from this one article that Warren Jeffs actually
believe he is a prophet, yet it is apparent that this individual is
using this power. To paraphrase a quote from Babylon 5:
�Power isn't taken by force; its given to them through fear or
stupidity, probably both.� Members of these communities have
fallen prey to this out of ignorance. Educated people demand
:freedom and liberty, those who are naive and ignorant of the
world and themselves as human beings will relinquish this basic human
right simply because they do not know any better.
Religion acts as a great medium for
the Warren Jeffs of the world to take power. Faith does hold
a specific, useful place in the human heart and
faith/spirituality I do not oppose to in its pure forms.
However many sects of the three largest organized religions in
the world demand blind faith and to use reason only when it does not
counter the religious teachings. This is the doorway into hell which
allow so called religious (more like cult) leaders to satisfy their
fetish for power.
What pulverizes my heart is what is
happening to the children. As I slowly become an adult I have come
to realize that one of the most fundamental elements of my
identity is a child and youth advocate. Young people are
my reason for living, my duty in life. While I have problems with
isolated societies (such as the Amish) restricting the inquiry
and education of their citizens, it remains their right as a people
to do so. A right which I feel should also be upheld. Removing and
banning children who lack almost all mental and spiritual
development needed to survive in larger American society is
nothing but an abomination and an atrocity.
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Friday 10 June 2005 at 12:43 am
No I have not ignored my little
corner of the web, i just have had nothing that seemed worthwhile to
write about.. I have been having some, I guess one could call
it personality shortcircuits. This is much different that the
emotional crash from back in January. I have made some progress
in self analysis on the cause of my behavior, and of course its a
melodramatic sob story that is nothing more than an attempt to fish
for sympathy.
Friday 03 June 2005 at 11:48 pm
So I'll be using
tags in new posts and parhaps go and add them
to previous posts as time allows. Next project is to get a
navigation bar. Here is the
link for tags.
