What I'm Thankful For

First of all, I'm sorry we've slacked on the blog. Two words: school sucks. A real post will be up within the week guys. In the mean time, I want to say Happy Thanksgiving. In a world that is always changing, always giving us the unexpected, and always seeming to tell us we're inadequate, we still have so much to be thankful for. In the past week, I've been reminded of some of the things I've been blessed with and some of the things I need to be more thankful for. Here goes a non-exhaustive FiYaMaN top ten list.

1) That I serve an Awesome God, who made me and loves me no matter how much I've screwed up. 2) That I have a father who loves me in a world where many don't know their dad, that I have a mother who still calls me her baby boy, and that I have a big brother who is also one of my best friends. 3) That I've been blessed with a few great friends who are there for me even in the darkest times, one of them being the_idealist. 4) That I live in a country that rejected hate , division , and fear , in favor of hope , equality(that is, unless you're a homosexual in California), and the future. 5) That I live in comfort, relative safety, and prosperity when so many in this world are not so fortunate. May God put it on my heart to be Jesus to them. 6) That America has the finest troops in the world and that we can honor their service by bringing them home. Even though our leaders sent them on an ill-advised war, our troops proved again why America is the home of the brave. 7) That I go to the University of Georgia, one of the best schools in the country, and that they have yet to find out the rest of the kids there are so much smarter than me it is insane. 8) That for the first time ever in U.S. history, cancer rates are declining. Rest in peace Grandmama and Grandaddy. 9) Bass, Little Italy, Choo Choo Express, Eddie Bauer jeans, flannel shirts, Chacos, Southern Proper bow ties, coffee, sweet tea, pie, The Office, baseball, football, Pigeon Mountain, Cloudland Canyon, Rembrandts, and the CNN magic map. 10) That there are folks out there who care enough about what I think that you're still reading this. That may not seem like a lot, but I truly want to say thanks for supporting this effort and for listening. From the bottom of my heart- "May the Lord bless you and keep you. Keep on smiling, and everything's going to be o.k."

Which party is the Anti-God Party?

WARNING: This post has foul language - not my own, but copied and pasted from some friends' Facebooks. I left all words in their entirety to make my point. Please do not read if you will be offended by the words said below and do not comment on my posting of the words to this blog.

After being called a " traitor cock-sucking cunt whore" I felt compelled to author this post. I am just going to take some quotes from my (presumably) racist friends' Facebooks. They are as follows (most are status updates): "will not be voting for that islamic socialist terrorist known as Barack Hussien Obama, NOBAMA '08" "oh yeah, FUCK OBAMA" which was commented with an "Amen brotha" "A vote for Obama is a vote for Socialism...F**K Obama '08!" "is proud to be an American unlike that cocksuker Obama and his sluttin' whore wife!" "says TEAM OBAMA CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES MCCAIN/PALIN '08" "Jim Martin, What a Douche" "you have disappointed me by supporting Obama, Jackson" "Obama is the Anti-Christ" "Barack Obama eats babies" "He kills babies" "He isn't a United States Citizen" "is a sick individual" ... 

But after all of this, most of which was said by one person, they then had the nerve to say this, "is watching the Anti-God convention in Denver" HA! The Anti-God Convention? It seems to me - after reading the above comments that these people have posted - that they should probably vote for that same party because NONE of those comments are 'Pro-God" are they? First of all, the freedom of religion means the freedom FROM religion, therefor it is ridiculous to legislate morality because we can't force people to be Christians just because they are Americans. Secondly, we talk about"that Islamic terrorist" "putting the Ten Commandments in public buildings" "killing babies" and "sick ass raping homo sex", but why not a push for the ban of foul language? Why not make a ban on all sin? After all, all sin is equal, none is greater than any other. Oh wait, we can't do that, because that might actually affect some of these people making the above claims. That might call into question THEIR character, THEIR judgement or THEIR lifestyle. They want to continue to condemn OTHERS, call OTHERS' character into question, call OTHERS' lives into question without considering THEMselves when they say things like quoted above? 

Give me a break. Jesus' teaching was about love; He said the greatest command was love. He said not to judge unless you wanted to be judge. He said that God is the one to give vengeance, not us. Where has Jesus' teaching gone when concerning "God's party" [the Republican party]?Where are the morals? Where is the party that should embrace ALL of God's teachings and not just the ones that are convient to them? When it comes to divorce and re-marriage, greed, lust or profanity they seem to push God away and out of government, only lobbying for things that are emotionally appealing to voters like abortion and gay rights.  If they are to make an appeal to make moral legislation, then they should push for them in ALL aspects of government AND their lives - showing God's teachings and morals and not just talking about them. They shouldn't speak of people as "Islamic terrorists" when that is clearly not true; they should not call people "cocksucking cunt whores" which is obviously not true as well. How does that embody Jesus' teachings? 

Should they just pick and choose what they want government to control because it doesn't affect them: abortion, gay marriage, displaying the Ten Commandments, welfare; or should they also include things like profanity, lust, greed, etc. which affect us all but are too 'holier than thou' to admit?  

 SO ... which party is the "anti - God party?" It seems to me that they both have their flaws; you make the choice. I doubt either are.