A new Blog

I decided to start a blog. I've been thinking about it for awhile now. I wanted a place where I could share my views on Christianity, on political issues, on war and peace, on what it means to be human, on movies. I have thoughts, see, and I figure I'd be better off getting them off my chest and really thinking them through than just holding them inside and getting incensed everytime I see an email, read the newspaper, or see George Bush on TV. So I've been thinking of starting a blog. Today I have.

Here's the story on what got me started. I got this email from a Christian friend. I know she means well, but it was one of those forwarded ones entitled something like "what the media doesn't want you to see about Iraq" and it had a bunch of smiling happy children and people just delighted that we were there to save them from themselves. In other words, it pissed me off. So I wrote a blistering email back complaining that pictures of people actually dying in an actual war may be more helpful in understanding what war really means than a bunch of smiling children being given candy by US soldiers. I complained further that I can't believe Christians just blindly followed the Republican party and don't read their New Testament and understand the message Jesus left us.

In other words, I was an ass. That was when I decided I needed a blog. That way instead of flaming good friends of mine when they don't quite agree, I can put down into words what I feel and give them a choice of whether to read my very intelligent and well-reasoned opinions.

Yeah, she was mad. I apologized. We're still friends.

So here is my blog. If you're interested at all in what I think, come back occasionally. I'll write when I feel the muse. Like now.

Come back for my views on guns. On war. On politics in America. On being a Leftist Christian in a Rightist country.

I probably won't write about abortion.

And as far as the nominee for Supreme Court is concerned, let me go on record right here that George W. Bush, our president, made a brilliant pick. I don't really know his views on issues, but that is the point. He is a smart, experienced, young, bland candidate that took out any steam in those who were itching for a fight. Heck, even the Christian Right isn't sure about him. Don't know what kind of justice he'll be, but it was a brilliant nominee.

And that's probably the last good words about George W you'll ever hear from me.

See ya soon....