Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Frustration
Deacon posted this article and I responded. Will edit and add the response when/if Deacon posts it. I am SO frustrated.
EDITED TO ADD
Here's my post.....
It seems to me, that there's a lot of stone casting and pointing out of splinters going on.The church I love is breaking my heart. How dare these men threaten to take Jesus away from the faithful.
I voted for him. I voted for Barack Obama! I'm proud of that vote! I didn't vote for him because he's "pro-abortion". I voted for him because something in this nation HAS to change. I voted for him because--to the depths of my soul--I don't believe the republicans will do anything.I voted for him because we were better off 8 years ago. I voted for him because I had a gut feeling about a certain governor from Texas 8 years ago and God help me I was right. I've been crying since that Texas governor was elected and I'm tired of it. And I'll say it...I voted for him because he made me feel hopeFUL rather than hopeLESS. So don't you tell me that I'm "not Catholic enough".
If you're against abortion then get off your backside and organize comprehensive sex education with moral foundations. Don't tap dance around it. Tell the kids the truth.
Make a positive impact rather than scaring people away from Jesus. Teach people why abortion is wrong without attacking them. Get on Oprah, get on Ellen, get into the mainstream media without being hateful. Lobby against FOCA and publicize why. And above all do not tell me that I am pro-abortion because I didn't vote for the Republican.
Sorry for the rant Deacon but I'm in a bad place tonight and I'm scared to death that these reactionaries are going to chase away my sister for good.
EDITED TO ADD
Here's my post.....
It seems to me, that there's a lot of stone casting and pointing out of splinters going on.The church I love is breaking my heart. How dare these men threaten to take Jesus away from the faithful.
I voted for him. I voted for Barack Obama! I'm proud of that vote! I didn't vote for him because he's "pro-abortion". I voted for him because something in this nation HAS to change. I voted for him because--to the depths of my soul--I don't believe the republicans will do anything.I voted for him because we were better off 8 years ago. I voted for him because I had a gut feeling about a certain governor from Texas 8 years ago and God help me I was right. I've been crying since that Texas governor was elected and I'm tired of it. And I'll say it...I voted for him because he made me feel hopeFUL rather than hopeLESS. So don't you tell me that I'm "not Catholic enough".
If you're against abortion then get off your backside and organize comprehensive sex education with moral foundations. Don't tap dance around it. Tell the kids the truth.
Make a positive impact rather than scaring people away from Jesus. Teach people why abortion is wrong without attacking them. Get on Oprah, get on Ellen, get into the mainstream media without being hateful. Lobby against FOCA and publicize why. And above all do not tell me that I am pro-abortion because I didn't vote for the Republican.
Sorry for the rant Deacon but I'm in a bad place tonight and I'm scared to death that these reactionaries are going to chase away my sister for good.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Armistice Day
It is my responsibility to watch shows like this:
http://thecorporalsdiary.com/
God Bless The Veterans
http://thecorporalsdiary.com/
God Bless The Veterans
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Uneasiness lifted
So, as shown in my previous post Obama was victorious (thanks be to God) In this post I wrote about whether or not my unease would lift if Obama won.
Well.
Yes. It has. Mostly, I think it is this overwhelming sense of possibility...of optimism. People flooded into the streets of Seattle after his victory was announced. Honestly, things can only get better.
I want so much to tell people who are upset that McCain didn't win, "see...see... that's what we've felt since the election was stolen in 2000". But I think that would be mean spirited. It is mildly entertaining and more than mildly amusing and a little scary to listen to the 6th,7th,&8th graders I teach lament the "end of the world" because Barack Obama will be our president. The ridiculousness of it all is that they are just regurgitating their parents' claptrap.
And so.....view the countdown below, I'm takin' that day off so that I can be as happy as ever and not have to hide it and watch all the pomp and circumstance.
Well.
Yes. It has. Mostly, I think it is this overwhelming sense of possibility...of optimism. People flooded into the streets of Seattle after his victory was announced. Honestly, things can only get better.
I want so much to tell people who are upset that McCain didn't win, "see...see... that's what we've felt since the election was stolen in 2000". But I think that would be mean spirited. It is mildly entertaining and more than mildly amusing and a little scary to listen to the 6th,7th,&8th graders I teach lament the "end of the world" because Barack Obama will be our president. The ridiculousness of it all is that they are just regurgitating their parents' claptrap.
And so.....view the countdown below, I'm takin' that day off so that I can be as happy as ever and not have to hide it and watch all the pomp and circumstance.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
ohGodohGodohGodohGodohGodohGodohGodohGodohGodohGod
According to the big widgetty thing on MSNBC: Live Results Available in 17 hours and 22 minutes.
I am in a panic. I think the only reason I'll be able to sleep is that I'm exhausted. I'm really worried about the outcome. I think my main prayer is that it's a fair election. I don't want there to be any question.
Spent the weekend at youth convention. There were so many really really good speakers. One in particular made me so so so sad because he talked about his younger brothers starving to death. His older brother was tired of fighting for food so one morning Thomas woke up and his older brother had left. Thomas also talked about how Catholic Relief Services "tricked" him into going to school. He had to stay a bit to get a snack. Then he had to stay a bit longer to get lunch. The whole crowd at convention gave him a standing "o" when he announced that he had just achieved a master's degree.
And then. Oh God. And then. He told us that when he's talking in schools he often gets invited to lunch. At the end of lunch, when he sees how much food is wasted he has to find a place to cry. That choked me up, made me weepy. Our kids (at school) waste so much food.
I am in a panic. I think the only reason I'll be able to sleep is that I'm exhausted. I'm really worried about the outcome. I think my main prayer is that it's a fair election. I don't want there to be any question.
Spent the weekend at youth convention. There were so many really really good speakers. One in particular made me so so so sad because he talked about his younger brothers starving to death. His older brother was tired of fighting for food so one morning Thomas woke up and his older brother had left. Thomas also talked about how Catholic Relief Services "tricked" him into going to school. He had to stay a bit to get a snack. Then he had to stay a bit longer to get lunch. The whole crowd at convention gave him a standing "o" when he announced that he had just achieved a master's degree.
And then. Oh God. And then. He told us that when he's talking in schools he often gets invited to lunch. At the end of lunch, when he sees how much food is wasted he has to find a place to cry. That choked me up, made me weepy. Our kids (at school) waste so much food.
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