Sunday, February 29, 2004

"More Gay Stuff"

Karen DeCoster’s “More Gay Stuff. It’s worth a read.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/29 at 12:10 PM
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They're So Confused

"Fiction becomes fact: II

People, it’s only a TV show.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep. John McHugh are picking a fight with the fictional West Wing over a scene aired Wednesday night in which an aide discussed closing a real-life New York military base, the Associated Press reports.

Clinton, D-N.Y., and McHugh, R-N.Y., fired off a letter to the show’s deputy White House chief of staff, Joshua Lyman, who’s played by Bradley Whitford.

“We are willing to meet with you directly to address any other concerns that you may have,” the pair wrote, before thanking another fictional person on the show for “trying to save Social Security” in a previous episode."

As reported in The Arizona Republic online edition.

Your tax dollars at work?

Posted by John Venlet on 02/29 at 11:59 AM
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In the Spirit

Two, excellent posts by Roderick T. Long.  At least I think they are excellent.  Roderick has been waxing eloquent in regards to religion.  What I find interesting in regards to Roderick’s posts, is, that many Christians will, in all likelihood, be put off by what he has written.  I think that what he has written would be embraced by people with faith.

The posts are titled “Why Jesus is Not God," a title which will definitely raise hackles, and, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Jesus?," a title which will not lower any hackles raised by the first post.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/29 at 08:51 AM
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Buck Up Cowboys and Cowgirls

Imagine my surprise this morning as I read through The Grand Rapids Press and stumbled across the following words uttered by Becky Telzgrow.

"When we were kids and were told that sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never hurt you, we were taught a lie,..."

Reading those words I could only think that my parents were liars.  You see my Mum and Dad would recite the above phrase to me when my feelings were hurt from time to time when I was growing up.  As I grew up, and became cognizant of what the phrase actually means, I knew that my Mum and Dad were attempting to teach me that my self worth was not assailable by kids calling me a name.  Or, I guess I should say I thought I knew since Telzgrow now informs me that my parents were liars.

Now don’t misunderstand me.  Calling someone a name can hurt their feelings, but, if the individual being called a name is supported by their family and has been encouraged in embracing self-esteem, words can never harm.

Telzgrow’s comment, above, was taken from an article titled “No names allowed: ‘Words hurt, and we want kids to know words hurt’." The article was penned to herald the first-ever "No Name-Calling Week."

I am such a dumb ass for trusting my parents, I guess.

Posted by John Venlet on 02/29 at 07:02 AM
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