Yesterday I was at the park with Emmett. I was pushing him in one of the baby swings, and there two girls using the swing next to us. They were sisters, probably around my age, and one of them had her teeny cute baby girl in the swing. Anyway, they were talking about being politically informed. The baby-less sister openly admitted that she had no idea what was going on (much like myself), but that she hated it when people tried to act like they had opinions on things they knew nothing or very little about. And mostly I agreed with her. I eaves-dropped on the rest of their conversation, and they lost all credibility when the sister with a baby said something like this:
'People go crazy and say that Obama's not Christian, that he's the anti-Christ... I think that's going a little far. He's the president of the United States. He's Christian.'
She said it with a "c'mon people" tone of voice; like, he's the president of the US so of course he's Christian, and he's deserves more respect than that. I had trouble not gawking at her and telling her outright that that was the stupidest thing I had ever heard. People like her are the reason we have people in leadership positions that definitely shouldn't be in leadership positions and deciding policies for the 313+ billion citizens of this country. People like her--who have the truth, and therefore the potential and obligation to see through people like Obama--are so disappointing.
But, like I said. I could definitely be more informed. But at least I know I'm not that kind of ignorant.
Anyway, another topic that's been on my mind: have you seen Businessweek's article, How the Mormon's Make Money? It's been pretty controversial. The woman who wrote it isn't just trying to be a pot-stirer, she's trying to invent pots to stir. It paints us in a very eyebrow-raising light, and while it focuses on how good the Church is at making money, that's pretty much where it leaves it, giving a lot of room for speculation. There were some pretty good comments left by members of the Church, and I was really proud of a lot of them. This kind of thing makes me angry, not only because of the obvious, but because I don't always know how to respond. I know what I feel, but not always how to translate that into words. The comments that I read were straightforward, well-composed, and mature. Unlike the cover and attitude of the article.
The Church published a statement--The Church and its Financial Independence--one day before the article was released. It's a commonsense article, and I liked it.
One thing that calms me down a little when this kind of thing happens is remembering that there will always be opposition, and the Church will always come out on top. Remembering Who we look to and comparing Him with ignorant reporters and the even-dimmer people who accept such rubbish puts things back in perspective.
In other, less stressful news, if you're near the US-Canada border or in Northern Europe this weekend, check out the northern lights! Thanks to a "blast of charged solar particles," they should be especially good this weekend.
And need a few new insults? This list is pretty fun. (Just skip succubus, especially if you're reading with kids/don't want to be grossed out.) Now enough of my blatherskitery. Have a good day!
'People go crazy and say that Obama's not Christian, that he's the anti-Christ... I think that's going a little far. He's the president of the United States. He's Christian.'
She said it with a "c'mon people" tone of voice; like, he's the president of the US so of course he's Christian, and he's deserves more respect than that. I had trouble not gawking at her and telling her outright that that was the stupidest thing I had ever heard. People like her are the reason we have people in leadership positions that definitely shouldn't be in leadership positions and deciding policies for the 313+ billion citizens of this country. People like her--who have the truth, and therefore the potential and obligation to see through people like Obama--are so disappointing.
But, like I said. I could definitely be more informed. But at least I know I'm not that kind of ignorant.
Anyway, another topic that's been on my mind: have you seen Businessweek's article, How the Mormon's Make Money? It's been pretty controversial. The woman who wrote it isn't just trying to be a pot-stirer, she's trying to invent pots to stir. It paints us in a very eyebrow-raising light, and while it focuses on how good the Church is at making money, that's pretty much where it leaves it, giving a lot of room for speculation. There were some pretty good comments left by members of the Church, and I was really proud of a lot of them. This kind of thing makes me angry, not only because of the obvious, but because I don't always know how to respond. I know what I feel, but not always how to translate that into words. The comments that I read were straightforward, well-composed, and mature. Unlike the cover and attitude of the article.
The Church published a statement--The Church and its Financial Independence--one day before the article was released. It's a commonsense article, and I liked it.
One thing that calms me down a little when this kind of thing happens is remembering that there will always be opposition, and the Church will always come out on top. Remembering Who we look to and comparing Him with ignorant reporters and the even-dimmer people who accept such rubbish puts things back in perspective.
In other, less stressful news, if you're near the US-Canada border or in Northern Europe this weekend, check out the northern lights! Thanks to a "blast of charged solar particles," they should be especially good this weekend.
And need a few new insults? This list is pretty fun. (Just skip succubus, especially if you're reading with kids/don't want to be grossed out.) Now enough of my blatherskitery. Have a good day!
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