More then Religion

I just got done reading a very long debate over the motion that "America is too religious" and I have some things to say...
Both sides of the debate did a respectable job at presenting their case. The people who were for the motion and under the belief that America is, in fact, too religious, cited many many religious fanatics and their admittedly, crazy practices and the harm they could do on the fabric of our government and our society.
The other side argued that if you look back in history Christians are at the forefront of every positive change in our way of life and that the morals they hold can only do us good.

I think it's interesting that you have so many people willing to speak up for the absence of God in our society and yet the hours/days following 9/11 you had people all over the nation praying, using "God", and repeatedly asking for Him to bless the USA. So I guess in times of crisis it's ok for God to show up, but we apparently don't need Him in every day life.

Tomorrow in class we get to talk about this debate. There's no question in my mind which side the professor is on. He's used the small amount of semester so far to serve up his political agenda on a silver plater and most of the students have looked over the selection and sampled without question. I don't think it's his place to gripe about the President or pass on political beliefs in an English class, but I guess others would argue that I'm crazy. Which is exactly what you can call me for thinking English should be about writing and not about left or right agenda's.

But tomorrow I'm going to enter class and pick over each argument in this debate about religion and I'll get to hear as most of my classmates bow down to the professors beliefs and bash religion and it's place in our society. And while I won't sit there and try to cram my own beliefs down their throats I will try to convey that religion is more then having God's name stamped in prominent places of government, but that it's protection of a higher power.

Granted if belief in this higher power isn't had by all then the effect of even mentioning it is null and void, but if I can convey to them the awesomeness of living for someone who loves you beyond bounds then I will. If I can get the point across that having a close relationship with your creator is like everything good on this earth combined and multiplied by a billion, then I will.
If I can erase the notions of religion that say that God is angry at you or that He hates you because of the sins you commit then I will because He doesn't.

I sat in on a class once where a girl told the teacher that God hates people who get divorced. And I just sat there. I said nothing. I sat and listened as the teacher was astounded and believed everything the girl said. I could have remedied that but I didn't, I could have said, "God doesn't hate those people, He loves them!" but didn't and it's still something I regret, but I'm going to learn from it and move on and no longer sit idle as other notions like that are tossed around.

I've got to go to bed, or else I'll keep writing, but I pray that God gives me the wisdom and right words to say throughout the rest of this semester in this class so that I can leave a lasting impression for good and cause everyone to walk away wanting more of God.

Boobies and STD's

I went to the most hillbilly festival ever yesterday. It was called "Hoorah for Harriemen" (Harriemen being the place)One booth we passed had a big sign on the front that read "Buckets for Boobies" :) the picture of it now serves as my cellphone wallpaper.

In other news...
I'm among the many who have cultivated fame over YouTube and my fame is spreading even further...my sister in law showed a video Dayton and I made last year for youth in one of her classes and it garnered a lot of laughs so here's a re-run for your enjoyment...

blog for the love of GOD!

Ok so today marks my last first day of school...You'll get it in a second.
Emotions are mixed because I love school and it's varying schedule-how everyday is different and I extra love the fact that my work out is built into my everyday.
For example I'll walk close to four miles a day with a 10 pound backpack-you can't beat that. haha

At the same time-I hate with a capital T ;) the stress of signing up for classes and the endless rigamorol that all campus personell are trained to put each student through. Soon I'll be rid of all that and I'll definitely be a more relaxed person for it.

I get myself pumped up for life beyond school by thinking of all the time I'll have to learn things on my own without tests and homework. I look forward to the days of lazy bookstore browsing where I will sit thumbing through pages careful not to spill my latte and think back fondly to all the late nights spent frazzily (birth of a new word!) staring at a computer screen.

I'll have a college degree to hold over people's heads and when I spell something wrong they'll have something more lofty to hold over mine (and YOU have a degree in English pfft!) I will be certifyably able to rhetoric (birth of a new verb!) and write with the best of them haha and throw Chaucer in their face when they rebuttle, "Of harmes two the less is for to chose!"

Yes, I am now light years more excited then I was thanks to this little diatribe. And so I am off with my bouquet of newly sharpened pencils and eraser-y-smelling school supplies to what will prove to be the greastest year in my scholastic career.

....Mmm.....

Energy drinks don't seem to have an affect on me.
However last wednesday night i drank an entire rockstar and instead of energizing me it seemed to weaken my "awkward filter"
I found myself in so many conversations saying things i would never normally say out loud and standing there in complete silence afterward not even trying to rescue the moment and on top of all that i stood there knowing what was going on and didn't care.

That's so unlike me. If there's one thing i hate it's non-funny awkwardness and to manufacture a moment like that and not even care is so unlike me-like-i've-already-said.

I told someone this later on and she replyed, "so basically you had a big tall glass of liquid courage" which she may have borrowed from a movie i don't know, all i know is i'm never drinking one of those again.
not because of the awkward filter malfunction but mainly because of the stomach pains :)

Thanks for reading!

Team Israel

I think Chik-fil-A should change their name to "Chik-lightning-fil-a" cause they are SUPER fast, and of course, very good.

Speaking of SUPER i am SUPER excited about camp. I think heading a group of teenagers to a camp hours away for a week of growing closer together and closer to God is one of the greatest summertime activities and i'm happy to be a part of it.

The rivalries have already started between cabins and let me just lay down the law by saying that my cabin is going to dominate the song competition so...now that we've got that in writing just be-ware.

haha and that is all.

YO

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are beautiful, thanks for reading.

EAO

If I would have thought about it before hand, going to the social security office to change my name would have produced very different results…Fun, Funny, Witty, Awesome-all viable middle names and great to pull out when someone doubts you

“Oh yeah, well Fun is my middle name!”

Alas, the friends episode when Phoebe legally uses “banana-hamock” was the last thing on my mind and I’m still rocking the same-old same-old just with a different last name.

BUT believe you me, there would be some serious funny behind any of those middle names. And to play that card whenever a situation calls for it would be pretty freakin awesome…

“You think that’s awesome? I don’t and I should know, cause Awesome is my middle name.”