i've had some embarrassing things happen while i'm "exercising":
- i've slipped and fallen during a cartwheel (wet grass and sandals don't mix!)
- i've had the arm of the elliptical machine hit me while i'm trying to drink water (splash!)
- i've tripped and gotten a serious floor burn in front of my whole gym class
but THE most embarrassing thing ever was this morning:
the tv closest to me was set to cbc, and they were talking with david halton who is touring around speaking on "the rise of the religious right in u.s. politics." incidentally, he is speaking at trinity college tonight and tomorrow night. he shared that about 80% of white evangelicals voted for george w. bush (why didn't black evangelicals? is it because they're generally poorer and care more about social programs? shouldn't white people care about that, too?!?!?)
some swing issues:
pro: teaching creationism in schools
con: teaching about contraception in schools, and foreign aid
yaaaay. toss in gay marriage and abortion and we're really cookin'. so, today, i'm frustrated with those who claim to speak for me. and (though i'm not sure i can blame them) i'm also frustrated with the pundits who keep reminding me.
maybe it's time to speak for myself. and not just on a stupid blog.
3 comments:
Blogs aren't stupid...people read them. Sometimes all we can do is talk with people who are willing to talk and listen.
I am frustrated too.
Though I, too, am extremely frustrated with these issues - my comment is slightly less, what's the word? politial?
How did the fact that David Halton was on CBC become such an embarassing situation? Am I missing something?
PS - why not teach evolution in school? why can't evolution be God's way of "creating" us? People who don't see that science and the Bible can complement each other REALLY don't give God enough credit.
i felt like i was wearing a big sign that said "evangelical" and was scared people would glare at me and start throwing things. i was mortified that i fit (loosely) in the same category as these people.
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