Category Archives: Politics

Narnia, Health, and Other Things

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Thanks to those who have commented or emailed or IM’ed me about my health. I’m recovering well and the cranberry juice that my wonderful and devoted husband got me made a huge difference — I was actually able to go for a walk on Friday morning without too much of a problem. My father-in-law was also here so I’ve been well-taken care of in my time of illness. 🙂

My appetite is also starting to return and the nausea is subsiding. I think my body is adjusting to the Lexapro. I’ll probably be seeing my P.A. in a few weeks to talk about continuing it or scrapping it depending on how I feel then.

Narnia
I just finished re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia. I first read them 3 years ago on my way home from Summer Greek and they captivated me then. After all my theology classes, I’m still just starting to understand all the allegory in them. It was good “sickbed” reading and I am still amused that Narnia was sung into being. That is just such a beautiful way of creating a world.

Other Things
To Dick Cheney: Grow up! There are better words to use than “f*ck” to tell someone to go away, especially a high-up member of your rival party. You look like an idiot.

The Pledge of Allegiance

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Court dismisses Pledge case: Atheist father cannot sue over use of ‘Under God’

Are we surprised? NO! The rationale of most of the judges (5 of them) had nothing to do with whether or not it violated the First Amendment — it had to do with the fact that the father has no legal right to speak for his daughter because he does not have custody of her. The others (3 of them) dealt with the First Amendment issue.

Flattened And Feeling Really Crabby

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I’ve gotten a few emails and IM’s about the fact that I haven’t written anything about Ronald Reagan. My reasons:

1.) I have had maybe 10-12 hours of sleep over three nights due to a sick cat (who is doing much better), intense head/neck/back pain (stress and heat — it’s 79F outside but it was 85F in the house before I turned the A/C on when I got home), and other things. Whatever I write would be done in a b*tchy tone and I’d rather save the nasty comments for a time when I can deal with them more effectively than IP banning the commenters.

2.) I have absolutely nothing positive to say about him. He started the financial mishandling of California’s budget, cut education, tripled the deficit with his idiotic policies and tax cuts, and really did nothing of merit in my eyes. (The Cold War stopped because the Soviet Union ran out of money, not because he was a great diplomat as most revisionists would tell you.) I’ll maybe write something when I can actually find something positive he did. (Comments on this entry have been disabled because I don’t feel like dealing with people disputing what I have to say in this paragraph. If you flame me on your page and say that I’m saying this because Reagan was a Republican, I will see to it that you are whipped and dragged to your death throught the streets with people singing comic songs on your grave. Capeche?)

3.) I have had an insane few weeks and barely have the energy to type. Thus, I will go curl up in a corner until the room is cool enough for me to fall asleep. Buh bye.

Death Day

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Jon’s grandmother passed away at 2:00 this morning. Keep Jon and his family in prayer, especially since his dad and aunt are both pastors and have to drop everything to deal with this. (This of course would have to happen during Confirmation weekend for them.) It was sad but it’s been coming for awhile. We’re not flying to LA for the funeral because it’s just going to be a simple graveside service and we also saw her two weeks ago and said our good-byes then.

Oh yeah… Ronald Reagan also died today.

Protest Goes Over the Boundaries

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CNN.Com: Gay supporters denied communion at Chicago Mass; Minnesota Catholics blocked at altar

It’s nice that people are standing up for the rights of others but I really think the Rainbow Sash movement stepped over the bounds. The Mass is for worship, not airing one’s political views. The Chicago cardinal had a right to order that they should be denied communion as it *IS* Church teaching that homosexuality is a sin. If you disagree so fundamentally with the teachings of the RCC, why are you trying to participate in the Eucharist? The priest did the right thing in blessing them but denying them the sacrament as he affirmed their presence there but stood up for his convictions and the convictions of the Church.

On the flip side, the laypeople in Minnesota went too far as it the priest’s decision and not theirs as to who receives the Body and Blood. Kneeling in front of people and preventing them from participating diminishes the authority of the priest.