Hi everyone.
By now you’ve probably read one (or both) of the posts which recently posted on my blog. If you haven’t, go ahead and scroll down a bit. You’ll know which ones I’m talking about. 
You’ll also notice that I’ve closed comments on both posts. If anyone has anything to say, I’d like them to appear here rather than on one of the partisan posts.
You may be wondering why I would write two pieces about a highly controversial issue in this way — including some happy fun name-calling at the end. It’s been an interesting week for me reading the news: while I do have my own views on abortion and reproductive rights, I felt inundated by such polarization on both sides of the proverbial aisle. It made me realize (especially after my post from a few days ago where I expressed my own belief system) that I — and many of us — are quite moderate in our beliefs, not necessarily carrying the partisan membership card through thick and thin. And that’s okay.
One of my good friends from a recent blogging community happens to be pro-life. She’s also a lesbian. And Pagan. When she was volunteering as a peer-educator for the pro-life movement, she was amazed at the way she was shunned because of her diversity in different areas of her own personal identity. She felt that it was a stupid move to push her away — as there likely are many who share her beliefs on abortion who might not fit a perceived cookie-cutter version of the stereotype.
I’ve met gay Republicans. Muslim supporters of Israel. Atheists who defend the Pledge of Allegiance. Not everyone has to fit into a specific mold. I suppose it’s what makes us all individuals. A nation of individuals. (And yes — in typical Life of Brian fashion, I expect one of you to call out “I’m not!”)
So — please take the previous two blog entries in the context in which they were written. Both sides have a lot of good points. Both sides have their fringe whackjobs. And we have a lot more in common than many may think.
Let the Shiny-bashing begin!
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I’d think the reason you are writing a third post about two previous posts is so that you get yet another two “NEW BLOG POST” tweets posted to Twitter. You simply won’t be satisfied until all of Twitter has been taken over by announcements of new blog posts at Shiny’s Takeout!
I am anxiously anticipating a new post talking about this post talking about the previous two posts so your smiling face doesn’t leave my Twitter feed.
Dave2s last blog post..Escape
Dave2: I’m not saying you’re wrong. Nor am I saying you’re right.
Instead, I’m just using this space to let you know that I’m listening to “Don’t Cry Out Loud” by Melissa Manchester on blip.fm.
Wow! I love that song! Why didn’t you Twitter that Blip?
Dave2s last blog post..Escape
Wait, who the fuck died and why should I care? I don’t watch the news.
Avitables last blog post..The shallow movie critic
I’m confused. Something about hot lesbians and three blog posts in a row? I get all twitchy about political posts so I’ll be over here waxing poetic.
You know how it is. People who take a moderate stance piss others off because most people love to think in black and white. It’s neater, it’s easier, and it may be even more efficient to think in black and whit, but it is often flawed. Let’s face it, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage Christians (like myself) just don’t seem to make sense to some people.
Myclettes last blog post..Musings and Ramblings 6/03/09
I hate people.
But not you, Shiny. You’re my boo.
(OMG hahaha I just wrote that!)
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I’m not!
Finns last blog post..Dear Wednesday: Why Do You Hate Me?
Oh, and always look at the bright side of life…
Finns last blog post..Dear Wednesday: Why Do You Hate Me?
I didn’t find either of your posts incendiary.
Because, you know, I’m not an extremist wack job who prizes issues over my own humanity. In my world, compassion for others come first and then we can politicize the issues all we want.
But, I’m a pro-love thy neighbor Muslimah who loves Jews. So. There. And I may or may not be married to a Muslim man raised in an Arab country that may or may not have tried He-Brew.
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I think it comes down to how much people want to MAKE others do what they thing is right/wrong. It’s one thing to follow a code and it’s another to force others to do the same.
I’m against abortion. But I’m not interested in forcing others to have my view.
I’m against homosexuality. But I’m not interested in forcing others to have my view.
The problem lies in what we have our government decide for everyone what is or isn’t wrong. And I think the gov’t should be as limited as possible and still allow the community to flourish. And that basically means the gov’t should be responsible for roads, national defense, and what 99.9999% of Americans call murder, which is the normal out-in-the-oxygen-human kind of murder. Everything else should be left alone from the government perspective. Let states, communities, organizations, etc handle everything else.
What we are, is a bunch of nosybodies with a lot of extra time on our hands. If we had to go back to plowing the fields, spending 6-8 hours on cooking, cleaning, hunting, providing for ourselves, raising our kids, spending time with our families, and protecting ourselves, we wouldn’t have time to be meddling with other people’s lives.
I think Jesus said it best when he said “Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?”. Speck or beam, doesn’t matter. Spend time on your own faults first before devoting time, money, lobbists to someone else’s faults.
Dang. I should have made this a blog post. Why isn’t there a law against long comments!??!?!?!
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