When negativity starts to run rampant throughout your mind, stop to take notice of your blessings.
Things I am thankful for right now:
The dogs that I got to pet at the YMCA 5k.
The emails that I get from my wife
The reconnection with an old friend over music
The awesome family dinner on my dad's birthday
That Marty Estes overcame his hospital visit a while back
That my extended family has grown again
That God sees through my failures
The quesadillas at Market Street Fountain
That hockey season is almost here
The Beatles albums
Ah, feeling better already.
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I Don't Know What Amazes Me More...
...that Teen #1 will kick over a drink and then stand up and walk away.
or
that Teen #2 will walk in and stand in a puddle of Sprite without doing anything about it because, "hey, I didn't kick it over."
or
that Teen #2 will walk in and stand in a puddle of Sprite without doing anything about it because, "hey, I didn't kick it over."
The Reviews Are In!
See what others are saying about JeremyStreet.com!
"This is the best site on the internet, you are such a smart boy" - Jeremy's mom
"It isnt the worst site Ive ever seen" - Jeremy himself
"Stop looking at me, you are creeping me out" - lady in line at Walmart
"This is the best site on the internet, you are such a smart boy" - Jeremy's mom
"It isnt the worst site Ive ever seen" - Jeremy himself
"Stop looking at me, you are creeping me out" - lady in line at Walmart
It Aint Easy Being Green
So here we are, a million cars idling in line as we wait for our emissions test. Oh The Irony.
The King Of Pop Has Me Thinking
So tonight I watched Michael Jackson's This Is It.
Yes, he was eccentric and maybe he did or didn't have a whole host of personal problems. I don't care to get into all of that. All I know is that I've always loved watching the man move.
So tonight I grabbed This Is It from the redbox and settled in to catch a last glimpse of his iconic dance moves. I was also excited to get that rare peek at all the hard work that goes into creating a show of this magnatude.
I started the movie eager and excited, but by the end of the movie...
I was just so sad.
It hit me about 3/4 of the way through the movie when Michael started talking about how much he loved the Earth. The sadness wasn't about environmentalism but something else.
Michael started passionately talking about how much he loved the planet and especially trees. A pretty amazing video was made of a little girl in a rain forest. It was supposed to be played in the background while he peformed one of his songs, Ive already forgotten which one.
At one point he said something along the lines of "the Earth is sick, like it has a fever, and we can't sit around and wait for someone else to fix it, we can't wait for the government, who is the government?, it is up to each of us." He went on to say something else to the effect of "at this rate, 4 years from now irreversible damage will have been done. We have to heal the Earth and give it to our children."
And that is when the sadness came over me.
He wanted so bad to inspire people to "heal the world" and his passion for it was evident here and again at the very end of the movie. He also fully expected that 4 years from now he would be here see it happen.
And of course, he won't be.
So tonight the King of Pop has me questioning and searching, turning my life over and over in my mind.
Will I be here in 4 years? It is such a short amount of time, surely I will be. But is there any guarantee?
What am I passionate about? Am I living a passionate life?
What fears do I need to slay? Isn't my life too precious to be held captive by fear?
I should dance more.
What are the things that I want to or need to do but keep putting off? Let's not say "oh we will do that next month or next year or 4 years from now."
My very wise friend and band mate once sang to God,
"I woke up this morning, this beautiful morning, ready to meet the day..., so speak into this day, a beautiful Monday, a treasure that's perfect for me, may it be a hard lesson or obvious blessing, I'll just have to wait and see..., This is the life, what a beautiful life, it keeps getting better with time..., and the best part is while yesterday was lovely, every new day turns out to be the best day of my life, I want to be nearer to you today than I've ever been before"
and suddenly some of my joy is restored. If you could use this as inspiration, send me a message and I will see about getting this song to you.
Feast on God's grace and live the life that He has given to you.
I love you all
Let's Trade Links!
So Im changing things up and when I switched blog templates I lost some info that I had put in there. If you want a link on my blog I'd be happy to trade links! Leave a comment, send me a link to your site/blog, and link up to http://www.jeremystreet.com/
also, this is Skipper, my dog-in-law:
how cute is that pup?
also, this is Skipper, my dog-in-law:
how cute is that pup?
The Question Echoes On
Jesus is the authority, and it's basically all a matter of perspective. As the heavens are higher than the earth, His ways are higher than ours.
I was reading about this great storm and how terrified these men were as they were being tossed about in their boat (Mark 4:35-40). The greatest part was that the storm that made them panic made Jesus drowsy. What put fear in their eyes put Him to sleep. What they felt was a tomb, He felt was a cradle.
Then He gets up, tells the wind and water to be still and then there is a perfect calm.
They had asked, "dont you care if we drown?!" Of course He cared, but He had a different perspective. He saw the storm as a little shower. One that He was in complete control of.
He replies, "Do you still have no faith!"
...even today the question echoes on...
I was reading about this great storm and how terrified these men were as they were being tossed about in their boat (Mark 4:35-40). The greatest part was that the storm that made them panic made Jesus drowsy. What put fear in their eyes put Him to sleep. What they felt was a tomb, He felt was a cradle.
Then He gets up, tells the wind and water to be still and then there is a perfect calm.
They had asked, "dont you care if we drown?!" Of course He cared, but He had a different perspective. He saw the storm as a little shower. One that He was in complete control of.
He replies, "Do you still have no faith!"
...even today the question echoes on...
Why We Have To Watch Crap Movies.
[Or Why I Won't Be Seeing Watchmen]
Ladies and gentlemen. This may be seen as an oversimplification but I submit to you a simple tenet: if we keep going to the movie theaters in droves to watch crap movies, thus making crap movie producing people rich, we will do nothing but perpetuate the crap movie market.
If you are happy with the steady stream of flicks that appeal to the baser undersides of our human nature, then feel free to disregard this post. As for me, I feel like I'm being made a fool of everytime I see how much money some of these movies yank out of our pockets. We easily shell out $10 at a time for the sake of 2 hours in front of the silver screen all the while being happily deluded.
My case in point is G4TV's review of Watchmen. This paragraph sums things up the best:
The paragraph that stands out the most to me from pluggedinonline.com's review was this:
We are stooges and the blockbuster makers know how to take advantage of us accordingly. Although, it isn't really taking advantage if we blindly and willingly follow, movie in and movie out. I guess that is what has me thinking the most right now.
G4's Full Watchmen Review
Plugged In Online's Full Review
I highly recommend bookmarking http://www.pluggedinonline.com/ This site reviews popular movies and breaks them down into content levels. They will let you know plot direction, violent content, sexual content, spiritual content, language, and more. The reviews are balanced and well written. I can't begin to describe how much I've been saved by not going out to see things that would violate my personal ethics and how much money I've saved by not going out and seeing crap movies that would needlessly violate my wallet. Check it out and I think that you too will find it to be a useful oar as you glide across the sea of entertainment.
Ladies and gentlemen. This may be seen as an oversimplification but I submit to you a simple tenet: if we keep going to the movie theaters in droves to watch crap movies, thus making crap movie producing people rich, we will do nothing but perpetuate the crap movie market.
If you are happy with the steady stream of flicks that appeal to the baser undersides of our human nature, then feel free to disregard this post. As for me, I feel like I'm being made a fool of everytime I see how much money some of these movies yank out of our pockets. We easily shell out $10 at a time for the sake of 2 hours in front of the silver screen all the while being happily deluded.
My case in point is G4TV's review of Watchmen. This paragraph sums things up the best:
If there is one weakness in the cast, it’s the performance of Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre. Akerman’s performance sums up the entire movie -- great to look at, but hollow. Granted, I don’t think she was given great material to work with as her character’s dialogue seemed flat. However, she didn’t do anything with what she was given, especially considering that her relationship with Doctor Manhattan is central to the emotional core of the film. She’s undeniably hot, however, and you get to see her naked.
The paragraph that stands out the most to me from pluggedinonline.com's review was this:
An old-school female superhero kisses another woman. The two are later found dead in bed together, the words "lesbian whores" scrawled in blood across the walls. A male superhero is a sadist. A villain is said to be a masochist who follows superheroes around, begging to be beaten.
That's the tame stuff. Watchmen put the "graphic" in "graphic novel" when it was released piecemeal in 1986 and '87. It's as bloody a comic book as you'll likely see, and it, as Slate reports, "helped kick off a decadent death spiral that would see adolescent violence peddled as adult content full of rape, murder and corpse-burning."
We are stooges and the blockbuster makers know how to take advantage of us accordingly. Although, it isn't really taking advantage if we blindly and willingly follow, movie in and movie out. I guess that is what has me thinking the most right now.
G4's Full Watchmen Review
Plugged In Online's Full Review
I highly recommend bookmarking http://www.pluggedinonline.com/ This site reviews popular movies and breaks them down into content levels. They will let you know plot direction, violent content, sexual content, spiritual content, language, and more. The reviews are balanced and well written. I can't begin to describe how much I've been saved by not going out to see things that would violate my personal ethics and how much money I've saved by not going out and seeing crap movies that would needlessly violate my wallet. Check it out and I think that you too will find it to be a useful oar as you glide across the sea of entertainment.
Happy New Years
James Agate
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
Bill Vaughan
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
Charles Lamb
New Year's Day is every man's birthday
G. K. Chesterton
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. Unless a man starts on the strange assumption that he has never existed before, it is quite certain that he will never exist afterwards. Unless a man be born again, he shall by no means enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
and my annual favorite from Mark Twain:
New Year's Day--Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.
We shall also reflect pleasantly upon how we did the same old thing last year about this time. However, go in, community. New Year's is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls, and humbug resolutions, and we wish you to enjoy it with a looseness suited to the greatness of the occasion.
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
Bill Vaughan
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
Charles Lamb
New Year's Day is every man's birthday
G. K. Chesterton
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. Unless a man starts on the strange assumption that he has never existed before, it is quite certain that he will never exist afterwards. Unless a man be born again, he shall by no means enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
and my annual favorite from Mark Twain:
New Year's Day--Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.
We shall also reflect pleasantly upon how we did the same old thing last year about this time. However, go in, community. New Year's is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls, and humbug resolutions, and we wish you to enjoy it with a looseness suited to the greatness of the occasion.
Merry Christmas
Luke 2:1-20
The Birth of Jesus 1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels 8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
The Birth of Jesus 1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels 8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
The Religion Of Homer Simpson. Prayer And Magic.
taken from The Gospel According To The Simpsons by Mark I. Pinsky
"In Homer, we find still another form of Protestant Christianity. He is one of the best examples of what sociologists call folk religion. He is the kind of religious person who goes to church regularly, but is in reality more into a religio-magic belief system than anything that resembles biblical Christianity.
For Homer, God is like a parachute that he hopes he never has to use, but He wants God to be there, just in case. When Homer is in deep trouble he turns to God and begs for miracles, but when miracles do happen, they do not make him into a man of faith or deep moral convictions. Once a crisis has passed, Homer's thinking about God is over. God, for him, is somebody you bargain with in times of trouble, making all kinds of promises to change which are never lived out, if God will just deliver on a needed miracle.
The anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, in his book Magic, Religion, and Science, explains some key differences between religion and magic. Magic, he says, is an attempt to manipulate spiritual forces so that the supplicant gets what he or she wants, whereas in pure religion the individual surrenders to spiritual forces so that those forces [God] can do through him or her what those forces desire. Given these definitions, Homer is certainly into magic rather than religion.
Do not go too hard on Homer Simpson because more people in our churches are where he is than any of us in the mainline denominations want to acknowledge. If you ask probing questions, you will quickly learn that most church members are into some form of religio-magic Christianity. For instance, I remember my Sunday School teacher telling me that when I was a boy that, if I wanted my prayers to be answered, I had to be sure that I ended them with the right words - "In Jesus' name, Amen." Without that magic formula I was told I would be unlikely to get my desired results. My teacher led me to believe in a petty God who could look down on people begging for help and say, "I really would love to meet your needs but you didn't give the proper ending." God, for Homer, is a great Santa Claus in the sky who gives people what they want if they just remember to state things with the proper incantation.
Prayer, for Homer, is not a time of intimate communication with God. Instead, it is something you do when you can't get what you want on your own.
Church, for Homer, has nothing to do with worship. Its value lies in the fact that it teaches moral lessons to his children. Homer wants his children in church every Sunday, not so much to express gratitude to God for the blessings of life, but to receive lectures on what is right and wrong. He believes, as do most people who are into the folk religion of our society, that those who learn from these moral lectures and do what is right will go to heaven, and that those others who on Judgement Day discover that the bad they have done outweighs the good, will go to hell."
I have 2 thoughts:
1. Homer Simpson is ridiculous
2. I am too much like Homer Simpson
"In Homer, we find still another form of Protestant Christianity. He is one of the best examples of what sociologists call folk religion. He is the kind of religious person who goes to church regularly, but is in reality more into a religio-magic belief system than anything that resembles biblical Christianity.
For Homer, God is like a parachute that he hopes he never has to use, but He wants God to be there, just in case. When Homer is in deep trouble he turns to God and begs for miracles, but when miracles do happen, they do not make him into a man of faith or deep moral convictions. Once a crisis has passed, Homer's thinking about God is over. God, for him, is somebody you bargain with in times of trouble, making all kinds of promises to change which are never lived out, if God will just deliver on a needed miracle.
The anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, in his book Magic, Religion, and Science, explains some key differences between religion and magic. Magic, he says, is an attempt to manipulate spiritual forces so that the supplicant gets what he or she wants, whereas in pure religion the individual surrenders to spiritual forces so that those forces [God] can do through him or her what those forces desire. Given these definitions, Homer is certainly into magic rather than religion.
Do not go too hard on Homer Simpson because more people in our churches are where he is than any of us in the mainline denominations want to acknowledge. If you ask probing questions, you will quickly learn that most church members are into some form of religio-magic Christianity. For instance, I remember my Sunday School teacher telling me that when I was a boy that, if I wanted my prayers to be answered, I had to be sure that I ended them with the right words - "In Jesus' name, Amen." Without that magic formula I was told I would be unlikely to get my desired results. My teacher led me to believe in a petty God who could look down on people begging for help and say, "I really would love to meet your needs but you didn't give the proper ending." God, for Homer, is a great Santa Claus in the sky who gives people what they want if they just remember to state things with the proper incantation.
Prayer, for Homer, is not a time of intimate communication with God. Instead, it is something you do when you can't get what you want on your own.
Church, for Homer, has nothing to do with worship. Its value lies in the fact that it teaches moral lessons to his children. Homer wants his children in church every Sunday, not so much to express gratitude to God for the blessings of life, but to receive lectures on what is right and wrong. He believes, as do most people who are into the folk religion of our society, that those who learn from these moral lectures and do what is right will go to heaven, and that those others who on Judgement Day discover that the bad they have done outweighs the good, will go to hell."
I have 2 thoughts:
1. Homer Simpson is ridiculous
2. I am too much like Homer Simpson
Sometimes Life Is Like This
You get to go see your favorite band. But you have to stand behind the guy with the big fro and you kinda wish you had just stayed home. Sometimes life is like that.
Atheist Christmas Ads
Atheism is looking more and more like organized religion, which is both interesting and absurd. This is the second article this week that I've seen about atheist who are organizing and trying to promote or spread their message in one way or another.
Usa Today reports that ads saying, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week, sponsored by The American Humanist Association.
Usa Today reports that ads saying, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week, sponsored by The American Humanist Association.
Action Figure Paintings
If you were a boy growing up in the 80's then you absolutely must go see Robert Burden's paintings. His site is HERE.
I especially recommend the Voltron and the Battle Cat.
I especially recommend the Voltron and the Battle Cat.
Alpine Hero. I Can See My House From Here.
I climbed a 55 foot alpine tower today and now I feel awesome.
If you are in Nashville, go to the YMCA's Camp Widjiwagan and climb that thing as soon as possible. You will feel like Spiderman, James Bond, Indiana Jones, and your favorite athlete all at the same time.
If you are in Nashville, go to the YMCA's Camp Widjiwagan and climb that thing as soon as possible. You will feel like Spiderman, James Bond, Indiana Jones, and your favorite athlete all at the same time.
I'm Not An Eco-Freak, Really!
Ok, so maybe I am a little bit, but not like Al Gore or anything...
Anyway, I thought this was interesting and worth passing on:
You can help to educate people who you see tossing trash from a vehicle or something falling from an unsecured truck load by reporting the following information online at http://www.stoplitter.org/ .
Provide the following information: License plate number (Tennessee plates only), Type and make of the vehicle, Day and time the incident occurred, Location where the incident occurred , and the type of item tossed or blown from the vehicle
The owner of the vehicle will receive a letter from the State of TN informing them that a concerned citizen (does not give your name) reported them littering. The letter informs him/her the law that was broken, the cost of the fine if caught by an officer and the harm the litter does to our environment and communities.
Anyway, I thought this was interesting and worth passing on:
You can help to educate people who you see tossing trash from a vehicle or something falling from an unsecured truck load by reporting the following information online at http://www.stoplitter.org/ .
Provide the following information: License plate number (Tennessee plates only), Type and make of the vehicle, Day and time the incident occurred, Location where the incident occurred , and the type of item tossed or blown from the vehicle
The owner of the vehicle will receive a letter from the State of TN informing them that a concerned citizen (does not give your name) reported them littering. The letter informs him/her the law that was broken, the cost of the fine if caught by an officer and the harm the litter does to our environment and communities.
Obey Your Media: Obama trumps sexy woman
So we are less than 2 weeks away from the big Presidential Election and I've been hearing a lot of conservatives complain about liberal media ripping McCain apart while putting Obama on a cushy pedestal. Quite frankly I got a little tired of hearing this over and over.
But then I went to Walmart today and something really stood out to me as I was walking down the magazine aisle. At least 7 different magazines had Obama's face plastered across the cover. Everywhere I looked, Obama was staring back at me. He was on the cover of everything from Rolling Stone to magazines about Entrepreneurship to men's interest and everything in between.
Obama had taken the place of the rock star and the sexy woman on these magazine covers. It should be noted that not a single magazine cover on the whole wall sported McCain's mug.
This in itself is amazing and enough to think about. However, I don't mean this to be overly political.
What really has me thinking the most is the question of who controls the media exactly? When you read as much as I do, listen to as much music as I do, watch tv and movies, and go to hockey games or other sporting events, you are bombarded with messages, advertisements, etc. Literally millions and maybe billions of suggestions per week subtly flirting with my conscious.
Am I even thinking for myself anymore? Are we really making our own decisions here? So many questions...
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follow up:
I was talking with some of my teens today about the election and they were all talking about how great Obama is. One particular part of the conversation went like this:
teen: Sarah Palin is so stupid. It would be awful if she became President. She is always saying dumb stuff.
me: So you would be cool with Joe Biden as the next President?
teen: Who? I don't know who that is.
This is what happens when your ideals are shaped by the cast of Saturday Night Live.
But then I went to Walmart today and something really stood out to me as I was walking down the magazine aisle. At least 7 different magazines had Obama's face plastered across the cover. Everywhere I looked, Obama was staring back at me. He was on the cover of everything from Rolling Stone to magazines about Entrepreneurship to men's interest and everything in between.
Obama had taken the place of the rock star and the sexy woman on these magazine covers. It should be noted that not a single magazine cover on the whole wall sported McCain's mug.
This in itself is amazing and enough to think about. However, I don't mean this to be overly political.
What really has me thinking the most is the question of who controls the media exactly? When you read as much as I do, listen to as much music as I do, watch tv and movies, and go to hockey games or other sporting events, you are bombarded with messages, advertisements, etc. Literally millions and maybe billions of suggestions per week subtly flirting with my conscious.
Am I even thinking for myself anymore? Are we really making our own decisions here? So many questions...
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follow up:
I was talking with some of my teens today about the election and they were all talking about how great Obama is. One particular part of the conversation went like this:
teen: Sarah Palin is so stupid. It would be awful if she became President. She is always saying dumb stuff.
me: So you would be cool with Joe Biden as the next President?
teen: Who? I don't know who that is.
This is what happens when your ideals are shaped by the cast of Saturday Night Live.
Follow Up To The Qu'ran Recall
G4tv.com reports "it looks like Sony might have been trying to avoid a backlash that never would have come. What do you think: Is it better to be safe than sorry? Or should Sony have just ridden out any potential backlash?"
The report includes this interesting quote:
"M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., head of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said:
Muslims cannot benefit from freedom of expression and religion and then turn around and ask that anytime their sensibilities are offended that the freedom of others be restricted... The free market allows for expression of disfavor by simply not purchasing a game that may be offensive..."
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The conversations taking place in the 'comments' section are interesting and worth taking a few minutes to read through.
The report includes this interesting quote:
"M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., head of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said:
Muslims cannot benefit from freedom of expression and religion and then turn around and ask that anytime their sensibilities are offended that the freedom of others be restricted... The free market allows for expression of disfavor by simply not purchasing a game that may be offensive..."
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The conversations taking place in the 'comments' section are interesting and worth taking a few minutes to read through.
Qua'ran Quote Causes Worldwide Recall
g4tv.com reports that Sony is recalling PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet across the actual planet. The reason for the recall:
"During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur'an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offense that this may have caused." Sony said in a short statement.
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Wow, watch this major corporation jump to it in an effort not to upset the Muslim community. Is this respect, fear, tolerance, or something else?
The question that I found myself asking was, "would we take half of these measures to show tolerance or respect for Christian teachings?" And why or why not?
"During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur'an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offense that this may have caused." Sony said in a short statement.
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Wow, watch this major corporation jump to it in an effort not to upset the Muslim community. Is this respect, fear, tolerance, or something else?
The question that I found myself asking was, "would we take half of these measures to show tolerance or respect for Christian teachings?" And why or why not?
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