FCC and the internet

[Michael Haney]

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Odd <iodine at runbox.no> wrote:
> Harold Sawyer wrote:
>> It's all in the world view, I think.
>>
>> As one of those Republican "born again" Christians, I am very active
>> personally helping others in my community improve their lives.  I have
>> always volunteered tons of my time on a weekly basis (not bragging,
>> but just putting things in perspective).  I often see the "other side"
>> wanting to use the government to take from their neighbor and help
>> those in need, so they can feel good and do nothing personally.
>>
>> It's all in the world view.
>
> Yep, but in the world view, Republicans and "born again" Christians
> DO look like uncaring bastards, due to what's exposed in the media.
>
> It's great that you're volunteering time. Btw, "helping those in need"
> is exactly what your government should be doing. By definition they
> DO need help. It's just as legitimate using one's wallet to help
> people in need as volunteering time.
>

I've gone overboard in my comments in the past but in general it how I
feel about thing.  This is a touchy subject for me because my life was
almost destroyed because of the Christian church.  Which in turn is
why I'm so hard on Republicans and Conservatives, of which their
majority is Christian, or at least they claim to be Christian.
Basically, the church turned my wife, now my ex, into a nutcase.  So
much so that even her own family turned their backs on her for a long
time.  My life with her was a painful one, I watched the woman I loved
become someone who expressed pride in being "Born Again", yet became
someone who was unpleasant to be around for too long.  It wasn't just
her, our entire church was like that and the politics and infighting
was tearing it apart from the inside.  I got out of the church and
things got worse from there.  Eventually my wife and I separated and
divorced two years ago.

Basically, I watched as my church and most of the Christian church in
this country abandon reason for madness.  Interestingly enough, the
Bible itself warns about this sort of thing.  The total abandonment of
reason and compassion.

I have a unique personal perspective on the direction the Christian
church has been heading for a good long while.  Its a direction that
leads it away from the teachings they preach so vehemently and towards
something that's inherently "evil".  Go to any major restaurant on a
Sunday afternoon when church goers flock for lunch after morning
services.  Their behavior, for people who supposedly "Walk with God"
is absolutely abominable.  They focus too much on religion and not
enough on being decent human beings.

This is why I'm against "most" Republicans and Conservatives because I
know how they think and act.  I'm glad I got out of the church when I
did.  I know not every Christian has become a raving lunatic, and not
every church has lost sight of what's really important, but they're a
small minority these days.

-- 
Michael "TheZorch" Haney
thezorch at gmail.com
http://thezorch.googlepages.com/home
Twitter: TheZorch | Skype: thezorch
AIM: thezorch at gmail.com | Yahoo IM: zorchhaney
ICQ: 343230252 | GoogleTalk: thezorch
MSN Messeger: haneymichael at hotmail.com
Free Your PC from the Bondage of Windows http://www.ubuntu.com