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Why Do I Write This Blog???

The easiest (and probably the most honest) answer to that question is: I don't know. It all started in the summer of 2005, when I went to Crawford, Texas ( a.k.a. the home of the prez's ranch, a.k.a. the home of Camp Casey) to support Cindy Sheehan. I wanted the world to know that, contrary to what one could read in the mainstream media, the peace movement was alive and well and large numbers of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. I wanted people to know that thousands of Americans were willing to travel to Texas and tolerate the heat, humidity, and bugs in order to support a grieving mother whose new purpose was to shine a light on the lies that led to the war and to bring home our troops so that no other mother would have to know the pain that she felt.

Over time, this blog has become more of an exploration of who I am, my spirituality, and how life works. I love life's complexities, exploring the shades of gray. I want to, as Rainier Maria Rilke said,

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Maybe my blog is just one big question about what is needed in order for people to take the time to love and cherish each other and our earth. Maybe someday, I will "live along some distant day into the answer."

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on my journey. I welcome you to share yours with me

 

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

What the Hell???

Oh, and I thought that W was doing some damaging work in this world. Well, he is. And so are the people leading Jesus Camp

It tears me apart to see beautiful little creatures being harmed in this way. They are too young to know that they are being brainwashed. They are not yet able to make these choices. We need to be teaching our youth how to love, get along with others, and most of all, think for themselves.

I was in a cult when I was in my late teens/early 20's. It took years to heal from it. I feel like throwing up right now.

As Nathan at Michael's work said about the above video:

I think someone tried this once in Germany a few decades ago . . . Yeah I'm pretty sure I've seen film about young, blonde boys and girls worshiping some guy - going through some type of righteous indignation training of some sort . . . . I don't remember how it ended though . . .

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posted by Carol at 9:21 AM

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