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Name: Greg
Country: United States
State: Colorado
Birthday: 7/21/1984
Gender: Male
Expertise: Computer Science
Occupation: Student
Industry: Computers (Software)
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Member Since:
1/21/2004
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| I had two people get subscriptions to this Xanga in the last few days.
Apparently the fact that its been dead for 6 months doesn't bother
anyone. I appreciate the gesture, but you should just check out my page here
instead. And you can setup google's homepage to give you links to my
most recent posts by telling it to watch the RSS feed at:
standingoutinthecold.blogspot.com/atom.xml. Its better than going to
this page from your xanga and then following the link to my page. And
you'll be able to see if there is anything new on my blog without ever
visiting it. You can do the same for any blogspot blog -- or just about
any non-xanga blog, for that matter. Another great reason to leave
xanga. If you
need more help setting up the google homepage stuff, let me know.
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| Permanently moved here.
The nice thing is you can still comment if you want, because blogger,
unlike xanga, doesn't require that you be a member to comment.
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| I wrote this poem in English class today. It was originally meant to
talk about how we never learn anything new, because the professor is
talking about things that I learned in Middle School. So, it was
supposed to be about how we're not learning and developing at all. But
instead I think I ended up insulting everyone in my class... but my
friends said it was funny anyway:
"If Charles Darwin could sit in
On my ten o'clock writing class
He might rethink his theory
That the fittest always win"
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| "Day of Silence", "Day of Truth".
I don't think I really like either of these events, although I
understand both. Its great to point out the suffering of a group of
people, we should all be aware of our society's failures so we can
improve upon them. And its great to speak out for what you beleive when
you think its being questioned or marginalized. Its good for everyone
when people exercise their freedom of speech to communiucate their
feelings, beliefs, and frustrations in ways that are meant to
inform, not attack. Yes, homosexuals may feel attacked by people
thinking that homosexuality is wrong. And the Chrsitians in question
may also feel attacked when they are told that they should not be able
to express their views and opinions, or that they are wrong and
'intolerant'. So I think that both events have a valid basis, and both
are legitimate uses of the freedoms this country provides. However, I
don't know that I believe that either is really aimed at improving the
country (or the world at large), and thats what I don't like. It seems
like both groups are just drawing attention to themselves with the goal
of helping their own. Although it seems rather altrustic, I cannot
believe that the "Day of Slience" is aimed at helping everyone who is
marginalized or feels outcast. Its only, as far as I can tell, to try
to get people to accept homosexuals. In the same way, the "Day of
Truth" is not about letting people express their opinions openly, even
when they state that someone else's lifestyle is wrong. Its just about
advertising their viewpoint, and wholly a reactionary event, as the
leaders themselves imply in the article. I'm all for social awareness.
So lets work on improving that. Lets work on teaching people to respect
everyone. Lets work on valuing everyone -- even when we fundamentally
disagree with their lifestyle and beliefs. I agree with the people in
the "Day of Truth" -- I think that homosexuality is wrong, I believe it
is destructive to individuals and culturally, I believe that it is
shameful and immoral. But I don't believe that people should not be
allowed, legally, to be homosexual. I also agree with the people in the
"Day of Slience" -- no one should be treated as a second-class citizen
because of their beliefs, all people should be valued and treated with
respect. In my opinion the last thing that this country needs is more
events that promote a single point of view and incite division and
defensiveness. What we need are events and movements that promote unity
and respect. If you really feel that your point of view is correct,
then you should not be afraid of open discussion, because if it really
is correct then open dialogue will show it to be so. And only through
open dialogue can you ever hope to communicate your beliefs to others.
Sure, having a reactionary event may feel good to the constituency, but
its just going to make everyone else more defensive. You have to be
willing to listen to others before they will listen to you. If you
think you have something to offer the world then the best thing you can
do is be open and accepting, because thats the only way you're going to
be able to share with someone who doesn't already think the same thing
as you. And besides, its better to love people than to condemn them.
Sometimes the best way to love them is to tell them they're wrong, but
not in a way that is self serving or demeaning. And thats about where
we're at right now, on both sides.
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| The most ridiculous thing ever:
"On Friday nights, singles looking for romance, mindless flirting or
just a new friend head over to their neighborhood Wal-Mart where
they're given a big bright bow to attach to their shopping cart or
their shopping basket"
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