A few days ago, I was driving a friend and myself to see "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (it's a downer, btw) at a theatre in Pasadena. As we drove down Colorado Boulevard, the following song was blasting from my iPod:
I apologize for not being able to locate the entire song but I think from the little bit you hear, you can tell it's a song of a fairly Christian nature. Despite the fact that I'm a non-believer I enjoy listening to it and suggested to my friend that there were several reasons I could enjoy it despite being atheist:
a) because the music is damned good-upbeat house with a solid melody and
b) because, despite the religious nature of the song, it has an uplifting positive message that, regardless of my non-believer nature, makes me feel good to hear.
"doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, young old ANY color of the rainbow He will ALWAYS be there for you!"
My friend agreed and we had a little chat about how unfortunate it was for people to deny themselves the ability to appreciate different belief systems and other ways of viewing the world.
Now, you may ask where I'm going with this. Just what does this have to do with the gubernatorial election in Kentucky?
Well you can just follow me below the fold and I'll 'splain where I'm going.
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