Letter to my mom as she defends her hateful church

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Thursday April 01, 2010 · 5:35 PM PDT

2010/04/01 · 17:35

My mom belongs to a church that actively organizes against marriage equality. I hung up on her after she told me that I "hate religion." She has told me in the past that I "hate God," as if her church is the equivalent of God.

I almost hope there is a Christian afterlife, because then they can hear how depraved that is from Jesus himself. I don't beleive that is how it works, though.

I just wrote her a letter and I am going to mail it before I change my mind. Here it is:

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80 votes Show Results

Is there hope for humanity?

80 votes Vote Now!

Is there hope for humanity?

Yes, praise Jesus!

22 votes

Hell no

35 votes

only after we save marriage from the scary, "hysterical" people who aren't Christian psychopaths like us

5 votes

don't talk to me, I can't handle this right now

11 votes

I agree with your mother. Up is down, black is white, hate is fine as long as you sit silently, withold disapproval, and declare yourself "neutral" while still showing up for it every week.

7 votes

My Mom is a Democratic machine operative in Boston - here's her explanation

catlover72

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Tuesday January 19, 2010 · 7:50 PM PST

2010/01/19 · 19:50

My mom has been a Democratic machine operative in Boston since the 70's. She knows about Massachusetts politics, and she knows about this election. Here's what she says happened:

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What do you think happened?

6323 votes Vote Now!

What do you think happened?

It's a referendum on OBAMA!!!

1026 votes

It's a referendum on HEALTHCARE!!!

794 votes

It's a referendum on SOCIALISM!!!

429 votes

You're "mom?" Yeah right.

542 votes

A long time machine democrat from Boston may just have something worth listening to.

3532 votes

My letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander

catlover72

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Wednesday October 21, 2009 · 10:55 AM PDT

2009/10/21 · 10:55

I was pretty disgusted to see Sen. Lamar Alexander in the "news" attempting to paint Republicans as the voice of reason - talking Obama down from his foolish, ill conceived plans to eliminate the anti-trust examption for insurance companies and take on Fox News.

from Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senate Republican invoked the memory of the scandal-marred Nixon administration on Wednesday to urge U.S. President Barack Obama: "Don't start an enemies list."

Senator Lamar Alexander told Reuters he sees the Obama White House adopting an attitude similar to that of the Richard Nixon White House four decades ago, that "everybody is against us and we are going to get them."

Alexander cited as examples the Obama administration threatening to strip the insurance industry of its exemption of federal anti-trust laws, "taking names" of bondholders who opposed the auto bailout, its reported aim to "neuter the U.S. Chamber of Commerce," boycotting Fox News Network and "calling out" of others who oppose it.

I wrote this letter - and now that its written I may as well post it. Any suggestions before I send it?

catlover72

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Friday June 12, 2009 · 4:37 PM PDT

2009/06/12 · 16:37

Hi all-

I haven't seen too many book discussions here lately - or maybe I just log in at the wrong times. This evening, before I log on to teach my online Lit and Film class in a few minutes, I have the impulse to share some books that I highly recommend, from several different categories. Two of mine are how-to books; one is a children's book (which admittedly is a classic). I guess I'm not in a high minded literature mood tonight - I'm lecturing on the Western Canon and the definition of Literature tonight, and for some reason that is keeping me from recommending sweeping Epics.

It is not my intention to dominate this diary with my recommendations, however, but rather to invite you to share your recommendations.

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