'Creationism is child abuse'

We all saw Bill Nye's controversial video about creationism in the classroom. Others, myself included, feel the same way.

Dear Senate, WTF?!?!!

Dear US Senate,

What were you thinking? What reasonable cause is there for not wanting to expand background checks, in order to prevent guns from getting in the hands of those who are unstable or dangerous? Give me a good reason, just one good reason, that you would go against what seems like common sense to most Americans.

US Senate, do you not even remember the twenty precious children at Sandy Hook? Do you not recall their brave teachers? Do you not see their faces flash across your mind as you fall asleep at night, and as you read these gun control bills? What about the innocent movie-goers in Aurora, or those who died in an Oregon mall? What about the high school students at Columbine? What about the university students at Virginia Tech? What about the individuals slain in gun violence every damn day, whose tragedies never make the headlines? What answer, what explanation do you have for the slain and their families?

Today, US Senate, you failed. You failed to take the action supported by the majority of your constituents. You failed to take action that you protect the American people. You failed to be "by the people" and "for the people." Today you showed your true colors, your absolute loyalties. I am gravely disappointed.

Sincerely,
RecoveringChristian

I am pro-nun

Unlike the Vatican and Pope Francis, I believe in nuns. I believe they are just as competent religious leaders as their male counterparts. I even believe nuns should be able to become priests, but that's not why I am pro-nun.

I am pro-nun because a visible group of US nuns believes that being Jesus to the poor is more important that fighting political battles over same-sex marriage and abortion, while the Vatican condemns them for placing people above church dogma. How can any religious group be, as the New York Times put it "too focused on ending social and economic justice?"

If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't have wasted his efforts trying to end abortion or stop same-sex marriage. No. He would crash at Adam and Steve's house after a long day of teaching. He would have game night with Anna and Eve and their children every week. He would grab coffee with the Planned Parenthood staff. He would chill in the inner city with the homeless. Jesus would be at the soup kitchen and the women's shelter every single day. His disciples would be trash collectors, hamburger-flippers, and deadbeat dads.

The nuns are being Christians. They are being Jesus, and the Vatican attempts to shame them for fulfilling their call.

Apologies for my absence

I have been prevented from blogging the past few weeks, and will likely continue to not post for some time, because of things going on in my personal and professional life that require my utmost attention. For those who care, I have declined graduate school for now in lieu of a gap year. This was an exhausting and difficult decision, but I have decided it is the right one. I have also been trying to finish my undergraduate degree with high grades, looking for jobs, making plans for family coming in for commencement, and communicating my future plans with my parents.

I am stressed and mentally drained.