These Times They are a Changin'

Disclaimer: I don't necessarily think I have all the answers. But, the times are a changin', and I actually think about war and the world condition. For my daughter's sake, for my career sake, for the health of my soul and the betterment of civilization, I think about these things. To move toward a place of lessening suffering, to lessen belief and increase the reality that there is a God who cares for us: I THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

"We should be challenging not only their terrorist tactics, but their ideology, which leads them to kill in the name of religion." -Donald Rumsfeld on the renaming of the 'war on terror' to the 'war on extremism."

One of my buddies at work pulled me to his computer screen yesterday to show me the press release of the war on terror's new name. My first, instant thought was, "Great, bring it home to our own turf and give those who don't think like us even more reason to hate us." Thank You President Bush.

The leader who told us we would fight the war on "their turf" to avoid bringing it here, has in one fell swoop given the so-called enemy even more reason to try to hit us at home.

Maybe it's just me, but I find Mr. Rumsfeld's words ironic. "....but their ideology, which leads them to kill in the name of religion." Sounds alot like our administration; an ideology that pushes a cause to kill in the name of religion. Hmmmm

IF YOU TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY, PLEASE QUIT READING HERE.

I will not lease out the God given nature I have been created with, the ability to pursue a greater call, to someone else, because it is expedient or because they have a position or pulpit. I will not lease out my responsibility to pursue life just because it does not fit in with the "country club" atmosphere of America's ecumenical society. I will not lease out my soul for a career.

I will not lease out my life because someone else told me that I should not question our condition.

Life is not a pre-packaged political game. A "WAR OF EXTREMISM"??? Great. Well, some of the most extreme bastards on our planet are sitting in our country, willing to sacrifice our friends, cousins, sons and daughters for a worthless, causeless war, under the guise of "keeping us safe." God damn them all to hell for killing in the name of God and being so proud as to think there will be no retribution. Damn them for whoring out God's name and patriotism to further their personal causes of disillusionment. Damn them all. They need to go......What do we need to do to get back at the terrorists for 9/11? A two to one return paid with the blood of our own soldiers?

I am amazed at how the Christian community still embraces Bush and the Republican party. Anti-life, fiscally irresponsible, lying, unethical, thiefs. I would like for one person, anywhere to justify any of this business in Iraq from a Christian perspective. And, don't give me the mamble bamble bullshit about terrorism and WMD. And don't give me some ridiculous cryptic message of how the Bible justifies this. IT DOESN'T.

This administration has pimped out American freedom for personal gain, and deserves to be put in prison for the rest of their lives. Yet, God Bless Bush, gotta support the Prez. Support our troops. YES, support our troops! BRING THEM HOME and FIRE THEIR COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

It is ridiculous. Money means nothing any more. Our only strength as a country against evil is fire-power and bulliness. The world hates us and rightfully so. Bush has made a mockery of America and should be sent away for good. We couldn't buy our way out of a wet paper sack. Sure we give money to Africa and causes and such, but we are hamstrung, and Bush is responsible. He is not acting in God's name. Nor is Delay, nor is Rumsfeld, nor is Powell, Cheney, Rice, Rove, Frist or any of them. I've never seen a cleaner depiction of anti-christ activity in my life than what is going on in this Country's administration.

I apologize for nothing. This is ridiculous. And for you who go to Church every Sunday under some patriotic banner of Bushism, God Bless You, BUT WAKE UP!

This is deep, and it's getting worse every day. Something has got to give. And a nice start would be seeing this entire administration fired.

Enjoy an incredible day of Freedom while we have it.