I think that if John McCain wins the presidency this November, I am leaving the country. Next year, I am graduating from high school and going off to college, and I will probably try to spend as much time abroad as possible. Why? Because I believe that, if elected President, John McCain will hurt America.
Because I haven't heard a good one yet. Usually, I just hear the same old arguments like, "Marriage is between a man and a woman!" I am apt to respond, "Says who?" Almost invariably, the answer I get is: "God!"
So, where I live, gas prices are up over $4/gallon. Actually, gas is more like $4.30 a gallon. It's tantamount to robbery. So, what are people doing? Purchasing hybrids or even electric cars. But are they really worth it?
This Wednesday night, I found myself videotaping my high school's Spring Choir Concert for our local educational access channel. We have a great choir; the kids have performed at Carnegie Hall many times, gone on tour overseas, and go to California every two years to perform.
As I was reading the newspaper ("Freethought Today") this afternoon, I came across an article that almost made my heart stop. "Ten Commandments Weekend Proposed by Senate Resolution." Ex...excuse me? Whatever happened to separation of church and state?!
On more than one occasion, I have been witness to racism incarnate concerning the upcoming Presidential Election. I"m GLAD that both a woman and an African-American are trying for the highest office in the land! Unfortunately, many blue-collar and Senior voters do not share my enthusiasm.
In case you have not yet heard this frightful piece of news, the YFZ Ranch in Texas (YFZ= "yearning for Zion") was a community of fundamentalist members of the LDS Church (i.e. they were Mormons.) Members of this community were practicing polygamy with girls who were as young as 13. Many of these young girls were married to men twice their ages and were being forced to reproduce.
The Republican cantidates for President must have failed history class, or something. I found the following quotes online at godlessgeeks.com, an atheist website. As an atheist, I'm scared, and I hope you are, too, after you read them.
Senator John McCain: "the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation."
