Comments on: Home for the holidays http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Spencer http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Spencer Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=139#comment-165 A friend of mine once said to me that christians can be the least christlike people. Nothing could be more true. The increasing closemindedness, selfishness, and contempt found in this country is found at a time when the country moves more and more to the conservative right. People have is free will, common sense, and sense of right and wrong. It seems that many people follow their religious doctrines as a set of rules without applying any judgement to their actions. And yes - a happy new year to all.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('165','Spencer'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('165','Spencer','A friend of mine once said to me that christians can be the least christlike people. Nothing could be more true. The increasing closemindedness, selfishness, and contempt found in this country is found at a time when the country moves more and more to the conservative right.\n\nPeople have is free will, common sense, and sense of right and wrong. It seems that many people follow their religious doctrines as a set of rules without applying any judgement to their actions.\n\nAnd yes - a happy new year to all.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A friend of mine once said to me that christians can be the least christlike people. Nothing could be more true. The increasing closemindedness, selfishness, and contempt found in this country is found at a time when the country moves more and more to the conservative right.

People have is free will, common sense, and sense of right and wrong. It seems that many people follow their religious doctrines as a set of rules without applying any judgement to their actions.

And yes - a happy new year to all.

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]]> By: suze http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-163 suze Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=139#comment-163 ahhh family. it's always good to be reminded why you see them so infrequently. i don't see it however as much as being a product of our peer group but rather finding the family in a group of people with whom we connect. genetic family is who you're stuck with for good or bad. friends are family you choose.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('163','suze'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('163','suze','ahhh family. it\'s always good to be reminded why you see them so infrequently. \n\ni don\'t see it however as much as being a product of our peer group but rather finding the family in a group of people with whom we connect. genetic family is who you\'re stuck with for good or bad. friends are family you choose.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> ahhh family. it’s always good to be reminded why you see them so infrequently.

i don’t see it however as much as being a product of our peer group but rather finding the family in a group of people with whom we connect. genetic family is who you’re stuck with for good or bad. friends are family you choose.

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]]> By: suze http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-164 suze Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=139#comment-164 oh, and happy new year.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('164','suze'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('164','suze','oh, and happy new year.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> oh, and happy new year.
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]]> By: Merujo http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Merujo Fri, 30 Dec 2005 03:18:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=139#comment-162 A couple of years ago, the Onion did a piece on how Harry Potter was "spreading the gospel of Satanism." It was hilarious. A few months later, a friend of mine received the text of the article an e-mail from an ultra-religious relative as proof of the evils visting our youth today. Apparently, said relative has never read the Onion. (Or Harry Potter, for that matter.) I have a sister like this. I haven't seen her now in fifteen years. (By her choice, she's been living in a cabin in Utah with her common-law Christian CrazyTM husband all that time.) She once sent a letter to our gay brother saying that he and his partner (of 30 years) were going to hell. When her husband's health started to fail, my brother & his partner were on the plane from Germany immediately to come out to Utah and build a wheelchair ramp for their cabin. And I ask, who are the true Christians? Enjoy New Year's Eve, Spencer! I shall be spending it solo this year, but, I think a little quiet time to myself is appropriate to close out the weirdest year of my life. Cheers, MJ<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('162','Merujo'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('162','Merujo','A couple of years ago, the Onion did a piece on how Harry Potter was \"spreading the gospel of Satanism.\" It was hilarious. A few months later, a friend of mine received the text of the article an e-mail from an ultra-religious relative as proof of the evils visting our youth today. Apparently, said relative has never read the Onion. (Or Harry Potter, for that matter.)\n\nI have a sister like this. I haven\'t seen her now in fifteen years. (By her choice, she\'s been living in a cabin in Utah with her common-law Christian CrazyTM husband all that time.) She once sent a letter to our gay brother saying that he and his partner (of 30 years) were going to hell. When her husband\'s health started to fail, my brother &amp; his partner were on the plane from Germany immediately to come out to Utah and build a wheelchair ramp for their cabin. \n\nAnd I ask, who are the true Christians?\n\nEnjoy New Year\'s Eve, Spencer! I shall be spending it solo this year, but, I think a little quiet time to myself is appropriate to close out the weirdest year of my life.\n\nCheers,\n\nMJ'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A couple of years ago, the Onion did a piece on how Harry Potter was “spreading the gospel of Satanism.” It was hilarious. A few months later, a friend of mine received the text of the article an e-mail from an ultra-religious relative as proof of the evils visting our youth today. Apparently, said relative has never read the Onion. (Or Harry Potter, for that matter.)

I have a sister like this. I haven’t seen her now in fifteen years. (By her choice, she’s been living in a cabin in Utah with her common-law Christian CrazyTM husband all that time.) She once sent a letter to our gay brother saying that he and his partner (of 30 years) were going to hell. When her husband’s health started to fail, my brother & his partner were on the plane from Germany immediately to come out to Utah and build a wheelchair ramp for their cabin.

And I ask, who are the true Christians?

Enjoy New Year’s Eve, Spencer! I shall be spending it solo this year, but, I think a little quiet time to myself is appropriate to close out the weirdest year of my life.

Cheers,

MJ

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]]> By: Cyn http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/12/28/home-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Cyn Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:12:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=139#comment-161 You have hit the nail on the head regarding closemindedness. If I had to pick just one thing wrong with our grand ole country, that would be it. And I have to blame over-zealous Christian types for a lot of that closemindedness. Twelve years of Catholic school totally soured me on organized religion (or at least Catholicism.) Seemed divisive -- like "our way is the only way..." I feel lucky to have some, um, eccentric relatives -- growing up around people that are half crazy at least makes one more tolerant. Luckily, my family is both nuts AND open-minded (maybe too much so!) But still, I know better than to discuss religion or politics with my parents. Somebody always gets offended. Anyway, sorry to hear Harry Potter is devil worship -- I had missed that message myself, but I only saw the first two films (and on broadcast TV, so maybe the secret satan messages were edited out in lieu of a couple more commercials.) And remember, just a couple more days until it's a Rockin' New Years Eve. (Wish I was in Milwaukee...)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('161','Cyn'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('161','Cyn','You have hit the nail on the head regarding closemindedness. If I had to pick just one thing wrong with our grand ole country, that would be it. And I have to blame over-zealous Christian types for a lot of that closemindedness. \n\nTwelve years of Catholic school totally soured me on organized religion (or at least Catholicism.) Seemed divisive -- like \"our way is the only way...\" \n\nI feel lucky to have some, um, eccentric relatives -- growing up around people that are half crazy at least makes one more tolerant. Luckily, my family is both nuts AND open-minded (maybe too much so!) But still, I know better than to discuss religion or politics with my parents. Somebody always gets offended.\n\nAnyway, sorry to hear Harry Potter is devil worship -- I had missed that message myself, but I only saw the first two films (and on broadcast TV, so maybe the secret satan messages were edited out in lieu of a couple more commercials.) And remember, just a couple more days until it\'s a Rockin\' New Years Eve. (Wish I was in Milwaukee...)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You have hit the nail on the head regarding closemindedness. If I had to pick just one thing wrong with our grand ole country, that would be it. And I have to blame over-zealous Christian types for a lot of that closemindedness.

Twelve years of Catholic school totally soured me on organized religion (or at least Catholicism.) Seemed divisive — like “our way is the only way…”

I feel lucky to have some, um, eccentric relatives — growing up around people that are half crazy at least makes one more tolerant. Luckily, my family is both nuts AND open-minded (maybe too much so!) But still, I know better than to discuss religion or politics with my parents. Somebody always gets offended.

Anyway, sorry to hear Harry Potter is devil worship — I had missed that message myself, but I only saw the first two films (and on broadcast TV, so maybe the secret satan messages were edited out in lieu of a couple more commercials.) And remember, just a couple more days until it’s a Rockin’ New Years Eve. (Wish I was in Milwaukee…)

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