Ever so innocently I replied to a mass email from someone I barely know which praised the McCain-Palin ticket (mostly Palin) and I have to admit that coming so close with to this far right Christian collective shocked me. Sure, hypothetically, I understand these people are 'out there' I just never imagined that anyone I know knows them--or is related to them for that matter. Then again, I just learned that out of America's 300M population, about 75% are Christians. It's the largest religious group in this country and has grown at a rate of about 5% every five years.What got under my skin, were the extreme comments such as 'Christians built this country' (i beg to differ, all the immigrants & enslaved did the actual building) as well as the strong pro-life sentiment. I wish we would let them have their way and drop off all the unwanted and uncared for children at their doorsteps. Let's see how they like the world they've created. It can be counted as extra-credit within their creationism curriculum.
Don't get me wrong, I have respect for all religious groups to practice as they wish privately but when the fate of this nation (and mine) hangs in the whim of extremists in any robe, it eats away at my sense of freedom and joy. For how can a diverse community thrive with anything other than impartial justice?
This obssession with our political process and the sometimes closed-minded inhabitants of this nation, make me want to go make out with someone for a while just to forget my troubles. What is it about a good kiss that has such transformative power.
True freedom is: asking for a kiss when you want one.
