I know you are hurting. I know you feel betrayed by your government/fellow human beings. But violence is only going to cause more pain and suffering in the end ( Read more... )

Mother of all that is good, these are effing scary. I really hope the kids who perpetrated them get the mental healthcare that they so obviously desperately need. I mean, I was pretty caught up in fandom when I was that age. Still am, actually. But never have I thought that attempted murder would transport me to Middle Earth. I think these kids ( Read more... )

You might be expecting me to tear into it for excising God from a Biblical story, being the Mormon that I am. I won't. Mainly because... why should this be surprising? Sure, I'm annoyed that the creators have turned it into a tract on global climate change. But would you really expect anything less from Hollywood? I don't, sad as that is. Also, I ( Read more... )

Which is a way to say that everyone has preconceptions that affect judgement. I automatically think that Hispanic girls are sassy, Asian Indians are very tolerant of other religions (that can really apply to all followers of Dharmic and Neopagan religions in my mind), African Americans stick together, and fellow Mormons are friendly. Notice how ( Read more... )

Let's make one thing perfectly clear. Just because I don't believe gay marriage is valid in the eyes of God does not mean I hate gays. I've not had much experience with interacting with gays in my life, but what I have had was largely positive. And my favorite female comedian is Ellen Degeneres. I can appreciate a person's personality without ( Read more... )