what are you doing for spring break?

Does anything about how the Bible was compiled or organized move you to a less trusting or more trusting attitude toward it? If so, what?

eh… I agree that the church picking on the church is getting boring and definitely no longer endearing the way that the first movie that you watch with hugh grant seems clever and the last convinces you that he is a professional pig. Blog about hating on Xtians: http://www.bedeviant.com/7-reasons-i-dont-like-most-christians

A few years ago when a bunch of Xtian thinktanks got together and decided to change their image (think skateparks instead of Sunday school or OMG! Let’s wear jeans because they’re sooo casual), the words relevant and emerging/emergent fire-stormed their way through the brittle chaff of Americana Protestantism.  Of course like any cool kid (bully) knows the only way to make sure people know you’re better is to knock down anyone else who isn’t keeping up. Team playing? Pshaw! Point out everything about the guy next to you that is old-fashioned, and unique. Polarize the situation so that your acceptance becomes non-acceptance and ideals become unattainable and indistinguishable. Stealing sheep (trying to take congregants from smaller churches) works really well with this concept as does breeding discontentment under the guise of genuineness.

Do you think this hurts, helps or doesn’t matter?

Sure, babies have been glamorized in the past (for-like-ever) years but that hardly makes it a trend. Maybe people are just less and less ok with the concept of a 14 year old giving birth in a locker room. Most of the role models for this are startling because they started off likeable and ended as a queasy nymph with raccoon eyes and way too much baggage at such a young age. Teen Preggo article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/us/27teen.html?th&emc=th

 For the most part, I think young people know when to say when, meaning that no one is tricking these kids into making babies. They know the STD risks and they understand that birth control isn’t 100% effective. Yet,  do it anyways. Young people get pregnant out of wedlock for the same reason that 30 or 40 somethings get pregnant outside of wedlock. 1) They want a kid. 2) They want to control the other person. 3) They feel like they are living life to the fullest when they disregard the consequences.

The only reason adults like to think there is a difference between the teen mentality and their own is because they would like to assume that they are more mature in their decision making.

1)      They want a kid

Adult women and men sometimes just want a little person in their life. Personally, I have been combating this urge by babysitting (all the fun and none of the fuss). However, life gets lonely and you want to see a legacy. You want someone to need you and love you unconditionally. Teens feel the same way. It’s like the imaginary friend from elementary school merged with that puppy that your parent’s never got you and…. You get to name it.

2)      They want to control the other person

Ah…if there is a part of life from which all reality TV, drama, plays, magazines and books can mine volumes of material from, it would be dysfunctional relationships and the lengths we will go to maintain them. Adult programming would suggest that If you are the adulterous mistress, just stop taking your birth control and get pregnant and the man will have to divorce his wife and fall in love with you. Teen programming would suggest that if you are the (little-too) friendly girl, just stop taking your birth control and get pregnant and the boy will have to dump his girlfriend and will fall in love with you. What have we learned here? People control people, and age is no distinction.

3)      They feel like they are living life to the fullest when they disregard the consequences.

Some people just get pregnant to do it. It may seem a little laizze-fare to responsible people who feel that bringing a life into this world should not be a boredom buster (myself included). Still, adults looking for a change of pace may think that a baby would make things more interesting (definitely an understatement). Also, a teen looking to add a little action while drawing a bit of attention could easily conclude that yes, a baby would make things more interesting.

Obviously, these are all terrible reasons for an irresponsible person to just “have a kid” but just because it’s a bad mentality doesn’t mean that it’s not reality.

What reason do you think your peers decide to have a child?

But I’m not going to because I have a job and I’m done writing essays.

The census is going again and all the wackos are coming out to play. I hardly think that heavy metal  lovers are a large enough minority anymore to constitute a change. Plus, that generation are busy nursing their crack babies and burning heart-shaped boxes into their forearms while convincing themselves that their peers did something more important than introduce the concept of latch-key kids and reviving He-Man.

Article: http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/27/heavy-metal-religion-2011-census-jediism-weird-religions/?icid=main|main|dl7|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asylum.com%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2Fheavy-metal-religion-2011-census-jediism-weird-religions%2F

Wait… Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn’t coming back? NO!

I wonder if the player in the corner who isn’t credited could have been the star had they known the right person.

Very few people are discovered when walking thier dog or wandering through a mall. Most either have the money to sign up for dozens of talent agencies or they have connections in the industry before they are even born.

Then there is this thing we do (here) where we let everyone have at least one shot in their life to be heard.

be heard.

This is just as much for me as it is for you.

http://www.compassion.com/

http://www.bibleleague.org/

http://www.c28.com/

http://www.adifferentdirection.com/

http://www.knowhim.com/

http://www.christianbusinessnetworking.com/

http://www.buyfromachristian.com/

http://www.aacc.net/ 

http://www.christianforums.com/

http://www.gracecentered.com/christian_forums/

 http://www.worthychristianforums.com/index.html

 http://www.christianforumsite.com/

 http://www.talkjesus.com/

I know there are a ridiculous amount of cute and uncute children on the internet. Placed by hopeful parents or cruel guardians fabricating future blackmail…. you decide.

who wins?

 There is so much you can find out on social networking sites.

We’ve all heard about the girl who facebook stalked that guy to find out his favorite music, movies and authors and then stole him away from you because she pretended to like everything he liked. It seems petty but all the petty things about us  are easily accessable. You can tell employment, highschool attendance and siblings. You can guess how they like to spend their time based off of their photos, guess who their best friend is based off of their wall posts and deduce whether they are trying to start a band.

There is so much you can’t find out on social networking sites

Just like when we are talking face-to-face, you only know what the person wants you to know. You can be blocked from certain aspects of their account. You can only guess what their cryptic updates could be alluding to. As a parent, you can’t know for sure if they’re writing about a parent or a teacher when they complain about a “mean tyrant”. You can’t be sure if it was their sister or best friend who was the “Slut that beytrayed me”.

There are so many temptations that come with social networking sites

Since you would never actually spit into someone’s locker or stick gum in their hair, you feel inclined to write trashy posts about them or form a hate-group online.

Why cyber bullies freak me out!

Another temptation that I will admit to is the desire to create a fake account for the purpose of garnering information. Wouldn’t you love to see if your ex would fall in love with you again in the anonymous world of myspace. Secretly seducing your girlfriend under a different profile would assure you that she is indeed flirting with the idea of cheating on you. all these endeavors would be completely unhealthy due to the lies and betrayal aspect, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t think about them.

Have you ever been tempted to make a fake profile to mess with people?

Have you ever made  a fake profile?

http://lifehacker.com/5340435/the-definitive-guide-to-finding-free-wi+fi