Intolerance

So I'm saying this because it's become a problem. I am sick and tired of reading about "tolerance". Why? Because the people who speak about "tolerance" are the same ones that have dropped me from voice acting roles, removed me as friends on Facebook, and told my friends to "go to hell".

Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.

So I have contrary beliefs and you call me intolerant, yet YOU are the one not tolerating ME.

I tolerate you. I can have different opinions and voice them, but that doesn't mean I don't tolerate you.

The media and their half-truths.

Media bias is annoying me greatly. Why? Because of this...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57379351-503544/dems-decry-all-male-oversight-hearing-on-wh-contraception-rule/

As the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee began a hearing Thursday morning on the Obama administration's rule mandating free contraceptive care for employees at religiously-affiliated institutions, New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney had a question for the panel: "Where are the women?" she asked.

 "I look at this panel, and I don't one single individual representing the tens of millions of women across the country who want and need insurance coverage for basic preventive health care services, including family planning," Maloney said. "Where are the women?"

Then later, according to the article, 

This is what @GOPoversight's idea of expert witnesses on #birthcontrol looks like," Maloney captioned the photo, using "wherearethewomen" as a hashtag for the Tweet.

Yet, women were in the second panel on the same topic.

Truly, it was about what it said it was as the title of the hearing was ""Lines crossed: Separation of church and state. Has the Obama administration trampled on freedom of religion and freedom of conscience"

Female Ordination

There's a group on Facebook (and they have their own website) called Ordain Women Now (in the LCMS). I posted on their wall because it infuriates me.

There is no such thing as a female pastor. "Call" it what you will, it is a figment of the imagination. There is most definitely no such thing as a "female LCMS pastor" or an LCMS group that wants female ordination. There are people within the denomination (this OWN group). That's not the LCMS (i.e. speaking on behalf of) and I pray it will never be. Because, as many others said, I would not be an LCMS member. I would be a WELS member, as would probably much of the synod as well. So in reality, you would be better off making your own synod because LCMS would be rather empty, I'm sure. There is nothing wrong with NOT being a pastor. Everyone and every gender has their God-given roles.

So you wonder why I might have allowed myself to create an ELCA website with a "female pastor"? I figured at least people would get exposure to the gospel. Trust me, I was very back-and-forth on it. But I figured some exposure for people was better than no exposure, and hopefully the conviction of the Holy Spirit would lead them towards a non ELCA congregation.

Suicidal Bikers

You know exactly what I'm talking about. Those guys who operate the super futuristic sports bikes that fly down the highway, weaving in and out of traffic.

I would say they are suicidal. They are just waiting for someone to change lanes and not realize they are going 20-30mph over the speed limit.

Another thing that drives me crazy are the people who bike without a helmet. I'm sure you really want your brains to paint the pavement. I'd rather not be witness to it.

Crazy people.

So I got another warning at the CF. This time for telling someone they shouldn't talk about their beliefs to others because they might think they had some mental issues. I got the warning for flaming.

The person wrote:

If the mother is mentally ill, handicapped, mentally challenged, on medication that causes birth deffects, then the baby would definitely be born messed up, and the woman would not be able to properly care for the baby because of her handicap, best to abort it. I'd say these are good reasons for abortion.

Of course then after I posted they admitted to having a disability and mental issues...and that she would never get pregnant but was on birth control.

I might have crossed the line by saying "Well, you don't have children because according to your beliefs they would be aborted because you have a disability and couldn't raise them and they would be messed up."

However, I think it needed to be said. Life is a beautiful thing. She wouldn't exist if her parents believed what she did.

My word.

Oh not to mention this,

Paul did say it was best to stay unmarried and virginal to serve the Lord.

He said it was good. Not best. In other words there is nothing wrong with being unmarried.

Crazy people are going to drive ME crazy. That along with CF.