The kids are out of school today so we’ll be trekking to see Madagascar 2 somewhere. Hopefully, they will be able to sit through it. The didn’t do so well at Kung Fu Panda. It was a little over their head. All I know is the Zebra toy from Mcdonalds is quite annoying. I heard Chris Rock’s voice at 6:15 this morning coming from Drake’s room. I just heard Karen say,”It’s that Zebra.”
Gotta few more adjustments to make the youth web site. It’s a wordpress site so it won’t have all the bells and whistles, but at least I will know how to run it. Saw two great things yesterday. This article about setting up a great youth website(for free!) and the actual website. This is the most interactive website having to do with church that I’ve ever seen. Practical and cool. If only I were a little more tech savvy.
Yesterday was a topsy turvy day. Lots of highs and lows. Saw some light last night at the end of the tunnel, but I have to remove some obstacles to get there. Nothing cures Monday’s like holidays.
If you haven’t been watching the media’s coverage of the California vote on Prop 8 then you are missing a case study in media manipulation and bias. Every headline concerning the vote to make gay marriage unconstitutional makes it seem as if the vote of 53% of the people shouldn’t count or is wrong. One yahoo headline read,”After gay marriage debacle, activists begin to rethink tactics.” Why is it a debacle when people vote on something? It’s a debacle if the media doesn’t agree with the vote. Lots of irony in the demographics. People against Prop 8 overwhelmingly voted Barack Obama for President who does not support gay marriage, but does not support Prop 8 either. There was also a very high turnout from the African-American community because of the historic nature of Obama’s candidacy. African-Americans voted 70%-30% in favor of Prop 8. They were the deciding factor. It looks like Obama being on the ballot actually helped Prop 8 and the ban on gay marriage to pass. Why have a vote if it’s not going to count? If Prop 8 had failed would the people in favor of it be protesting? Maybe. It was “unfortunate” to hear Gov. Schwarzenegger say:
“It’s unfortunate, obviously, but it’s not the end,” he said about the same-sex marriage ban. “I think that we will again maybe undo that, if the court is willing to do that, and then move forward from there and again lead in that area.”
Why do some always look to the courts to undo the will of the people? Again, why have a vote if the result is only going to be overturned? I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of Gay marriage and civil unions. How do we love our neighbor, stand for Biblical principles, and reach the the homosexual community without impeding anyone’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happyness? I’ll let you know when I figure it out.
Well, Drake is antsy(or either the honey bun made him hyper). Thank a Veteran today. Freedom comes at a high cost.
This isn’t the first time gay marriage ban has been overwhelmingly voted for. When I lived in California it was on the ballot and the vote was so lopsided in favor of banning gay marriage. Of course the state Supreme Court overturned the vote and it was again brought to the ballot to overturn what the court had done. So now I wonder who will end up with the ultimate power to decide. The majority or the court?
Although California is look upon as a liberal state my experience was the only liberals were in Hollywood or members of the court. The rest of the people are very conservative and vote that way.