I voted Obama. I will never be ashamed of my vote. I'm proud of my country for being able to look past race for once in our history. I will never be ashamed, because history has been made. I will never be ashamed, because even if he fucks up, our revolution is near. I will never be ashamed, because he is the American dream. I will never be ashamed, because Obama makes me believe in America.

Unfortunately, this is looking to far, a title never rang so true as "The Audacity of Hope," but this isn't about his book. A lot of people have been making me ill ever since his election. You are disgusting racist pigs and you need help. Obama graduated from Harvard with a J.D. magna cum laude, he's a smart man. Although, since he's black none of you can look past KFC and grape drank. I hoped that this would bring about change, a more open look towards people to judge them by their minds instead of their color, but no I was terribly mistaken.

If he was the exact same person, but white, there wouldn't be any of this "he's a terrorist" "he's the antichrist" bullshit. Pull your mind out of the fucking 1920s, black people are not an inferior race, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Obama is an attractive, educated, black man. I hold nothing more than respect for him.

If I was getting texts saying "build your bomb shelters, the Ayer is hot tonight," I would be ok, I understand that fear. But no, I'm getting texts about cotton, assassination and chicken. That's fucked up. It's not funny, it's terrible, it shows how low of a person you are and that you can't lose gracefully.

I'm voted Obama, and I'll never be ashamed.

L

In recent news, a church sign in Ohio has caused a little stir. Now starting off, I'd like to mention that a huge loss of my religion can be accounted to church signs. Everyday to school I'd pass a church that had the most hateful signs to scare people into blindly worshiping a threatening God in complete fear of damnation, instead of being coddled in a loving divinity.

So upon seeing this photo, I decided that I would like to feature absurd church signs regularly in my blog. If you would like to submit(with credit) that is absolutely welcome, just make sure you hold the rights to the photo or you can give me the proper source.

Now to speak about this particular church sign, I have seen worse though it is still very wrong. First, I'd like to specify that people who do not know popular culture would be very confused by this sign. If you were a male and had never heard this chorus upon seeing this sign you'd be very perplexed as to what you were doing wrong and why you were being damned. It does not specify which gender "kissed a girl." Second off, although I do understand what they are going for with this sign, it still is very hateful to the homosexuals. I doubt their loving Christ would have just detested queers while spreading words of slander and blind hate. From my understanding, he appears to be rather loving, much unlike his father. If you were really a follower of Christ, shouldn't you welcome these sinners with open arms? Help them get away from sin and find salvation? That's what I would think, but instead, this Ohio church decided it'd be better to ban them before they even reach the door.

Excuse me if my words appear to be incomprehensible, but college takes most of my brain power.

L

(Photo credit MyFox Cleveland)

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L

So I decided for my first post I would answer general questions commonly asked towards those without religion. I surveyed a atheist/agnostic-type community [antitheism] I am a member of for their frequently asked questions. Here are the results:

Do you believe in God?
No. I am an atheist meaning without God. Simple.

What exactly do you believe in, then?
I believe in nature. I believe in living in the moment. I believe in being happy. But if want to take it to a religious form, I believe in proof and evidence. I guess you could technically say that I'm an agnostic, but I consider the idea of a God, especially those given in religions, highly unlikely. If I were to believe in a God, it would be a Deist God that still would not have an effect on my life.

Where did you come from?
My mother and father. I do not know the answer to everything, but I do know I do not believe in Jesus, the son of God, or any other messiah. I believe in evolution. There is a certain point where we don't know what's out there. Yes, there is a chance that it's God, but there is also an equal chance we're some other galaxy's science project for the spring festival.

Were you raised as a Christian?
Yes. I was also raise to think. I guess that was my parents failure if they wanted me to be a Christian.

How do you live without a higher power in your life?
Perfectly fine. In fact, it's a lot easier. I don't have an invisible man in the sky watching me go to the bathroom, shower, sleep, eat, etc. It's quite creepy if you think about it.

How are there morals without a holy book?
They're learned not by religion, but by how society acts, how a person is raised and part is just built-in our psyches. I don't do drugs, drink, sleep around, or any debauchery of the sort. This is not because of God, but, because I love myself. Some people don't have morals built in, but we generally call them sociopaths.

Don't you believe God has a plan for you?
No.

Aren't you worried about what's going to happen to you when you die?
No. It's the circle of life, feed me to the lions, let me help grow some flowers, or let graduate students experiment on my body. It's all good

Aren't you scared about going to hell?
That's like asking me if I'm scared to go to Suierhalopisfasli-2XD. It doesn't exist, so I'm not scared.

So do you worship Satan or something?
No. As in God, heaven and hell, I do not believe he exists so I won't waste my time.

Do you hate God?
No. I can't hate something I don't believe exists. I can hate the idea of God, "his" followers and "his" effect, but not God.

Why don't you kill yourself if there is no afterlife?
I personally believe atheists tend to treasure life than any religious person ever would. Atheists generally believe that when you die you are gone forever. Why would we kill our only chance to be on this beautiful world? Religious people believe in an afterlife so they're more likely to take their days in stride waiting for the day of judgment that will never come.

Yes, most of these questions have a Christian bias, but since I live in America it is what I personally deal with.

L

I guess it would be best to start off a new blog with an introduction. I must say I've always felt awkward blogging, it just feels too narcissistic to me. "Oh I'm this and that and I'm pretty awesome and special!" At the same time, this is how my generation communicates their personal ideas, morals and lifestyles. That and I kind of feel like I'm talking to myself too, which I am.

Well to start off, I'm Elizabeth and I'm 18 soon to turn 19. I live in a small Texas town, about an hour away from Dallas. I'm a sophomore in college, currently attending junior college. In the Fall of '09, I will hopefully go to Texas State University in San Marcos to achieve my Bachelors in Biology. Then to move to Toronto, Canada to get my Masters in Ethology and Evolutionary Biology. But this is all tentative considering I haven't taken a biology class since my sophomore year in high school. I want to eventually work in research would be my ultimate dream, and to be a professor would be nice too.

I'm an Atheist. Though this is a mildly recent thing. I was raised in a Christian household, but never really believed in the Bible. I understood the whole God aspect. But following a story written by men? When in the Bible it says men are imperfect, so the Bible had to be imperfect also. When I was in 8th grade I became heavily influenced by Japanese culture and picked up Buddhism with that, though I still believed in spirits and the supernatural. Had a bad break up, read a lot of Nietzsche, and became an Animist/Agnostic. Then, admittingly with a little pushing of a friend, I was on the Atheist boat and happy.

Some random, unneeded facts about myself will now follow. I love hockey and the teams I support are the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs. I spend most of my free time reading blogs and articles, it's the knowledge of a book but in small pill-like doses. I love debating and learning. I've never really read a lot in my life, but the people I keep around me do, so I'm trying to train myself to read better to keep up with them. I've been to Japan twice and have been heavily influenced by their culture. To top it off, I love social sciences and social experiments.

And in all randomness, here are some careers I've considered in my life : forensic psychologist, hematologist, photographer, graphic designer, animator, politician, lawyer, research psychologist, neurologist and, of course, zoologist.

L