jumperkid | Think think think

No one has the corner on the truth. Or the Truth. Or whatever. Every institution gets it a little bit wrong. But by this reasoning, generally most get it a little bit right as well. And this spark of rightness, however small or large, is worthy of respect. It utterly confounds me that some people don’t see this. It just makes me angry when people don’t look past the politics of a religion to see the faith behind it. And then think they can bash said religion until the cows come home. (The cows are likely more right than any of us, anyway.)
This is something I’ve been thinking about quite a bit. You see, I’ve been feeling a little guilty of late for thinking vaguely bad thoughts about the Pope. I don’t want anything bad to happen to him. But that doesn’t stop me being mad at my…not faith. My religion. Because I’m not mad at God. Being mad at God is futile, and in this case it would be misplaced. I don’t can’t believe that God is “against” homosexuality. That’s something else which is beyond my comprehension. And see? Right here, I’ve recognized the difference between what I believe and the organization that surrounds it. But it hurts that the leader of my religion would make it SO HARD for me to be Catholic. I feel like should make some Grand Gesture or Take A Stand. But what am I supposed to do? I refuse to leave over one issue. There are many other issues that I agree with, or support closely enough to get on with. And when you get down to it, religion shouldn’t be about issues anyway. It’s supposed to be about all those things that I have such a hard time expressing. And I absolutely despise that despite being able to understand this, I still can’t control my gut anger.

And now, for something completely different. I LOVE my mama. Know why? Cos she asked me to make her a cd, and this is what she asked for:
Hella Good (that breathing song)-No Doubt
Down By the Water- PJ Harvey
whatchacallit big hit (I'm With You)- Avril Lavigne
Dreams-Fleetwood Mac
Refugee-Tom Petty
Hey Ya!- Outkast
Leather and Lace- Stevie Nicks
Pastures of Plenty- Tom Paxton
River- Joni Mitchell
Winter- Tori Amos
Drop It Like It's Hot- Snoop Dog
song from "Music" cd, but not "Music" (Don't Tell Me)-Madonna
Youngstown- Bruce Springsteen
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her-Simon and Garfunkle
Pretty Polly- Judy Collins
Gettysburg- the Brando's
Lose Yourself- Eminem
some Bach (at which I thought to myself "That is Bach and it rocks it's a rock block of Bach that he learned in the school called the School of Hard Knocks!")