church and gay -

I had a question today while we were discussing judaism and homsexuality in my tutorial. Yes, I was actually able to process things and in fact, i came to a few good conclusions about christianity, anitsemtisim and judaism. but anyways, I am getting away from my topic. My question was " why would homesexuals and lesbians want to belong to a church, a mosque, or a synaguogue when the very foundation of these religions abominates their exisitence? "

My question actually raised some eye brows, im guessing of dissaproval, and a guy actually said " omg" ... well, I really did not intend to offend anyone, but i am actually very curious as to why would someone gay want to belong to a religion institute that is against their sexual identity.

and upon some reflection i think these are some of the few reasons that a gay person should/would want to be part of these religious insititutions.

1) religion and society are intermeshed. Religion has deep roots in the values of society, so if you want to change a society, you also have to tackle the religious beliefes. The consitituions, laws and the media are also important in the process of changing the values of a country. However, religion has a deep influence in our systems of beliefes and values, so to a gay person to be fully accepted in a society, there has to be a culture where the gay is acceptable.

quotes

Aristotle - "the unexamined life is not worth living"


Rousseau - " to be governed by appetite alone is slavery while obedience to law one prescribes to oneself is freedom"

am not

I am not feeling it. Feeling what you may ask. I dont feel like studying. procrastinationis is a symptom of lackof confidencein oneself. Trust yourself, you can do it, go study and kill the exam!

change

I believe in change. I believe one can change oneself; However, I also believe I cannot change others. I can influence them, but I cannot change them. Change comes from within, for only a change that comes from self empowerment lasts. Otherwise, It's not change, its just a band-aid. Change can only change if ti starts within us. I believe that all we can do is to influence, make our difference, but to expect to change with our power, it's like trying to change someone, It doesnt work. What you can do is to influence that person, that's all you should expect you should expect that your attitudes may influence someone, but change, starts with the person. Change start within the person, within the government, within the people.

I feel sad

I feel empty and sad guys.......why is that?

respect

you are what you

eat

read

think

study

do

we are definetly in trouble :(

problems problems problems...

man if you read the economist, the news, and any sort of media out there, one thing you can find in common and in a lot of number is the amount of problems that exist in this world. From global warming, pakistan wars, extremism, racism, recesssions, corruption in governments, strikes, and etc. it's countless the amount of bad news and problems out there, and in the midst of all this cloudiness, its hard to be/stay positive. It's hard to see how much difference you can make in this world :(

ok some quotes that are worth mentioning

"Extracting enough gold to make a typical wedding ring, for example, can generate three tonnes of mining waste." - the economis

i have to write in order to improve

yes, eventhough i dotn have much to write or to blog about i will write because i have to improve evetually.I am just finishing reading the course kit from my religion course. I am reading a bunch of tails - japanese tails - and they are qyuite interesting. However, i dont understand the "hidden" or what they are trying to convey. i guess its a different world, different culture and different values :)


yes i am not inspired to write. I actually got an opportunity in brazil to volunteer for a doctor. He's the head of the nephrology department of a hospital and the doctor who took care of my mom for almost 18 years. I am actually scared because I suck I definetly suck at doing things and have no experience at all. I feel like I've been living off my parents through out my entire life and everythign I get is from them and nothing that i get is from me. this saddens me a lot because I want to things on my own, i want to fight for things and get them.

but, on the other hand I believe that you dont do anything alone, you need help, your life is nto a one man show. There is help needed, we need help, and people will help you and you have to accept it :) I guess thats the rule of life, receive and give, and give and receive.

well nothing to say, eventhough i wish i had something to blog on.