About the Vice President accidentally shooting that poor guy.

It was an accident, it happened, he took responsibility for it, what more do these people want?

People are concerned that the VP is too secretive. Granted, if this were an issue of National Security I would agree, but this was a private, personal accident. He did not shoot the President of another country, he shot his close friend, and in a private setting on top of that.

Some people need lives.If the VP is hiding something important let me know, but I doubt a hunting accident where no one got killed will expose a weakness to Al Quida.

I LIKE XM RADIO!

Yesterday, we got XM radio. AWESOME!

I love the variety of music, the news channels and the sports.

RIght now I am listening to Fox news. We got rid of cable a few months ago and I am going through Cable news withdrawl. This will keep me going for a while.

Good Christian Music.

First of all, I am quite aware how ambiguous the term Christian music is. But we all know Christian music when we hear it so... eh.

I am going to just ramble on about some of my favorite Christian music, feel free to leave your own comments and lists if you want, even strangers.

I love Stavesacre, they are just so original, I have never heard anything quite like them. I guess the best way to describe them is hard rock, but that description just doesn't quite fit. There is just so much more emotion to their music, it is powerful.

Further Seems Forever has to be my favorite Christian Emo Band. Again very powerful, but in a completely different way. Hide Nothing is probably their best album. I like that with the new album their faith is more evident.

I have also been listening to a lot of Flyleaf lately, again, powerful, emotional, honest. Perhaps I am in somewhat of an "Emotion" Kick lately concerning music.

Yes I know, a waste of space, but.... it's my blog.

My thoughts on Star Wars.

See, I told you some of my posts would be inane.

First of all, I would like to say that I think that Star Wars is one of the greatest pieces of Pop Fiction ever. I am a huge fan, even to the point that I read the books, in fact after I write this post, I will be heading upstairs to work on Zahn's "The Last Command", the third book in the GREAT Thrawn Trilogy.

But I must say something. Nerds everywhere will hate me for it but... it must be said.

The plotlines are inconsistent.

Granted, Fandom and George Lucas have done a pretty decent job trying to paste everything together, but when you turn one movie into six movies, hundreds of books and magazines, and almost a hundred videogames, you are going to mix something up somewhere.

1) The Clone Wars in the Fiction written before the Prequel Trilogy (PT) is nothing like the Clone Wars George Lucas presents in the PT. In the Thrawn Trilogy for example, the Clone Wars were speculated to have been between the Light and Dark Jedi, and the referenced Clones were the Cloned Jedi themselves. For example a main antagonist is Joruus C'boath, a clone of the dark Jedi Jorus C'boath who was set on the Planet Wayland to watch over a hidden arsenal of the Emporers'.

(Correction. Ironically, after reading last night, I found that I had misinterpreted the Clone Wars as portrayed in Zahn's Fiction. While there are Cloned Jedi involved the war does involve Clone soldiers, and it is a political war as in the PT. Oops, now I look like a fool. Of course anyone who cares that much really wouldn't insult me anyway. IT is just fiction after all)

2) R2D2 just rocks more in the PT than in the OT. Who knew he could fly? And why didn't he get up off his butt and Save Luke at Tatooine? Let's see, throw a lightsaber and let him fend for himself, or throw him the lightsaber and kick some butt too... hmm....

3) THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE SITH IN THE OT! The Prequel Trilogy goes into great detail to paint Palpatine and Anakin/Vader as the last and most powerful Sith Lords, however, in the OT they are simply referred to as Jedi who fell to the dark side. Both Yoda and Obi-Wan know who and what the Sith are in the PT, but by the time of the Rebellion, they have forgotten altogether?


Do you know what this proves?

I need to get a life.

Oh, my XAnga hath been abandoned, Woe, Woe Woe to them!

I know I said I would try to keep both blogs running, but I have not even posted once on my Xanga since I set this thing up. Blogger is just so much better, in many ways than xanga.

I feel more creative. Not only can I mess with the visual layout more than I can with the Xanga, but I feel more like I am Creating with this, actually writing instead of just playing blog.

I know that there is no reason i could not write like this on Xanga, but for some reason it just feels more condusive to more serious writing than an online journal.

I dunno.

Hatred is not a Christian Virtue

I don't know if anyone even reads this thing at this point, in fact I would bet that no one but I have at this point (If I'm wrong, leave a comment and correct me), but there is something I would like to get off of my Chest.

Christians are not to hate.

I know it sounds obvious, but think about it. How many "Christian" groups out there put forward a message of hate, supposedly in the name of God?

For Example, there is a whole Church website out there called "God hates Fags." run by a man who hates homosexuals. Granted, I believe that homosexuality is a sin. But I believe that not only is it unChristian, but indeed antiChristian, to hate homosexuals.

In Reality, the message of Christ was not "You are all sinners and I hate you, here is a ticket to hell", but "I love you so much that I am willing to die for you. Pleaseturn from the sin that is destroying you and share in the Life that only I can bring you."

Everyone, including Christians, are sinners. We are all in the same boat. If you have told a lie, if you have cheated on your taxes or said a hurtful thing about a friend, you are just as sinful, and just as deserving of Hell as Murderers, Adulterers and Hatemongers. Hell is for sinners, of which we all are.

The difference is this. Those who are covered in the Blood, are cleansed of our sins. He paid the price so that we do not have to. He gave us a Way out.

So, remember, God is not a God of hate, but of Love. He does not approve of your sin, but He wants to save you from it, not hate you for it.

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As my regular readers know, I've long been skeptical of the "Religion of Peace" moniker for Muslims — for at least 3,000 reasons right off the top of my head. I think the evidence is going my way this week. The culture editor of a newspaper in Denmark suspected writers and cartoonists were engaging in self-censorship when it came to the Religion of Peace. It was subtle things, like a Danish comedian's statement, paraphrased by The New York Times, "that he had no problem urinating on the Bible but that he would not dare do the same to the Quran." So, after verifying that his life insurance premiums were paid up, the editor expressly requested cartoons of Muhammad from every cartoonist with a Danish cartoon syndicate. Out of 40 cartoonists, only 10 accepted the invitation, most of them submitting utterly neutral drawings with no political content whatsoever. But three cartoons made political points. One showed Muhammad turning away suicide bombers from the gates of heaven, saying "Stop, stop — we ran out of virgins!" — which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. Another was a cartoon of Muhammad with horns, which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. The third showed Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb, which I believe was an expression of post-industrial ennui in a secular — oops, no, wait: It was more of a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. In order to express their displeasure with the idea that Muslims are violent, thousands of Muslims around the world engaged in rioting, arson, mob savagery, flag-burning, murder and mayhem, among other peaceful acts of nonviolence. Muslims are the only people who make feminists seem laid-back. The little darlings brandish placards with typical Religion of Peace slogans, such as: "Behead Those Who Insult Islam," "Europe, you will pay, extermination is on the way" and "Butcher those who mock Islam." They warn Europe of their own impending 9/11 with signs that say: "Europe: Your 9/11 will come" — which is ironic, because they almost had me convinced the Jews were behind the 9/11 attack. The rioting Muslims claim they are upset because Islam prohibits any depictions of Muhammad — though the text is ambiguous on beheadings, suicide bombings and flying planes into skyscrapers. The belief that Islam forbids portrayals of Muhammad is recently acquired. Back when Muslims created things, rather than blowing them up, they made paintings, frescoes, miniatures and prints of Muhammad. But apparently the Quran is like the Constitution: It's a "living document," capable of sprouting all-new provisions at will. Muslims ought to start claiming the Quran also prohibits indoor plumbing, to explain their lack of it. Other interpretations of the Quran forbid images of humans or animals, which makes even a child's coloring book blasphemous. That's why the Taliban blew up those priceless Buddhist statues, bless their innocent, peace-loving little hearts. Largely unnoticed in this spectacle is the blinding fact that one nation is missing from the long list of Muslim countries (by which I mean France and England) with hundreds of crazy Muslims experiencing bipolar rage over some cartoons: Iraq. Hey — maybe this democracy thing does work! The barbaric behavior of Europe's Muslims suggests that the European welfare state may not be attracting your top-notch Muslims. Making the rash assumption for purposes of discussion that Islam is a religion and not a car-burning cult, even a real religion can't go bossing around other people like this. Catholics aren't short on rules, but they couldn't care less if non-Catholics use birth control. Conservative Jews have no interest in forbidding other people from mixing meat and dairy. Protestants don't make a peep about other people eating food off one another's plates. (Just stay away from our plates — that's disgusting.) But Muslims think they can issue decrees about what images can appear in newspaper cartoons. Who do they think they are, liberals? COPYRIGHT 2006 ANN COULTER DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE 4520 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Not stuck in the Mud.

Something liberals, or "progressives", often do is accuse conservatives of being stagnant. They say that our entire goal is to keep things as they are, whereas they being the enlightened ones, wish to progress further.
This is a mischaracterization. Conservatives do not wish to simply stay stagnant and keep things as they are. Our goal is to pull things in an entirely different direction. Conservative Christians (Not all conservatives are Christian, and not all Christians are conservative mind you) want to pull things the way God wants them to go. By standing against things like Abortion, relativism, over inclusivism etc. we are not trying to keep things as they are, but fix corruption in our society.
We are the true "progressives". It is our goal to eradicate corruption in our society, and bring us to a better place. A place closer to the Will of God.
Neither side is stagnant, it is just that each side is pulling in different ways.

My fat, 16 pound, cat just knocked over my school computer.

Wow, I never thought it would actually happen, but his fatitude, sir nicolas, knocked over the computer I use for school.

"Happy Christians"

I know them, you know them. The Christians who claim to happy, all the time.
Granted, God Brings us much joy. We know that we have eternal life, we know that we have an All-Powerful God looking out for our best interests. This does bring joy.
But, this does not mean that we are supposed to walk around with a smile plastered on their faces. We have troubles, we have doubts, we have questions.
Yes, Jesus died on the Cross, our sins are covered by his blood. But this does not mean that the bills are paid.
Jesus knew our lives would be hard. He spoke of a cross to carry. He said we would be persecuted. He did not say we would have no burdens, He just said that He can help you carry them.
Next time you see a "Happy Christian" do not feel like you are something less. Know that Christ loves you, even when you are unhappy. Know that He knows you better than you Know yourself, an know that joy is to come, even if you do not feel it now.

My other blog....

I run two blogs as of now. This one (Which I think I will enjoy more) and a Xanga.

For the readers of my Xanga, expect cut and pasting. I will probably be writing more here than there, and I will be pasting these posts onto my xanga. So really, just post on the one you prefer.

For me, I find this format easier to use. I get to play with HTML and there is a bit more freedom.

Le Ramblings de Mathaytace Christou un Chrétien.

Ah yes, the ramblings of Mathaytace Christou.

My blog is a mixed bag. At times I write about current events and my view on them. Other times I will be writing on my small view of theology. Yet other times I will be sharing events from my own life.

Other times I will simply copy and paste interesting things I find on the Net and not even comment on them.

Really, this is just a place for me to dump thought and kill some time.

If you read something you like, that's cool. But you may not hit gold again for some time.