Back Home Again

It was a frantic and VERY long journey, from SC to OH for a birthday party (and, to touch base with all the family), then back again. We drove until our eyes were gritty, then scouted for a cheap motel to lay down for a few hours.

Then, onward to the destination.

Then, back again in reverse.

We arrived this morning in Charlotte. I picked up my car, then headed over to Miracle-Ear for a cleaning and fix of my hearing aids. What a thrill it is to hear clearly again!

Home to pick up mail (thankfully, due to the holiday, not that much), unload the car, and eat. Last night's motel ($38/night) did NOT provide breakfast. I grabbed a stick of string cheese and hit the road. By the time I landed at home, I was STARVING!

Made a quick scrambled egg with prosciutto and onions, strawberries on the side, and coffee.

As Rachel Ray says, Delish!

And, only 5 points on WW.

I've spent the last 1/2 hour catching up on mail, etc.

While traveling, I turned on the Sirius stations. My Proudly Progressive husband had done the pre-sets, so my only choice was:

• 50's music
• 60's (mostly Motown) music
• acid rock of the 70's
• CNN
• MSNBC

I picked the last one, and for one of the longest hours of my entire life - I specifically include waiting time in the DMV and childbirth - I listened to Rachel Maddow cackle her 60-minute Hate Trump tirade. All Hate Trump, no other news in the world, apparently.

It should have been infuriating, but it was sad. Here was someone with a microphone, and the opportunity to educate listeners about anything she chose.

She chose to spew at Trump. A lot like those ex-wives who corner strangers and proceed to give them ALL the details of how they were screwed over by their exes. On and on and on.

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"Sort of God"?

Newsweek magazine's Evan Thomas caused a mini-furor last week, by saying that:

in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God.

Newsbusters has the video on YouTube:



Why is that such a big deal? After all, Thomas merely meant to figuratively describe the level of stature Obama has (in his opinion) in the world.

Well, for believing Christians, that was a MAJOR slap in the face. It's blasphemy:

1.impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2.Judaism.
a.an act of cursing or reviling God.
b.pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3.Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4.irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.

Most of the time, in the modern world, we ignore this behavior. Sadly, Christians are accustomed to being disrespected and having their beliefs joked about. (Just once, I'd like to see comedians being "fair and balanced", who would try the same with Islamic beliefs - but it'll never happen. Muslims will kill you for just such "jokes". And the comedians know it.)

All kidding aside, I wouldn't want Islamic beliefs trivialized and belittled. It's not right to do that to anyone.

So, why are Christians always the target?

Why are those "sensitive" souls who chastise everyone else about multicultural awareness and respect so prone to ignore decency when it comes to Christians?

I'd like to think it's just ignorance. Sometimes we forget just how thoroughly the elite world has been indoctrinated against expression of Christian belief. When they do encounter a Christian, they aren't sure what to DO with him.

I once worked at a social service agency. The old director left, and the new guy came in. Someone had seen his bookshelf, and was concerned. I, being the token believer on the staff, was asked by a few worried staffers to do the recon and report back.

I checked out the bookshelves, and was able to report back that, although there were several Bibles and other religious books, they were mainstream (KIV, NAB, etc.). I left the group shaking my head at the invincible ignorance of these people, who understood NOTHING about Christianity or Christians, but who had no trouble expounding on "those people" and their beliefs (which, according to orthodox liberal philosophy, was bad, against education, and somehow mixed up with snake-handling and other such esoteric practices).

Evan Thomas might be like that - ignorant, prejudiced, and clueless. We should all direct him to sites where he might educate about the topic of Christianity.