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Name: Erin
Country: United States
State: Oregon
Birthday: 5/24/1991
Gender: Female
Interests: I love writing. I write essays, arcticles, stories, songs, poems, memoirs, whatever. I just love to write. I love learning about religion, history, other cultures. Music is always good, both listening to it and playing it. I like learning new instruments. Learning how to do new things and cook new things also.
Expertise: Well, I don't like to brag, but I've been told I'm a good writer, that I "know (my) retro music," that I "know a lot of random things," that I "have good music knowledge as well as a good base of general knowledge." Then again...I've also been told that I'm the slow one in m family. On a different note, I've also been told I make a mean batch of brownies, and that I'm a good stalker.
Occupation: I'm a writer. And a singer/son
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| Due to the tremendous response generated by my last posting, Things I Love (Part I), I have decided to write a follow-up, just like I intended to, only a week or so behind schedule. Enjoy. 1) The Office 
Maybe I lived a very deprived childhood by living in a home without television reception from age 3 on, but I do know a good television show when I see one, and in my opinion, The Office is a great television show. This American representation of what was originally a UK show, is a mockumentary themed-show, centered around fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin, primarily it's branch in the very real town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Lead by regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carrell), the office crew does pretty much anything besides the obvious: selling of paper. Just starting into its sixth season, The Office is just as funny as ever. 2) David Sedaris 
I became interested in David Sedaris after hearing favorable reviews of his work, and after picking up his most recent book at my local Fred Meyer. And by "picking up," I do mean, simply picking up. I didn't buy it, but I did settle down on the Fred Meyerian style faux-living room display couch, and read the first couple of chapters. His style of humor was refreshing, and I became a fan almost instantly. Following my sampling of When You Are Engulfed in Flames at Fred Meyer, I borrowed Naked from the library, and have been working my way through his entire works collection since. 3) Sleeping in 
Better yet? Sleeping in during the school year. With classes that don't start until ten this year, I'm pretty much a happy camper. I guess that's the beauty of college. 4) True Religion 
Three weeks ago at Nordstroms in Portland, the lady at the fragrance counter tried to entice me with the latest line-up of scents and smells from the top perfume designers in the business. Juicy Couture's new scent, Very Hollywood, the entire new sensually-named line-up from Dolce & Gabana. Sure, some of it smelled nice, but none of it really interested me. Why? Because I've already found the greatest smell in the world. The absolute best fragrance I have ever smelled, and most possibly the greatest thing I have ever smelled in my entire life is the fragrance from True Religion. Sure, Juicy Couture smells nice, but wear it every day for a week and it will start to smell just like something half the price from a store half as nice, but with True Religion? Not so. Just like any other smell, it's hard to explain in words, but if I had to try to describe it, I would call it musky, yet feminine and citrusy at the same time. Nevermind, that was awful. Here's what you do: next time you find yourself in the cosmetics department of your local Macys, Nordstroms, or other high-end fashion store, look for the frosty blue vial and take a whiff for yourself. I can almost guarentee it's the last fragrance you will ever want or need. 5) Bruce Springsteen 
It was bound to happen sooner or later. So, here it is. But why now? Why now, when I've loved him for 561 days? (Not that anyone's counting...) Well, I'll tell you why. Today, my best friend, Marie, and I were cruising up I-5, spinning "Badlands," and somewhere between passing semis, Marie telling me that I'm "going to get a speeding ticket one of these days," and trying to decide whether we were going to go to Dutch Bros or Wally World Video first, it hit me. I'm not sure I can pinpoint exactly what it was, but in between some of the greatest uses of piano arpeggios in musical history, there it was. I'd heard it a million times before, but for some reason, the lines stood out to me:
I believe in the love that you gave me.
I believe in the faith that can save me.
I believe in the hope and I pray that someday it may raise me above these Badlands.
And that's all it was, but it was enough. It gave me that feeling. That one that only people who really love Bruce can truly understand. That feeling you get when you listen to "Born to Run" or "Thunder Road" and sometimes "Human Touch", even though you've heard them too many times to count. That feeling like maybe it's not "just rock and roll." Maybe it means something, even if it's something small or something you can't put into words or something that no one else really understands like you do. In that moment, I eased up on the gas, leaned back in my seat, and realized what I've realized a million times before: "Dang. This guy's good." | | |
| Having been out of the blogging routine for quite a few months now, I'm hoping that this series will help jump-start, or should I say re-jump-start, my blogging habits.
I have to say first off that this was not my idea. I'm actually borrowing it from new singer/songwriter Eric Hutchinson and his wonderful blog of things he loves.
So without further ado, five things I am currently in love with:
#1 - The Beatles.
Okay, so maybe this doesn't belong on this list because I've really been in love with The Beatles since ninth grade, but come on. It's so hard NOT to love them these days; they're everywhere! With the release of Beatles Rockband it seems like every music store or music section I've been in for the past few weeks has been filled with Beatles albums like never before. It wasn't the game, but maybe simply the sheer Beatles-frenzy I've found myself surrounded by these past few weeks that has led me to revisiting the work of the Fab Four. Either way, I'm still very in love with The Beatles.
#2 - Papasan Furniture.
On a recent trip to my local Pier 1 store, I came across what I can only describe as possibly the most amazing piece of furniture ever (excluding the egg chair). This piece of furniture was the papasan double. For those of you that aren't familiar with furniture from the papasan family, the sheer majesty of such furniture can't really be explained. The only thing I can do is tell you that this double-chair has changed my life, and encourage you to try out this piece of furniture for yourself. Trust me, you won't want to get up.
#3 - Inglourious Basterds.
I didn't really know what was in store for me when I first sat down in Harvard Cinemas to watch Quentin Tarantino's latest contribution to the cinematic world. As confused as anyone about the misspellings in the title, I settled in for what would ultimately be one of the greatest movie choices of my life. The film is over two and a half hours long, but it didn't seem like it once I was immersed in a world of blood, guts, and general Nazi-killing. Some of the greatest dialogue and character development I've seen in recent years made this easily the best film I've seen in months. Would I see it again? Yes. And I have. And I was pleased to find it just as glorious, or perhaps rather, inglourious, as the first time around.
#4 - Acrylic Paint
I've never fancied myself as much of an artist. If you had asked me at the beginning of the summer what I thought I'd be doing with my free time over the next four months, the answer probably would have been something along the lines of "sleeping, listening to music, hanging out, and napping." But it most certainly would not have been been followed up with "and after I get bored with all that, I plan on impulsively driving to Michael's Arts and Crafts, and spending an unforseen amount of money on cheap acrylic paints, a value pack of brushes, and an 11 x 11 canvas. I will then take this canvas home and proceed to recreate, in however shoddy of a fashion it turns out, the cover of Born in the U.S.A. Yes, I know, I'll probably end up making two more follow-up trips to Michael's in the next two weeks, once for more paint colors and a bigger canvas, and once for paint sealant. How much do I plan on spending in these endeavours? Oh, you know, no less than $40 in the first two weeks. Yeah, I'll probably do a basic design on the small canvas and then spend the next two weeks touching it up until it meets my standards of perfection, after which I'll start on the bigger one, which I hope to end up hanging on my wall. But, you know. We'll see." How did this come about? It's simple. I like doodling. I've doodled Born in the U.S.A. on numerous occasions. The striped background makes a natural grid, making it extremely easy to recreate. And hey, if I can doodle it on a United Airlines napkin flying at 25,000 feet, with nothing but a black pen, and have it come out looking okay, why shouldn't I be able to recreate it with bottles of $.69 acrylic paint?
#5 - The Gaslight Anthem
I first heard The Gaslight Anthem on one of those XM satellite radio stations in the 800-channels of DirectTV. The song was "The '59 Sound," and I liked it almost instantly. It had a different sound to it. It sounded more original, more real than most new music, and especially most new music I would hear during the average XM listening. I had all but forgotten the name until one day, when I listened to some of their other stuff on Playlist.com. I hate to say this now, but at that time nothing really grabbed me like "The '59 Sound" had that first time around. They were okay, but they didn't really stand out as much now. The problem was, I didn't know where to start. Several months later, this past July, I was in Texas when I found a video from Hard Rock Calling of Springsteen joining TGA for a rousing rendition of "The '59 Sound." This did catch my attention. Springsteen was, and is, one of my all-time favorites, after all. I watched the video, and then I watched it again. And then I found another video from the same show that wasn't quite as shaky and watched that one as well. It was truly amazing. I decided to give The Gaslight Anthem another try. Their MySpace page provided me with several songs to choose from. It appeared from their play counts that "The '59 Sound" was actually their second-most popular song, after "Great Expectation." I listened to it without hesitation and was instantly pulled in. This was a great band. I listened to more of their music online and bought their second album The '59 Sound, at Waterloo Records the next day. This was early July and I have listened to it almost every day since. I also have tickets to see them in Portland on September 22nd. Maybe it was the day, maybe it was just that song, maybe it was Bruce, but for whatever reason, I am now a devout fan of The Gaslight Anthem.
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| So, I guess maybe not all of these are technically "current" favorites, because some of them are more like all-time favorites that I will love and listen to pretty much anytime. But anyway, with that aside, I now present to you my current favorite 229 songs. This list was taken from a variety of sources including my personal collection, my online playlists, radio play, etc. And now, the list: | Blinded by the Light | Bruce Springsteen | | Rosalita | Bruce Springsteen | | The E Street Shuffle | Bruce Springsteen | | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | | Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen | | Tenth-Avenue Freeze Out | Bruce Springsteen | | Backstreets | Bruce Springsteen | | Badlands | Bruce Springsteen | | The Promised Land | Bruce Springsteen | | Prove it All Night | Bruce Springsteen | | Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen | | Two Hearts | Bruce Springsteen | | The River | Bruce Springsteen | | I'm a Rocker | Bruce Springsteen | | Drive All Night | Bruce Springsteen | | Sherry Darling | Bruce Springsteen | | Out in The Street | Bruce Springsteen | | Atlantic City | Bruce Springsteen | | Dancing in the Dark | Bruce Springsteen | | I'm on Fire | Bruce Springsteen | | I'm Goin' Down | Bruce Springsteen | | Fire | Bruce Springsteen | | Ain't Got You | Bruce Springsteen | | Brilliant Disguise | Bruce Springsteen | | Human Touch | Bruce Springsteen | | Lucky Town | Bruce Springsteen | | Better Days | Bruce Springsteen | | If I should Fall Behind | Bruce Springsteen | | Murder Incorporated | Bruce Springsteen | | Secret Garden | Bruce Springsteen | | Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin) | Bruce Springsteen | | Mary's Place | Bruce Springsteen | | My City of Ruins | Bruce Springsteen | | The Rising | Bruce Springsteen | | Lonesome Day | Bruce Springsteen | | Waitin' on a Sunny Day | Bruce Springsteen | | All I'm Thinkin' Bout | Bruce Springsteen | | Devils & Dust | Bruce Springsteen | | Radio Nowhere | Bruce Springsteen | | Girls in their Summer Clothes | Bruce Springsteen | | Living in the Future | Bruce Springsteen | | I'll Work for Your Love | Bruce Springsteen | | Long Walk Home | Bruce Springsteen | | My Lucky Day | Bruce Springsteen | | What Love Can Do | Bruce Springsteen | | Life Itself | Bruce Springsteen | | Kingdom of Days | Bruce Springsteen | | I Want You (She's So Heavy) | The Beatles | | Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles | | You Never Give Me Your Money | The Beatles | | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | The Beatles | | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles | | Blackbird | The Beatles | | Revolution | The Beatles | | She Loves You | The Beatles | | Hey Jude | The Beatles | | I Should Have Known Better | The Beatles | | If I Fell | The Beatles | | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | The Beatles | | Another Girl | The Beatles | | You're Gonna Lose That Girl | The Beatles | | I've Just Seen a Face | The Beatles | | Across the Universe | The Beatles | | The Long and Winding Road | The Beatles | | The Fool on the Hill | The Beatles | | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles | | Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles | | I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles | | I'm Only Sleeping | The Beatles | | Here, There, and Everywhere | The Beatles | | For No One | The Beatles | | Got to Get You Into My Life | The Beatles | | Michelle | The Beatles | | Girl | The Beatles | | In My Life | The Beatles | | With a Little Help from My Friends | The Beatles | | Getting Better | The Beatles | | When I'm 64 | The Beatles | | It Won't Be Long | The Beatles | | All My Loving | The Beatles | | Our Love | Rhett Miller | | Things That Disappear | Rhett Miller | | Four-Eyed Girl | Rhett Miller | | Hover | Rhett Miller | | Your Nervous Heart | Rhett Miller | | Terrible Vision | Rhett Miller | | My Valentine | Rhett Miller | | Fireflies | Rhett Miller | | Question | Rhett Miller | | Nobody Says I Love You Anymore | Rhett Miller | | I Need to Know Where I Stand | Rhett Miller | | Haphazardly | Rhett Miller | | Refusing Temptation | Rhett Miller | | Pressing On | Relient K | | Must Have Done Something Right | Relient K | | Deathbed | Relient K | | Be My Escape | Relient K | | Which to Bury, us or the Hatchet? | Relient K | | Mood Rings | Relient K | | Falling Out | Relient K | | In Love with the 80s | Relient K | | Hoopes I Did it Again | Relient K | | I am Understood? | Relient K | | New York, New York | Ryan Adams | | Firecracker | Ryan Adams | | Answering Bell | Ryan Adams | | La Cienega Just Smiled | Ryan Adams | | When the Stars Go Blue | Ryan Adams | | This is It | Ryan Adams | | Wish You Were Here | Ryan Adams | | Burning Photographs | Ryan Adams | | Do Miss America | Ryan Adams | | Pain | Three Days Grace | | Never Too Late | Three Days Grace | | Get Out Alive | Three Days Grace | | Over and Over | Three Days Grace | | Gone Forever | Three Days Grace | | I Hate (Everything About You) | Three Days Grace | | All Over You | The Spill Canvas | | Hush Hush | The Spill Canvas | | Polygraph, Right Now! | The Spill Canvas | | The Night Will Go As Follows | The Spill Canvas | | All Hail the Heartbreaker | The Spill Canvas | | Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have without Taking her Clothes Off | Panic! At the Disco | | Build God, then We'll Talk | Panic! At the Disco | | Nine in the Afternoon | Panic! At the Disco | | Folkin' Around | Panic! At the Disco | | London Calling | The Clash | | Rudie Can't Fail | The Clash | | Train in Vain | The Clash | | Career Oppurtunities | The Clash | | Another Day | Paul McCartney | | This Never Happened Before | Paul McCartney | | Maybe I'm Amazed | Paul McCartney | | Hey There Delilah | Plain White T's | | Hate (Really Don't Like You) | Plain White T's | | 1-2-3-4 | Plain White T's | | You Can't Always Get What You Want | The Rolling Stones | | Under My Thumb | The Rolling Stones | | Beast of Burden | The Rolling Stones | | Baba O'Riley | The Who | | Squeeze Box | The Who | | Won't Get Fooled Again | The Who | | Feel Good Drag | Anberlin | | Haight Street | Anberlin | | Breath | Breaking Benjamin | | Forever | Breaking Benjamin | | Mr. Jones | Counting Crows | | Accidentally In Love | Counting Crows | | She Will Be Loved | Maroon 5 | | Won't Go Home Without You | Maroon 5 | | Let's Get it On | Marvin Gaye | | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | | The Crane Wife, pt. 3 | The Decemberists | | O, Valencia! | The Decemberists | | Hospital Bed Crawl | The Hush Sound | | Where We Went Wrong | The Hush Sound | | An American Girl | Tom Petty | | You Don't Know How it Feels | Tom Petty | | Jaded | Aerosmith | | Sirens | Angels & Airwaves | | Brick | Ben Folds Five | | Dammit | blink182 | | Thunder | Boys Like Girls | | Pepper | Butthole Surfers | | Come On Over (All I Want is You) | Christina Aguilera | | Free Loop | Daniel Powter | | Crash Into Me | Dave Matthews Band | | What Sarah Said | Death Cab for Cutie | | Pour Some Sugar on Me | Def Leppard | | Veronica | Elvis Costello | | Rock & Roll | Eric Hutchinson | | Six O'Clock | Faktion | | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | | The '59 Sound | Gaslight Anthem | | Got My Mind Set on You | George Harrison | | Follow You Down | Gin Blossoms | | Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | | Niki FM | Hawthorne Heights | | Oh, It Is Love | hellogoodbye | | Love Hurts | Incubus | | One More Chance | Jackson 5 | | I'm Yours | Jason Mraz | | Just Like Starting Over | John Lennon | | Your Body is a Wonderland | John Mayer | | Nicest Thing | Kate Nash | | All of My Love | Led Zeppelin | | Lady | Little River Band | | Why Can't I | Liz Phair | | Love, Such as it Ends | Ludo | | I Wrote This Song | Making April | | All the Young Dudes | Mott the Hoople | | Always Love | Nada Surf | | Shattered | O.A.R. | | Wonderwall | Oasis | | Dance With Me | Old 97s | | A Story About a Girl | Our Lady Peace | | Hey Ya! | Outkast | | Let My Love Open the Door | Pete Townsend | | Don't Stop Me Now | Queen | | Under Pressure | Queen | | Californication | Red Hot Chilii Peppers | | Your Guardian Angel | Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | | Man on the Moon | REM | | Swing Life Away | Rise Against | | Love Song | Sara Barielles | | Fall For You | Secondhand Serenade | | Mrs. Robinson | Simon and Garfunkel | | Santeria | Sublime | | Dare You to Move | Switchfoot | | Lonely Day | System of a Down | | Tribute | Tenacious D | | Wherever You Will Go | The Calling | | Friday, I'm in Love | The Cure | | Chelsea Dagger | The Fratellis | | You Found Me | The Fray | | All These Things That I've Done | The Killers | | You're Gonna Go Far, Kid | The Offspring | | Every Little Thing She Does is Magic | The Police | | My Brain is Hanging Upside Down | The Ramones | | New Slang | The Shins | | 6th Avenue Heartache | The Wallflowers | | So Happy | Theory of a Deadman | | Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind | | I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight | U2 | | Blister in the Sun | Violent Femmes | | One Headlight | Wallflowers | | Check Yes Juliet | We the Kings | | Jesus, Etc. | Wilco |
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| Okay, so I don't usually post stuff like this on here, but this was more fun than these things usually are, and I think it turned out rather nicely. Using only song titles from one artist, cleverly answer these questions.
Pick a band/artist: Bruce Springsteen.
Are you male or female? : Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Describe yourself : She's So Fine.
Describe your current boyfriend/girlfriend situation : Lonesome Day.
Describe your current location : My Hometown.
Describe where you want to be : Further On (Up the Road).
Your best friends : Marie.
Your favorite color is : Fade to Black.
You know that : A Good Man is Hard to Find.
What’s the weather like? : Night.
If your life was a television show, what would it be called? : The E Street Shuffle.
What is life to you? : Life Itself.
What is your dream job? : I'm a Rocker.
What’s the worst feeling in the world?: Fire.
Your favorite means of transportation: Stolen Car.
What is the best advice you have to give? : You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch).
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? : Rosalita.
What is your favorite food? : Seeds.
Your last words will be : My Lucky Day. | | |
| I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I don't like writing about politics. My intentions in writing this is not, by any means, to attempt to change anyone's views or sway anyone one way or another. But, the truth of the matter is that (1) I am, in fact, journalism hungry, and (2) I can't keep silent about this any longer. Let me set the scene for you with a quote from someone whose writings captured the essence of what I'm trying to say almost better than I can say it myself. This was written just days after Obama won the election in November:
"During the election, there were many staggering rumors floating around about then-Junior Senator Obama. Some of these rumors include such incredible fallacies as the theory that Obama is going to take our guns away1, the theory that Obama is not a natural-born citizen2, and the theory that Obama is actually the Anti-Christ as it is described in the book of Revelation in the Bible3.
"These theories sound ridiculous, right? Even more ridiculous is the fact that people actually believe them. E-mails containing these rumors spread rampantly during the election....Even more upsetting is how easy it is to disprove these e-mails with one click of the mouse: Snopes.com, but no. The gullible folks are pulled in to believing them and don't think twice before hitting forward, and continuing to spread them by word-of-mouth....
"Going along with these claims are people who don't do their research before spouting off, stating them as fact when they actually have no idea what they're talking about, or how to back themselves up." It goes on to address other issues that would be relevant in another blog, but are not exactly relevant to what I'm leading up to with this. The piece this was taken from was published in the November 26, 2008 issue of The Oaker Chronicle, and they were written by me. What inspired a non-political activist to write such things? It's plain and simple. Frankly, I was tired of hearing utter, juvenille crap being spread about, and eaten up like candy. Now, before I go on, let me just say purely for references purposes that I do not claim to be an Obama supporter. I am a registered Republican with moderate-Conservative leanings. I was seventeen during the last election, but if I had been able to vote, I would have voted for McCain. Again, I'm not telling you these things to try to persuade you to vote in some way or to support some candidate, I'm writing this so you know I'm not just writing these things because Obama is my hero or something. My support for Obama is the same as my support for any person who wants to try to step up and lead our nation in a difficult time. I write this to try to simply set the facts straight, the way I see them. But why am I writing this, now? The answer is plain and simple. Possibly the most controversial Obama-related issue in the news lately is the question of whether or not America is a Christian nation. To momentarily ignore the obvious question at hand of whether or not we are, let me give you the background info on debate, if you don't already know it. The following is part of a Human Events e-mail I recently received:
"We're no longer a Christian nation."
-- President Barack Obama You have probably heard about President Barack Obama's speeches in foreign countries lately -- and some of the outrageous things he has been saying.
 He stated on one trip that America is "no longer a Christian nation" -- but it still is.
If it concerns you that President Obama is telling the world that we are "no longer a Christian nation," I hope you will join me in launching a very special campaign to reclaim our heritage.
The evidence is clear that our Founding Fathers built our nation on Judeo-Christian principles.
In fact, I've written a book about it that I would like to send you. The first indication that this e-mail is a load of crap is the obvious sales pitch at the bottom. As a side note, it was from Newt Gingrich. But the second, and perhaps even more obvious indication would be that the quote itself: "We're no longer a Christian nation."
I don't know what kind of idiot people think Obama is. He may not be the smartest guy in the world, but he's no where near dumb enough to say something like that. To become elected president of a country where 76% of the population claims Christianity as their religious affiliation4, and then bluntly state that we aren't a Christian nation anymore is obvious suicide. (Especially since Obama is already in the hot seat with some people for being a radical muslim and the Anti-Christ.) But nonetheless, the quote exists, right? Wrong. Well, sort of wrong. Let us consult FactCheck.org5: Q: Did Obama say we "are no longer a Christian nation"?: Is this true? It is now traveling around the Internet.
A: He said we are no longer "just" a Christian nation, but a nation of many other faiths as well. A chain e-mail drops that key word and thus changes the meaning. There's the short version for you, let's take a look at their backing evidence.
The original quote, as they tell it, from the speech which can also be found on YouTube6, reads as such: "Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation – at least, not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers." The page on FactCheck goes into a lot more detail and it's actually quite interesting, so I would encourage you to check it out if you are so inclined. As for the actual issue of whether or not we are a in fact "Christian nation," I believe that though our country was founded on Christian morals, and that references to the Christian faith are dominant throughout even the governmental part of our society, we were also founded with the right to freedom of religion, a freedom that many people have embraced in different ways, be they Christianity, Buddhism, Mormonism, Wiccan, or Scientology. Like I said before, according to the American Religion Survey, 76% of the United States populus claims Christianity as their religious affiliation. That could be justification for the fact that this is still a Christian nation. However, and keep in mind that this is coming from a Christian, I think that to categorize us as strictly a "Christian nation" is undermining to the other 24% of the poplation in that way is a direct violation of the First Amendment.
I don't know if that's exactly what he meant or not, but you look at it that way, maybe Obama was right. Either way, I hope this stirs up loads of comments and controversy. Otherwise, what's the point, really? That's my favorite part of writing the seldom editorial. I would like to close with another quote from The Oaker Chronicle article that I started with: "(I) would like to encourage a friendly reminder to members of all political parties to think...before you share your political views, and spread unwarranted claims." Thank your reading. Love it or hate it? Drop a comment! References
1. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/blackwell.asp
2. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp
3. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/antichrist.asp
4. http://b27.cc.trincoll.edu/weblogs/AmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf
5. http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_obama_say_we_are_no_longer.html
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35sGJrWKcmY | | |
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Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go. I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow. When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms, I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life. 'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life, the chains I been hearing now for most of my life. Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio? Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? Did you hear your favorite song one last time? And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass? See, I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body. And they told me on the front lawn, I'm sorry I couldn't go. But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons. And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang, I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang. Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio? Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? Did you hear your favorite song one last time? Young boys, young girls. Young boys, young girls. Young boys, young girls. Young boys, young girls. Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night. Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night. Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night. Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night. Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandfather's radio? Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over? Did you hear your favorite song one last time? Young boys, young girls. Young boys, young girls. "The '59 Sound" - The Gaslight Anthem.
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