Christians Who Say “Why Should I…?”
I wrote a very angry post yesterday in response to the hundreds of comments I had been reading that were written by so-called Christians on the articles about the Hobby Lobby ruling. After I wrote the post and calmed down a bit, I really started thinking about the reputation of Christians in this country and I decided to just kind of think this through “on paper.”
There is a phrase that I hear all too often from Christians that is really kind of disturbing: “Why should I…?”
Hobby Lobby, I Did Not Have An Abortion!
Unless you’re living under a rock, you have probably heard about the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby. You’ve probably read multiple articles about how they no longer face penalties if they don’t provide insurance coverage to their employees for 4 specific forms of contraception. And, if you’re like me, you’ve also spent a lot of time reading the comments on these articles, Facebook posts, etc.
Because I tend to lean to the right, I generally agree with a lot of what the articles and those who comment are saying. (Full disclosure: I am a conservative Christian who is completely and utterly pro-life, yet the vitriol that I’m reading in the name of Christ has just gone too far.) Today I was almost blind with rage when I started reading the comments of the so-called “live like Jesus”, compassionate-to-all, non-judgmental Christian right. read more…
You DO NOT forget your children in a hot car!
Rage.
That is the only word that I can think of to describe how I felt when I read this today.
New Warrant Issued for Man Accused of Leaving Child in the Car
Pure. Unapologetic. Rage.
The father left his 22-month old son in a hot car for seven hours, resulting in the horrible painful death of the poor little boy. The father allegedly discovered this on the way home from work, blamed it on “sudden change in routine”, and was garnering the sympathy of people all over who think this could happen to anyone.
Suddenly, new information came to light. The father and son ate breakfast together at a Chik-fil-A near the father’s office. The father put the son in the car, drove the short way to work, and promptly “forgot” him. read more…
Jill Duggar: Saving the First Kiss
Jill Duggar married Derick Dillard this past weekend. News media buzzed about how the couple had waited until they were engaged to hold hands and until they were married for their first kiss.
I’ve been reading as many articles as I could find about this young woman ever since her engagement was announced. The articles themselves are unremarkable. The comment threads? They are a whole other story. read more…
“Dead Broke”? Get a Grip, Hillary!
We Were “Dead Broke”
Hillary Clinton gave an interview to ABC’s Diane Sawyer, which aired yesterday, coinciding with the release of her new book Hard Choices. During the interview, Hillary said that she and her husband were “dead broke” and “struggled to piece together the resources” for their mortgages in Washington and New York, as well as struggled to continue to pay daughter Chelsea’s tuition at Stanford University.
This is the woman who we are to believe is in touch with the reality of the lives of most Americans?
They were apparently $12 million in debt when they left the White House. That is not dead broke. That is in debt. That is poor money management and poor planning. There is no excuse for mismanaging a six-figure income with zero personal expenses for eight years to the point where you’re in debt that badly. If you are really that incompetent at managing income vs. expenses, do I really want you in charge of an entire nation? If you are really so clueless as to try to compare your poor poor self to the millions of Americans who are really struggling to survive, do you seriously expect me to believe that you are in touch with the reality of this country?
Let’s define “dead broke,” shall we, Hilary? read more…
Parents: Stand Up To Your Kids
I am a parent of a young girl. She’s spirited, she tests us all the time, and yes, she can be mouthy. But she is not out of control. Never, in the almost six years I have been her mother, have I torn my hair out or moaned about how “I just don’t know what to do about her!”
I have a lot of friends who are mothers. Many of them are constantly stressed out because their young child simply won’t do as they’re told. A lot of advice is given, books and articles recommended. The piece of advice that probably irks me the absolute most is this one: If your child is misbehaving, get down on their level and …xyz.
Get down on their level. Let’s review for a moment. Who are you? The parent, right? The adult. And who are they? The young person who needs guidance about how best to behave. The child. read more…
Stressed-Out Mommy: Coping with Summer Camp
There is an article in the New York Post titled “Moms paying pros $1,000 to pack their kids for camp.” Apparently rich New York City mothers are hiring “professional organizers” to pack their children’s bags when it’s time to go to summer camp.
Resourceful Consultants is just one company who is privileged to take advantage of the laziness and competitiveness of the over-privileged.
“It takes three to four hours to pack for clients who demand that she fit all of the comforts of home in the luggage, including delicate touches like French-milled soaps and scented candles. At $250 an hour, the cost for a well-packed kid can run $1,000.”
Please give me a moment to just…well, to just absorb that. $1000 to throw some stuff in a suitcase for a child. Let’s assume that the summer camp the child is attending provides all the basic amenities like food, toilet paper, and bedding. What then, are these kids in such dire need of that it takes four hours to pack for them? Things like 1000-thread count sheets, French-milled soaps and scented candles.
I will pass over the idea of allowing children to adorn their camp rooms with open flames. I will even pass over the requirement that their soap be milled in France. Let’s just focus on this statement: “For a lot of mothers, particularly when their child is going away for the first time, it’s very stressful.” read more…
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