Comments on: I've got time for trivialities http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/11/29/ive-got-time-for-trivialities/ Semi-geeky musings, links, and observations by an all-geeky college student. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kirsten http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/11/29/ive-got-time-for-trivialities/#comment-8155 Kirsten Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:12:51 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=812#comment-8155 I've been living in Las Vegas for over 6 years now, yet I still refer to the MA/NH region of the country as home. My mom no longer lives in the house I lived in when I was in high school (or even the same town), and it's still home. Vegas is home too, in that this is where my life is - job, husband, friends, etc. No matter which end of a trip to MA I'm on, I still say that I'm on my way home. Home is a funny thing. I've been living in Las Vegas for over 6 years now, yet I still refer to the MA/NH region of the country as home. My mom no longer lives in the house I lived in when I was in high school (or even the same town), and it's still home. Vegas is home too, in that this is where my life is - job, husband, friends, etc. No matter which end of a trip to MA I'm on, I still say that I'm on my way home.

Home is a funny thing.

]]> By: kristen http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/11/29/ive-got-time-for-trivialities/#comment-8153 kristen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:02:57 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=812#comment-8153 i'm probably not even eligible to give out points, but +5 for quoting maniac magee. i'm probably not even eligible to give out points, but +5 for quoting maniac magee.

]]> By: Mrs. B http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/11/29/ive-got-time-for-trivialities/#comment-8152 Mrs. B Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:03:31 +0000 http://www.theworldofstuff.com/?p=812#comment-8152 Hey - great to see you over the weekend. I just read your editorial on the great pin debacle and wanted to share. I think you touch on an important point...of folks missing the point. While I tend to agree that The Home Depot has the right to enforce rules that an employee has agreed to, I think that there are many instances of sheer manipulation by "Christians". In particular is the idea that there was a movement to remove a cross from someplace in the west (I can't remember exactly where); that the evil "Buddhists" were attempting to ban the cross. The reality is that a local Buddhist community often had walking meditations in this area and requested a small Buddhist symbol to be allowed so they could have a visual on their walk. When they were denied this right the ACLU put forth a suit. What is good for the goose should be good for the gander...if you get my point. So this argument ended up all about the poor "Christians" being persecuted when it had everything to do with the denial of the rights of another faith system. Same with this whole issue...I don't think it's about the God pin...I think that whatever the pin said is a mute point. If an employer says no pins it should hold whether the pin says One Nation Under God or Hail Rolling Stones. I think that the religious right really knows how to get in the paper and spin the tale to their point of view. I think we need more people who speak out and find out the stories behind these media moments, who “reply all” to the emails with dire warnings that our nation is going to hell in a hand basket because of something we write or don't write. As you well know I am very active in my church...however, what turns me on about the teachings of my faith are the ones about acceptance, love, forgiveness, peace and justice. I don't recall reading anywhere in the teachings of Jesus that there is a secret key to eternal grace...oh except maybe to be nice and to share...so perhaps capitalism feels threatened by this message. Anyway - thanks for your questioning mind, it's young people like you who give me hope for what seems to sometimes look like a future of public policy based on religious fanaticism. In my humble opinion…I feel the quickest way to eternal damnation is religious fanaticism. Hey - great to see you over the weekend. I just read your editorial on the great pin debacle and wanted to share. I think you touch on an important point...of folks missing the point. While I tend to agree that The Home Depot has the right to enforce rules that an employee has agreed to, I think that there are many instances of sheer manipulation by "Christians". In particular is the idea that there was a movement to remove a cross from someplace in the west (I can't remember exactly where); that the evil "Buddhists" were attempting to ban the cross. The reality is that a local Buddhist community often had walking meditations in this area and requested a small Buddhist symbol to be allowed so they could have a visual on their walk. When they were denied this right the ACLU put forth a suit. What is good for the goose should be good for the gander...if you get my point. So this argument ended up all about the poor "Christians" being persecuted when it had everything to do with the denial of the rights of another faith system.

Same with this whole issue...I don't think it's about the God pin...I think that whatever the pin said is a mute point. If an employer says no pins it should hold whether the pin says One Nation Under God or Hail Rolling Stones. I think that the religious right really knows how to get in the paper and spin the tale to their point of view.

I think we need more people who speak out and find out the stories behind these media moments, who “reply all” to the emails with dire warnings that our nation is going to hell in a hand basket because of something we write or don't write.

As you well know I am very active in my church...however, what turns me on about the teachings of my faith are the ones about acceptance, love, forgiveness, peace and justice. I don't recall reading anywhere in the teachings of Jesus that there is a secret key to eternal grace...oh except maybe to be nice and to share...so perhaps capitalism feels threatened by this message.

Anyway - thanks for your questioning mind, it's young people like you who give me hope for what seems to sometimes look like a future of public policy based on religious fanaticism. In my humble opinion…I feel the quickest way to eternal damnation is religious fanaticism.

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