W-day aka My heroes (edit-2)

So it's now officially w-day...otherwise known as wednesday or the day that several military funerals are taking place all at once on fort campbell...a.k.a. the day that those crazy baptists are coming to protest yet another military funeral, claiming that god hates all military men/women and that they are glad that they are coming home in pieces.

Now, rather than give them more press attention than they deserve, which is exactly what they want...I'd rather take another tangent.

It always amazes me the things people will do claiming that it's in the name of free speech and their first amendment rights...wonder if those people would be so brave and bold as to protest funerals in another country....*musing* too bad america doesn't have any "beyond-government-control" guerrilla groups roaming around like they do in most latin-american countries. Then maybe they'd be picked off and never heard from again...*sarcastic mocking voice* and then the government wouldn't be able to do anything about it *done*.

It further never ceases to amaze and astound me the things people will carry out in God's name. Now I know that it is not my place to judge anybody else's opinion or beliefs when it comes to religion, seeing as how I do not practice any specific faith (but rather practice all of them collectively), but I wonder how people can committ atrocities, blame religious faith and think that they are "secured" a place in heaven. Not everybody gets to heaven, even the bible says this...though most Christians think that the number in the bible of the "number" of people going to heaven was just meant to "represent" a "large number"...(i.e. anybody can get to heaven b/c that was just meant as an example of a really large number of people). I'm not one of those people that thinks that. Everything else in the Bible is taking quite literally, and overanalyzed to the point of being redunant in trying to "prove" that what the bible says REALLY IS the word of God, and that it was meant to be read exactly as it says it...so why only when it comes to the "number of people going to heaven" do people try to "read more into" what is written than what is actually there?

Lots of people claim relgious beliefs and then don't practice them in their lives...so what else is new? But to claim to be Christians only to spread hate? Seems fishy to me. Maybe it's just me and my "skewed" view of religion and spirituality, but to me, spreading hate and violence and claiming that you're doing "God's will" doesn't seem like the best way to get to "Heaven", if that's where you want to go.

Right now, the Houses and Senates of both Kentucky and Tennessee (and several other states I've heard rumored) are working on passing a bill that would prevent protests of this sort...but they worded it very well, b/c they aren't stopping them from being there (i.e. taking away their freedom to peaceably assemble and express their freedom of speech) they are just taking away their ability to be disruptive...in other words, it has to ACTUALLY BE peaceful. I dont' think that the Legislative bodies will be able to overturn this one , like they did in kansas .

But I know where I stand. Those idiots can protest all the funerals and tragedies they want, as for me, I know who my heroes are. In terms of Career goals my heroes include Anne Rice , Stephen King and Tim Burton . But the rest...my real lifelong heroes: Gaelin aka Aaron , Crimsonsparrow aka Matt , My Dad who just recently retired, Shawno!! , Squibb , Brandyn, Peyton, Al , Tyler, Dan, Josh, Bob , Dave , Jeremy, Logan who still hasn't fully recovered from having fought and served, John B., Scott, Rod, Mary, Albert , Jarrod, My Little Brother , Jay , Jamie, Jason, Nick, and of course all the other men and women who have/will serve and fight and die for my rights...what superhero can say that? As for me...

I think that one is hillarious.
My Little Brother working in Iraq.
Jeremy.
Aaron.
Dan. Rod who I've known longer than most people out there in the world.
Josh.
Jon B.
Bob and Shawno!! respectively.


And if anybody else would like to contribute pictures, either of yourself b/c i have named you above and don't have a pic, or for any other reason drop a comment or shoot me an email, and I will add them to this blog.