Faith and Politics- a brief look

Was watching a documentary on the American elections and how the evangelical Christian vote played a part in it while I was having dinner and all I can say is that I am utterly disgusted. I have always tried to maintain a fair and unbiased view on the other more radical Christian denominations but my opinion of them has hit rock bottom after watching that documentary. Pastors endorsing candidates? Now that's one step too far. In my view religion has always been a beacon for the people, something which stays true and steadfast through good times and bad. Something the masses can go to, to seek refuge from their troubles whenever they need to. Something free from the fallibility of men. Religion should never be mixed in with the deceit and half-truths of politics as doing so would sully its purity and purpose. It should always maintain a neutral view in the world of politics, only making its voice heard when matters of faith and morals are in jeopardy. It should not seek to show support for one party, but seek the understanding and cooperation of both parties to further the cause of God's will. And politicians should also pay heed and not use the word of God to their advantage. I realised that in Obama's speeches, he invoked the name of God so many times that he would have done any half-baked pastor proud, in fact his rallies usually sounded like those hippie meets which some Christians pass off as "praise and worship sessions" (although it all sounds like a karaoke party on steroids to me). I'm not saying I don't support President Obama, I have great respect for the man and feel that under his leadership the United States would be a much more reliable nation. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't sound as though we're all doing the will of God, I mean does anyone out there actually know what God's will is? At the end of the day we are all doing whats best for our interests no matter how noble we try to make it sound, so the least we could do is not drag religion into it.

For such a large matter this is a rather short post but as I am trying to get the ole' gears to start working properly again after such a long hiatus you'll have to bear with me while I try and get up to speed on my writing again. As usual no offense to any Christians (by 'Christians' I mean everything else after the Roman-Catholic faith, of which I am proud to be a part of) reading this, everyone is entitled to their own views and I am simply making mine known. Of course if you want people to take what you preach seriously maybe you could try taking yourselves seriously too instead of just singing rock songs and making merry.

The beginning of the end

I'm back after an extremely long hiatus and I'm not particularly thrilled about it. For people wanting to know why this site hasn't been updated for the better part of four months its due to the fact that I was back home and felt that it was too much of a hassle to stay sober long enough to post something up. So we're finally at the doorstep of the end chapter of the university part of my life (for the moment at least, until I decide to go get a masters degree in any case). My exit permit ends at the end of July next year and after that its off to national service (NS) for me. The first week of the new semester has come and gone with the promise of heaps more of work to come. My timetable is as messed as ever as I've got late lectures at 17:30 on both Mondays and Tuesdays which end at 19:00. This means that I usually reach home at 20:00. But the worst part is the two classes on both Tuesdays and Thursdays which start at 08:30, this means that I have to wake up at fucking 05:30 to catch the 06:50 train to butt-fucking Lilydale which is like the arse end of the God-forsaken train line. I guess the only redeeming factor is the fact that I'm free on Wednesdays and Fridays. Not for long from what the blasted unit outline for all of my subjects are telling me. The only thing keeping me going now is the fact that this is my last year here, not like NS is anything to look forward to but at least I've completed one hurdle on this journey we call life, or something like it.