The Birds and The Bees...

Well that got your attention!



The other day I was speaking with someone and they were surprised to find out that I have voted as a Republican, Independent, and Democrat. They could not believe that someone as unwavering (I guess that is the nice way of saying stubborn jackass) as I can be, could be so transient in my views. especially with the current presidency and the Christian Right bringing so much religious excitement to the nation's surface.

"So are you a Right-wing or a Left-wing?" She asked.

I did not even have to think. I am very conservative in my political views, but very liberal in others. I make a poor Republican and an even worse Democrat. One party seems to promote what ever is financially good for the country as a whole, is good for the individual. This mentality has made us inept at self-sufficiency and we depend on unstable 3rd world countries to grow our food, make our clothes, and provide us with oil. When we sent our businesses to other countries they were suppose to sell those goods and services back to us at a discounted price since they had the cheaper labor...but they didn't, and big business got richer. The other party seems to promote elitists in their altruistic ventures to save the poor and uneducated from "The Man" that keeps us down. As long as there are a bunch of us that are uneducated and unempowered and require handouts in order to make it, we will empower those few that make a living off of dumbing society down. This mentality has no concept of the mantra, "Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime." I could go on and on with both parties but this will suffice for now.

Also, I am religious and a Christian. Let me also add, long before the Christian Right made it popular to be Christian. One would think I would get excited to see such religious fervor, so many bumper stickers, window decals, and various churches popping up everywhere. In many ways I am... it's about time the government and the media had some balance. However, I am nervous at the same time.

I know Truth by itself is rarely popular—and I hope that my religion nor Christianity ever becomes "the in thing".
Let me explain why:

Love has always been an essential truth to be practiced.
The 60's movement made Love popular…
and then STD's, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, and the breakdown of family values was ushered in on Free Love's coat tails.

Religious fervor? More like a religious pop-culture...with it's own singers, dancers, and movie stars. Is the tattoo of the crucifix really necessary to show your devotion? If there is any truth to the Prosperity Doctrine...if so, why did every person that made any real improvement in Christianity have less and less worldly wealth as they went along?

Dare I say, it's almost like the Christian Right has made a graven image of Hollywood for themselves. I think too many people are clamoring to find truth that fits there lifestyle rather than changing there lifestyle in order to know truth--Clamoring to find a God that fits there lifestyle rather than changing there lifestyle in order to know God. How much reflection, commitment, and devotion to the Creator or to humanity is required by "Church of the Coffee Break". Yes, that's an actual church...and I am sure their coffee warms the hands ...and the soul?
So, to answer her question, am I a right-wing or a left-wing?
I think a bird or a bee that flaps with just his right wing flies in a circle. Same if a bird or a bee flaps with only his left. If he doesn't flap at all, he's a fence-sitter. But as for me, I have gone far by flapping with both.

You had to know about the birds and the bees didn't you.