I guess I'll just put it all out there

WARNING! You really might not like what I have to say, but I like living authentically. Honestly don't read past this if you're in a judgey mood.

1. I love Jesus. I think Jesus is an amazing role model and someone for our children to look up to. I'd like to be more like Jesus, but man its hard! He was so loving and helpful and awesome. I think what Christians forget is that Jesus didn't judge, he didn't care what you did or what you looked like, he just loved you. If we all remembered that, we would be so much better off.

2. I do not take the Bible literally. I know, shame on me, but I don't. I don't think we should base our marriage ideas on a book that said it was cool to have more than one wife or insist that women who were raped should marry their rapist. I don't think widows should have to marry their brother in law if they hadn't had a son with their 1st husband. I mean.....I sort of look at the Bible as a cool story book. I've been told to have faith, or I have no faith. My brain won't allow me to believe that there was ever such a thing as a demon angel hybrid (Nephilim) or a talking snake or a three headed beast guarding Hell. It sounds like mythology to me. Stop saying, well the Bible tells us X. Yeah the Bible says some other crazy stuff, you can't pick and choose.

3. I think pretending like drinking has anything to do with the Bible is weird. JESUS DRANK WINE. I love saying that. It's true! Lets not get drunk and crazy but hey, its ok to have a drink...

4. I do believe that women should have a choice when it comes to their bodies. I think a lot of people confuse this. Just because I believe in choice doesn't mean I'm walking around the streets telling women to get abortions. I think it should be rare and carefully thought about, but it should be an option. Making it illegal doesn't make anything better. People will always seek it out and hurt themselves in the process, that seems way worse to me. Sometimes you just aren't ready to be a parent. I think children should have a fighting chance is this world and be born to parents who can support them emotionally and financially.

5. On that note, I think preaching abstinence is pushing young men and women (especially in the South I've noticed) to get married younger and younger and have babies younger and younger. Divorce is inevitable. UNLESS you just stay in that marriage because your parents have jammed it down your throat that divorce is the most awful horrendous thing you can ever do ever. Hormones are real people. They make otherwise normal people act crazy sometimes.

6. Haven't you ever heard, you cant help who you love? Jesus loves us all so why are so many Christians and even non Christians so full of hate and want to defend the idea of "traditional marriage"? The fact that this is an issue hurts my brain. Why are so many people so worried about what other people do? Do what you gotta do, and stop worrying about making it impossible for people who love each to enter into a lifelong commitment. I mean lets be honest, the divorce rate is insane, isn't that kind of a terrible argument? My favorite graphic is over Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (72 days of marriage) and Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka (10 year commitment). I mean it works because its so visual and so true. Love is love.

7. CAN WE PLEASE JUST GET OVER POLITICS? I think politics are stupid. Entertaining but stupid. Its all about money, nothing will ever change.



Well that's about it. Love it or leave it.