continuing the dialogue about marriage rights for same-sex couples and the repercussions from california’s proposition 8 vote this last week… please take a moment to watch this, and pass it on to anyone you know who should see it. -h

Filed under: Discourse, Links, News by stephen h @ 3:16 am on November 11, 2008
TAGS: [california | gay rights | keith olbermann | Links | msnbc | News | politics | prop 8 | video | youtube]

…as you would have them do unto you means the church gets what it has coming to it. for some weird reason, the mormon and catholic churches are acting all shocked and offended that there’s a massive outcry against them for their bigotry in supporting california’s prop 8.

apparently it’s ok for churches to take an active part in bigoted oppression, spending time and money promoting hatred and division, instead of championing social justice. apparently it’s ok for the church to take political stands in clear violation of federal tax laws, despite the scriptures stating to honor the laws of the land. apparently it’s ok for them to declare people with alternative sexual preferences as abominations, despite the fact they should deem themselves abominations because they trim their beards and eat fish and swine and don’t throw their wives out of their house every month when they’re on their period.

so, to these churches and to the people who support their policies i say this sincerely: fuck you. your oppression is your own doing. pull your heads out of your hypocritical asses and realize this: you are the problem with society, not them. maybe if you spent more time reading and focusing on the parts of scripture that teach you how to love, you wouldn’t have enough time to spread all that hate. gay people and even homosexuality in general are not your problem, YOU ARE. grow up and grow a pair, and confront your leaders when they speak out in bigotry and hatred. speak out for social justice and the human rights of others, or you will only stir up more hatred against yourselves.

stand up, grow up, and act right, or any oppression that you may face will be your own doing, and will be for the cause of hatred and evil, not for god. i promise you that.

-h

Filed under: Discourse, Links, News, Thoughts by stephen h @ 1:58 am on November 10, 2008
TAGS: [california | catholic church | corruption | crooks and liars | latter day saints | mormon church | News | politics | prop 8 | Thoughts | video | youtube]

here’s another one from the old sugar mill outside sacramento… -h

Filed under: Images by stephen h @ 11:53 am on July 14, 2008
TAGS: [california | Images | old sugar mill | photography | sacramento | stephen h | travel]

this was taken earlier today during a wine tasting at the old sugar mill just outside sacramento.

if you’re ever in the area, make sure to check it out… especially don’t miss the solomon wine company’s tasting room. i especially liked their rosado, carnivale, and genie wines, plus they have a couple of top-notch port wines as well. other wineries there have some great wines as well (like todd taylor’s primitivo) but solomon’s wines really wowed me.

-h

Filed under: Images by stephen h @ 12:52 am on July 7, 2008
TAGS: [california | clarksburg | Images | old sugar mill | photography | sacramento | stephen h | winery]