Apr 17 2009
Two for One
Angst (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)
I hate the fleshiness of this school. I’m sitting here writing a journal article critique on an article focusing on attitude changes on homosexuality. If nothing else reading this article has reinforced my negative views on the subject. I hate how they label you homophobic if you do not support or have gay (happy) feelings towards homosexuality. It seems like accepting it and being homophobic are the only two options they give you. I am not homophobic. Just because I disagree with that kind of a lifestyle doesn’t make me afraid of the people who engage in that way of living. Think of it this way, I really dislike green beans, but that doesn’t cause me to be afraid of the people who grow them in their gardens. I don’t dislike people who prepare and serve green beans in their meals and I don’t hate people who eat them. I just don’t like the taste of them and refuse to eat them myself. Does that make me afraid of green beans? I think not. I can live in a world with green beans and be at peace with people who consume them and still hold my negative attitudes/biases towards them. I don’t judge people for eating green beans so I shouldn’t be judged for not eating them. Maybe comparing homosexuality to green beans isn’t very wise, but it gets my point across.
Sometimes I long to go back to my conservative Canadian Bible college where I had nothing to fear, didn’t feel the need to protect myself from the world, I could trust, and I felt safe on many levels. It’s been three years now and I still remember all of things that I have learned there. I learned so much there academically, about myself, and I encountered God in a whole new way. The difference between a Bible college and a secular college is this: the knowledge that one obtains at a Bible college is used for the here and now and for eternity and the knowledge one obtains at a secular college is used during the duration of lifetime spent on earth. It’s simply temporary versus eternal.
I should probably finish my paper now so I can sleep. I just want to add one more thought. I don’t think that social work is the only setting in which one has to keep their personal biases, attitudes and beliefs distinguishable from their professional attitudes and beliefs (the ones that are expected of them for that particular profession). Think about the way Jesus handled people while he walked the face of this earth. If he didn’t keep his personal biases at bay than he wouldn’t of been able to do what he did for us on the cross.
Today 4/17/09
So, the Newsboys are in North Dakota right now. That is exciting news. I thought about going to see them, but I don’t think the show would of been the same without Peter Furler. The loss of Peter just changes everything. Instead, I decided to come home to catch up on my sleep and watch reruns of Good Times. I really shouldn’t have to feel guilty about being lazy, but I do. My body is in desperate need of sleep. I am sleep deprived. Lately, I’ve been waking up before my alarm clock gets the chance to even wake me. One morning I got up at 4 am and the next I got up at 6:30 am. I’m not sure what keeps waking me up, but it’s frustrating because after I’m awake I am unable to fall back to sleep again. Thankfully my bed here is the most comfortable place on earth.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Tip Of The Day:
Take heart!
