I'm going to address this post to the people that feel they MUST argue every single topic. There are a few topics that have bubbled up over the past week/weekend that these argumentative people feel they must loudly and proudly voice their adamant rejection of. Sadly, most of them haven't even fully read up on what's going on with these issues. So here's the reality of many of these much-argued issues.....
The Clerk That's Asking for a BYE (essentially) on her having to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples. As a Christian, I understand that sometimes things that are going on publicly that you object to on a Faith based level and you have every opportunity and right to remove yourself from the situation. Note how I phrased that....remove YOURSELF from the situation. When you own a business, in my opinion, you have a choice to reject service as you please but you will deal with the consequences (i.e. protests, very small customer base, reputation, etc). With that being said, if you are going to choose a government job, it is your job to do as your job dictates. If you don't like the job, you don't get to request a religious BYE; you need to quit your job if you can't perform it at the level required.
The renaming of Mt McKinley to Denali. First of all, I'm not even sure I phrased that correctly since it's simply being RESTORED to the name of "Denali." The people throwing fits over this are saying the President has more important things to focus on which may be totally true. They're arguing it's not the President's place. Here's the thing: The Alaskan people have been requesting this change for a very long time. The name "McKinley" was supposed to honor the former president who never even visited the mountain. Restoring the name "Denali" is important to the Alaskan people.
Miley Cyrus wearing practically nothing to host the VMAs First off, if you're old enough to argue her wardrobe, you probably shouldn't be torturing yourself with watching the VMAs to begin with. Let's be realistic...they're designed for shock value. It's not good or bad, just reality. In terms of Miley's wardrobe choices, this shouldn't be a huge shock either. She has chosen risqué items since she was a teenager and, quite frankly, it's mostly for attention. If you're offended, turn the channel. Realistically women that dress that risqué are like toddlers throwing a tantrum: if you ignore them long enough they'll stop and try something else.
and finally....
The father of the reporter killed on live TV is rallying for stricter gun control laws. Look, I'm all for background checks for guns. With that said, the things that are trying to be shoved down our throats are not only unconstitutional but they're also uneducated, in my opinion. You can absolutely tighten background checks and pull medical records and do a million other things and criminal are STILL going to get them. It's not a background check that will create or prevent a shooting situation. It's a PERSON. This was a senseless crime and my heart goes out to both families (and the community). With that being said, this guy was a delusional asshole and, for whatever reason, he made a terrible choice and then took a very cowardly way out of it when he was about to be caught. You see, people keep arguing he didn't have a sound mind but he clearly had a sound enough mind to know he didn't want to go to jail. Reality is that we should be arming MORE people, in my opinion. If a criminal knows that 90% of the people in a room are going to be armed, he's going to be FAR less likely to go in there and try to rob it. Evidence of this? Kennesaw, Georgia. When the law was passed that all adults, essentially, had to have a gun in their home, their crime rate was reduced by leaps and bounds. Chicago? Strict gun control laws and CRAZY crime rate. Nuff said.
Regardless of your opinion on things, just bear this in mind. When you argue over EVERYTHING, people listen to you about NOTHING. They roll their eyes and ignore you. I'd rather let the small things go and have someone hear me out on the issues that matter.
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