Hello, friends :)
Disclaimer: I am not engaged, married, or pregnant. I have nothing earth-shattering to tell you all. It seems that every one of my friends has announced one of these things in the past 17 hours, so I'd just like to point out that my life is as plodding and chaotically uneventful as ever.
What's taken me so long to post? Well, I'm currently working 5 jobs and taking an online course, and things have gotten a bit hectic. I'm also hosting a garage sale this weekend, but I'm happy to use this blog as an excuse to take a break!
I know, I know...I said no more political commentary for awhile--and this won't be commentary, I promise. I don't even have a stance on this issue, just questions I would like rationally answered by informed people. So here goes.
I attend a private Christian university that recently filed a lawsuit in the Washington, D.C. District Court against President Obama's proposed healthcare law, due to its coverage of "abortion pills." Our board argues that this law requires Christians to violate their religious rights, while supporters of the law either don't believe these contraceptives induce abortion or put their priorities elsewhere, i.e. in making sure every American has access to healthcare.
I've seen very strong reactions to this lawsuit on each side. Some people are angry that Christians are 'politicizing' their religion. Others just don't see the need for this lawsuit, especially from a school, or fear the lawsuit will only bring negative publicity to Christianity. Others, however, applaud the board of trustees for taking such a bold stance against what they see as a violation of religious freedom. They hope this will be the latest in a strong history of Christians standing up against human rights violations.
Where do I stand? I don't know. Where do you stand? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Food for thought.
Contemplatively,
Amy
PS - I'll be back this weekend to discuss the ups and downs of my first garage sale! Hopefully there'll be more of the former than the later, but if not, maybe I'll at least have some funny stories for you.
PPS - The peach cobbler post may or may not ever happen...it's been baked, delivered, and even photographed, but I haven't had time to upload the pictures and come up with witty captions for them. I recently bought two vanilla beans, so perhaps I'll just do some sort of demo with those.
