http://www.skeptic.com/PassionOfChrist.html
Well, I can’t let TOO much time pass without my making a religious comment. =)
Came across this really thought-provoking article today I’d like to share.

Student drinks lab chemical on a dare

There’s someone who will hopefully be taking themselves out of the gene pool before long.

He’s a radical left-wing liberal, but most of his comic strips are still either funny or very thought provoking. Check it out:
This Modern World

http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=16523
I think that kind of gets the point across.
If you oppose same-sex marriage, great. That’s your right. What should you do about it? Protest if you want, speak out, avoid marrying someone of the same sex. But what right does the government have in determining for consenting adults who they can marry? Is that really the auspice of the Federal Government?!
At worst it’s up to the individual states to decide. After all, there’s that crazy part of the Constitution that says: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Sounds to me like they meant for the Federal Government to have a limited set of rights and responsibilities, and all other matters should be left to the states or, get this, the people themselves! Wow! What a crazy idea! People responsible for their own lives? Able to make their own decisions? Republicans, for all their desire to have “smaller government” sure do like telling us what we can do as consenting adults.
Well, to be fair, so do Democrats.
Which is why I’m Libertarian…unfotunately the Libertarian Party is too busy getting stoned or something or really become a viable 3rd party. So until then, we have the lesser of two evils we have to decide on.

I’m fortunate in that I can listen to music at work. I’ve ripped my entire CD collection onto my computer, and it takes up almost 5 GB. I ripped the tracks at 128 to 160 bit, which sounds perfect to me and is a convenient size. Anything more than 160 tends to cause speaker distortion.
And, I listen to Launchcast, which is streaming radio. It’s free if you don’t mind medium quality music and occasional commercials, or only $4 a month for high quality and no adverts, and a few dozen extra channels.
Check it out; it’s fantastic!
>http://launch.yahoo.com/

There’s a few bands I’ve found that I can listen to the same album every day and never get tired of it: Soul Coughing’s Irresistible Bliss is the big one. It’s just such upbeat, positive music. Unique and fun. I’ve been listening to it since 1999 and I still love every track.
The Gorillaz is another one, but to a lesser degree. It’s also unique and has a very unusual style. Usually music with a unique style gets old fast! But not these. Give ‘em a try!

As far as favorite music in general, if you’re interested: Nine Inch Nails is top of the list! It’s rough, brutal, often emotional music that really plays on both the gut and the head. And I can’t WAIT for the new album. (They finally updated the Web site.)

Actually, Tea Party is even higher on the list. I get a lot of crap from my brother about them, calling them “Led Doors.” And to be honest, justifiably so. The lead singer sounds a LOT like Jim Morrision, and they use a LOT of Led Zepplin as their influence…as far as to take some of their riffs and rhythms. But, I consider it honorific as opposed to stealing considering Robert Plant and Jimmie Page love them, and let them open for them on a tour a few years ago. Tea Party may take a lot of inspiration from Led Zeppelin, but they really make it into their own music. They do have a unique style. Their writing is smart and skillful, and their playing is just as skillful and highly adept. They’re very popular in Canada, but not here in the States. Maybe their next album this Spring will be their breakthrough. =)

Next is Tori Amos. Beautiful singer, great songs. I still tear up occasionally when I listen to Little Earthquakes.

Peter Gabriel is also one of my favorites. Nickel Creek and Pink Floyd are up there. Definitely Pink Floyd. From beginning to end, Piper at the Gates of Dawn all the way up to Division Bell.