November 22, 2005


  • I wasn't expecting to see this when I went to the movies on Friday. If you've seen Harry Potter, you've seen this trailer, but here I give it to you anyway. I'm such a comicbook geek.  It looks much better than I thought it would. It won't start automatically, you have to press "play". This is for the convenience of all those people who hate autoplaying. I sympathize.


    -=* In Other News *=-


    So the now retired RiceBunny has helped form a new site with Keni(iiiii etc.), and I was browsing through it when I stumbled upon an entry about abortion. Normally, I try to avoid the topic altogether, if only because people feel so strongly about it and it always leads to arguments, no one ever sees eye to eye, and it all becomes so incredibly messy. Ultimately, the entire ordeal of discussing it becomes tedious, because many people's opinions are already formed and set in stone, and trying to talk about it amounts to treading water. Anyway, I inevitably fell victim to my desire to comment. I had considered posting it here, but I opted to venture on the side of caution, lest I invoke a whirlwind of arguments here on my blog, which I really don't want to deal with. If you want to read my comments, go here to this link:


    http://minglethis.com/entries/0511/abortion.html


    And click on the little "comments" link under the article, right above Michelle's picture. My comment is in two parts and should be at the bottom. (I apparently discovered the character limited of the comment system, because it cut off my comment and I had to divide it into two comments. Heh.)


    In my own defense, for those of you pro-choicers ready to ream me a new @$$hole after reading my lengthy, Christian-tainted comment, I'm divided on the issue as far as the whole policy of our nation is concerned. I myself am Pro-Life. I would never condone or encourage an abortion, except under extreme circumstances. But, in light of the fact that our country is (more or less) democratic (or tries to be), and that my opinions are of a highly religious nature, and the fact that I really hate laws that have a heavily relgious taint to them, I am Pro-Choice when it comes to the policy of our country. Why? Well, I have no proof my beliefs are absolutely true. I have no proof because my religion is based on faith, which by its very nature, is built on the foundation that you believe without any proof at all. Granted, I tried my best to present evidence to support my pro-life stance, but ultimately in the big scheme of things, I feel like people who don't want to believe it, won't believe it no matter who says it or what they say. And really, I only apply my pro-life stance to myself and I exercise the right to believe whatever the hell I want to believe. I'm not forcing any of you out there to be pro-life, so don't leave me hateful comments about how I'm encouraging all kinds of evil-badness.

Comments (9)

  • is it sad i fell asleep during harry potter?  ok i guess we all know the answer to that already, but i was really really tired... ;)

    ah, i must've missed when you used the quote...i think it's so good.  :)

  • I originally planned for Harry Potter, but the first two showings were sold out. I ended up seeing Chicken Little, Derailed, and the end of Zathura. Bummer - but Chicken Little was pretty cute.

  • I really enjoyed reading your views on Abortion. I'll be very happy to accept what you send our way. Would you like to become an official commentator on MingleThis? It doesn't mean much besides having your comments on the entry page and a purdy picture next to it. Thanks for visiting again.

  • haha i'm not sure if she's going to be spending any less time in front of the computer, with her new websites and all.

    thanks for the comment you left on that abortion article.

  • i miss ricebunny!
    I love their new site though!LOLz

  • i was very dissapointed.... -.- too sad to even talk about it....

    hope you had a great thanksgiving!

  • I have my views on abortion and other hot topics, but I tend to avoid political subjects on my blog...

  • hi!  i read through the stuff you wrote, and i have these thoughts to leave you.

    i think the the truth about a child's conception will be relevant when the child grows up and one day starts asking questions, or, if he can't ask questions at all because he lacks the normal condition of a child not born from incest.  so what do you mean by "irrelevant in all but 2% of all abortions"?

    in situations where the rape victim chooses against abortion, we have no issue to deal with.  but what about the 20% of the victims that choose abortion primarily to preserve their own emotional, social, and psychological welfare?  do we disregard such in favor of concern for life involved?

    this issue to me is mostly political, but when i look at abortion, i see highly individual stories. 

  • crazymerrick: I think you're responding to someone else's comment or to the article itself. My comment is towards the end of the comments in response to the article. The two part comment left by "randomkoreanguy". I didn't write the article itself.

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