Thanks Mom and Dad

Many people do not know that I was born in the heart of the South, Greenville, South Carolina- home to the nutty Bob Jones University, an ultra-fundamentalist, neo-fascist institution where they prohibited black students until 1971 (yes, 1971!) and where you had to be chaperoned to go on a bloody date. Oh... you can't watch any movies on campus, and here's the kicker, you can only watch G rated movies OFF-campus. You can only listen to traditional Christian music (not even contemporary Christian music is not enough for these radical neo-fascists.) Why do I feel comfortable in calling them fascists? Well, is it not the same term that Bush calls the terrorists? The Islamo-fascists? Isn't this exactly the same? To prevent the world from entering your life, just like the Taliban. Yep, that is my home town!

Well, thankfully, my parents were scared shitless about living there and got the hell out of Dodge. I bring this up because one of the singers on this season's American Idol, Chris Sligh, is from Greenville. Because he is not singing pure OLD Christian music, he's singing the Devil's songs. Their tail feathers are all askew. If one wants to know why I am not a Christian. This is it! The hypocrisy. The controlling nature. the 'afraid of your own shadow' syndrome. This guy Chris seems like a nice guy. He is funny and has a endearing personality. The fact that he is or is not a Christian is irrelevant to me. This is not American Piety. It is a singing competition. Since when did singing become immoral or the Devil's deed? Seems to me the Psalms were all sung. What is wrong with singing a song from the heart? Is a romantic poem the work of the Devil? Give me a break. There are a lot of Christians in the music business. Who is Bob Jones to judge? Let thee cast the first stone, I say.

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