Attempts at Rational Behavior Repost

I loved this post from Julie at AARB so much that I feel it needs to be reposted over here.

Let Julie explain:

In searching for the next week’s blog fodder I came across a lot of people talking aboutGlenn Beck having been select to deliver Liberty University’s commencement speech this year. There were the usual liberal anti-Beck sentiments, most of which were funny, but surprisingly there were many alumni and other concerned Christians who were not  at all happy about this. Some took issue with Beck being a Mormon, not a Baptist, but many others were distressed that the university has selected someone who, in their opinion, does not represent the true teachings of Christ. Interesting.

God loves the Superbowl, in other news, Jesus transforms lives

I just saw Julie’s post on the Superbowl, and it made me giggle and giggle some more. For those of you who don’t know, Julie blogs at Attempts at Rational Behavior, where she finds religulous tweets and posts them. They are a rip-roarin’ good time.

Spit. Ding.

Here’s a taster to whet your whistle:

Read the rest of her twitter finds here.

Bonnie and Clyde

Julie over at Attempts at Rational Behavior followed up on my blog yesterday about Glenn Beck and climate change (I love Julie). I’m the Clyde to her Bonnie. I like working off each other. Partners in crime, I tell you.

So go read it, dammit. She’s able to post videos from the Daily Show right in the body of her post!

My favorite line from Julie is this one (emphasis mine):

I’ve considered myself an environmentalist for years, and though I’ve accepted the data regarding AGW, my main concerns have always been the general treatment of the planet and conservation. I’ve always loved the Haida Indian saying, “We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” For me personally it never mattered whether global warming was occurring, and if so whether man helped create it. None of that was going to keep me from recycling or driving a fuel efficient car. Most green technologies, which may be expensive to implement now, will in time save people both ecologically and economically.

One of the greatest parts of being a rationalist and a naturalist is the very essence of respect from the bottom up en lieu of the top down starting with invisible beings. When one’s view comes from the idea that your significance comes from millions of years of beautiful, slowly-driven evolutionary history, a person respects the environment, the animals that he keeps or eats, and certainly the oxygen rich plant life that covers the earth.

Gastronomy is life, not some unsubstantial play on supernatural bread. No matter how hard a person tries to live on Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha alone, he still has to eat real food to get to next Friday.

Tina and I strive to be more and more vegetarian, and when we eat meat, we attempt to be mindful of the sacrifice. If you’ve ever heard the squeal of a pig at slaughter, you know they  aren’t willingly giving their life for your hangover breakfast. Religion stole the essence of respecting meals and degraded eating. There’s a trend among the religious that I criticize, and it’s the devaluation of food preparation, eating and digestion.

What does this have to do with the climate issue? We borrowed this earth from our Children. Live, eat, play and work like we do. Like YOU do.

Bon appétit.