Use Caution!

This morning on my way into work, I listened to the traffic report.  At the beginning of my drive, there was a report of an accident blocking one of the exit ramps off of I-25 (one of the major interstates in Denver).  The next traffic report said that the accident was fatal.  The traffic report after that said that the man who died, did not die in the original accident.  When he got out of his car to investigate the damage, he was hit by another car and killed.  

This is absolutely terrible.  I just want to remind my friends to always check before exiting vehicles.  I know that after an accident, adrenaline is high and people are less careful.  Just make sure to take a second to collect yourself before doing anything.  Relax and get your head together before doing anything.  That way you will be able to notice your surroundings and make informed decisions... instead of panicking and exiting the vehicle without thinking.  

This is a terrible tragedy.  But, it's also one that we can try to avoid in the future.  Please!  Be careful!  

Christian Hypocrisy

Tonight, as I was going through my newsfeed on Facebook, I came across this post: 

Hi Lord, its me, things are getting bad here, gas prices are too high, no jobs, food and heating cost too high. I know some have taken you out of our schools, government & even Christmas but Lord I'm asking you to come back and re-bless America, we really need you. Thanks Lord, I love you!

I don't really have anything against the post itself.  I don't agree with it, but at least it's positive.  I have a problem with some of the comments that followed.  I'm not going to copy and paste them here because most of them are just rambling, but I will paraphrase.  

There were rants about how America does not deserve God's blessings because of the rampant homosexuality and abortions.  They went on to discuss how preachers are not talking enough about sin and how we are a heathen nation (as you can probably tell, some of my family members are super conservative!).  

I have a few problems with these rants.  First of all, the people who are ranting about sin are sinners themselves.  It seems that their premarital sex and getting pregnant out of wedlock are lesser sins than homosexuality.  Who are they to decide that their sins are forgiven but that God would definitely not be able to forgive the homosexuals or the abortion providers/receivers?  

Secondly, who are they to judge the sinners of America?  What happened to judge not lest ye be judged and let he who is without sin cast the first stone?  Most importantly, where is the love thy neighbor as thyself?   

People like this drive me bonkers.  I despise Christian hypocrisy.  If you want the world to be good, how about turning that inward before judging the rest of the world.  After all, those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.   

BYU Honor Code

Most people have probably heard about Brandon Davies' suspension from the BYU basketball team.  If you haven't, you can read about it here.  Basically, he had pre-marital sex.  That is against BYU's honor code, so they suspended him.

There has been a lot of uproar about how ridiculous it is.  I disagree.  I don't have a problem with pre-marital sex (obviously, haha).  However, I think it is fantastic that the school is actually following their honor code.  

I can't tell you how infuriating it was for me to see the rules ignored simply because the rule-breaker was an athlete.  The rules should be enforced for everyone, athlete or not.  

So, while I don't necessarily agree with the rule that students cannot have pre-marital sex, I applaud BYU for actually enforcing their rules.  After all, Davies knew the rules when he decided to go to BYU.  He knew he would be forced to refrain from having sex if he wanted to go to the school.  He didn't hold up his end of the deal; BYU did.  

So, I don't see why people are so upset with BYU and not Davies.  Although, I will admit that it is a very strange situation.   

Like Nails on a Chalkboard

Seriously.  I cannot be the only person who feels this way about Rihanna's voice.  

She is so freakin' popular and I constantly hear her songs on the radio.  I immediately change the station because it hurts me to listen to her.  

Especially this one:

And this one gives me chills (definitely not the good kind):

And, her videos kind of freak me out.  Especially the Disturbia and Rude Boy videos.  Am I really the only person in the world who feels this way??