Hats off to the Iowa Supreme Court

Well, three Iowa Supreme Court justices have been voted out in this last election. I'd be willing to bet their stance for equal rights back when they overturned the state's gay marriage ban had a lot to do with it. I doubt they'll ever see this, but I congratulate them on making a stand for equality at the cost of their positions. I'm confident that public opinion on this issue is going to shift very soon and more Americans will support equality, just as more Americans today support the rights of women and minorities today (even though they did not 100 years ago).

Soon, Proposition 8 will go to the Supreme Court, and I'm fairly certain that they will follow Vaughn Walker's ruling and overturn the ban as well (Walker explained very clearly why the act is unconstitutional in the 136-page ruling - it's excellent reading if you're interested).

In the grand scheme of things, the bigots really shot themselves in the foot with that Prop 8 bullshit. Once the Supreme Court gets ahold of it, and it is righteously struck down, all gay marriage bans nationwide are void. So, go fuck yourselves, you dumb assholes.


Iowa SC judges voted out

Why Prop 8 will probably go down in the Supreme Court
Watch the first part of the series, too, if you have time. It's a very interesting couple of videos

Apologies for any typos. I'll fix them later.

Cold weather doesn't disprove climate change

This post is probably a bit late in the making, since winter is sadly long past, but one thing I remember a lot of my conservative Christian friends doing is making sarcastic remarks about global warming during heavy snow and cold temperatures we experienced this previous winter. I think this video here does a great job debunking their bullshit, even though many of them would likely just plug their ears, shut their eyes and go "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA! NOT LISTENING! LA LA LA!"

So I got rid of Facebook

Well, I found out how to permanently delete a Facebook account (as opposed to merely deactivating it), and at one o'clock today, I did it. If you're interested on how to do it, log in and go here. The rest is self explanatory. DO NOT log in for two weeks after you've done this, otherwise it will undo the process. Your entire account should be gone after two weeks and your days as a slave to Facebook will finally be over.

What pushed me to do it? Well, it was simply a drain on my life. Now, I didn't use Farmville or any of that shit. I only used it for photo sharing and talking to people, but I still wasted a good chunk of time on there. I would always find myself going online to see who else was online and available to chat. Even after leaving the site, I would find myself back on Facebook. It got to where I would go to a couple of other sites, type in the address for Facebook, see the page, and think to myself, "What the fuck am I doing back here?"

It was much like my feeble attempts at online dating (yes, feel free to chuck rotten vegetables at me, I know). It would consume so much of my life, and ultimately, it was useless. Just false hope and a brief sense of satisfaction that eventually just turned into something I did simply to dull the impulse (much like an addiction to nicotine).

In the words of the great Stan Marsh from South Park, "Dude, fuck Facebook, seriously."

If you want to keep in touch with others, I recommend Skype, instant messengers, email, or the good old telephone. For sharing photos, use Flickr or some similar service. (I personally use Flickr.) Go raise crops in real life if you want to manage a farm, for Christ's sake! It would take the same amount of time you spend managing a virtual one of Facebook.

Unfortunately, I have used the site before, so I am not a Facebook virgin, but I can start my secondary Facebook virginity in stride.

Proudly free of Facebook as of the twenty-ninth of May, two thousand nine,
Matt

Are you a MAN OF GOD or a SATAN WORSHIPER???

This Godly test will determine how much of a TRUE Christian you are. Does not contain evolution.

Jot down the number with the answer you select for each question. You will need those at the end.

Health care is...
A human right (1)
Something only those who can afford it should have (3)
Something the elderly or children should have (2)

Abortion is...
Murder (3)
A right (1)
Sometimes necessary (2)

Homosexuality
An ABOMINATION to GOD (3)
A harmless alternative lifestyle that should be tolerated (1)
Not something I associate with (2)

How often do you display the flag?
On holidays (1)
All over my home, and I salute it and wrap myself in it daily (3)
I have one up all year around (2)

Would you like to get married?
Someday (2)
Probably not (1)
ASAP (3)

How many kids do you want?
0-1 (1)
2-4 (2)
5+ (3)

How often do you post Godly Facebook statuses?
Several times a day (3)
Never (1)
Occasionally (2)

Political party
Republican (3)
Democrat (Satan's party) (1)
Independent (2)

Denomination
Calvinist Baptist (3)
Catholic (1)
Methodist (2)

How often do you listen to Christian music?
Never (1)
Sometimes (2)
It's all I listen to (3)

Now add up the numbers you selected.

30 – You are genuine WORSHIPER OF THE LORD! Only people like you understand life and morality and AMERICA.
20-29 – You're probably not quite an enemy of God, but you DO love Satan a little bit. Try to get brainwashed a bit more. There's a chance you may not enter Heaven (even though salvation is supposedly by faith alone, but paying attention to contradictions is SATANIC)
10-19 – YOU HATE GOD AND ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL! You will BURN IN HELL FOREVER AND YOU FUCKING DESERVE IT!

"Why don't scientists fear hell?" by Philhellenes

An excellent video by YouTube user Philhellenes that was falsely flagged and removed from his channel. As a result, it went viral and can now be found all over YouTube. It has since been reinstated to his channel.