All in Your Trembling Hand.

Today I stumbled upon the following, which is an excerpt from someone's blog:

"As soon as I saw the “ELIMINATES RIGHT…” wording, I did a double take to make sure I was voting the way I wanted.  Nobody wants to eliminate any RIGHTS, which are God-given.  I know that God did not grant rights for a man to lay with a man.  In fact, such chosen behavior was punishable by death in biblical times:

Leviticus 20:13 (ASV)
¹³ And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Today, we love them as children of God and try to guide them in becoming Christians and forsake such behavior in the future."

This person titled their post "God Wins in California on November 4th, 2008."

Ohhhh, so THIS is what Jesus was talking about...

 In my usual manner, I slapped out a response. Please enjoy the music:

"As a Christian woman, I am deeply saddened by the unabashed fear-mongering and blurring of truths that I read in this entry. The will of the people holds no ground in an argument over whether or not citizens of our country should be allowed or denied certain civil rights. We don’t get to simply “vote” on whether or not we have to treat our neighbors with dignity and respect, even if it means that they get to do something that we don’t understand or approve of. We hold no authority to judge them. The argument of gay marriage is an argument “willed” by judgment and the misuse of power in the face of misguided fears. And so I fear that you are sorely mistaken; God did not win in California on November 4th, 2008, Fear did."


And it all boils down to one simple truth:

Love is but a song we sing
And fear’s the way we die.
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry.
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why.
C’mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Some will come and some will go
And we shall surely pass.
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last.
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass.
C’mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
If you hear the song I sing
You will understand (listen)
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand.
Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at your command
C’mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Thanks for that, Youngbloods.

The Youngbloods (nice hair, guys)