Religion/Political Issues

So more free time to waste as it is far far to warm to go outside, hence I shall hide inside. While doing this I became bored and decided to follow up on the presidential race in America that I have been following. [I know, I said I was bored….how could this possible help???.....well that’s just how very bored I was!]

Anyway, annoyed at general American society at the moment and there religious ways. I was not aware of how incredibly religious America is. I though that, yes indeed it was and there is a strong following over there, but I had know idea it was as extreme as to have such a large effect on their government and schooling system.

For this reason I hope that the Democrats get in. As they seem to be slightly more in line with the idea of the separation of church and state. I think that we should all support any disestablishmentarian movement. It would seem that most of the Republican candidates want to appoint religiously bias Judges to their supreme court.
This would result in two things that I personally find appalling. This could result in the criminalisation of gay acts, which was only decriminalised in about 2003 in the USA. Not that I overly support gays or am entirely happy about some issue surrounding the matter, this is another topic altogether, but to sanction and/or imprison someone for it is outrageous to say the least. To lock someone away and deny them there personal freedoms based on their sexual orientation is absurd.
The next would be the overturning of a president that had been set which prevented the states from banning abortion. This means that any woman seeking her right to the option of an abortion would be deny and criminal prosecuted. Once again this entire topic could take up many more pages worth of debating and I may post something on it later. But I mean really do they think that it would actually stop abortions happening? Are people that ignorant? The most likely things that would occur from this is that thousands of lives would be destroyed, i.e. the mother that couldn’t care for the child, the abandoned child, the abused child. That’s for those who are born. The others cases will lead to “backyard abortions”, home “remedies” that will result in births that have none of the correct medical oversight, which is obviously very dangerous.

Another bill that was to be put forward for enactment was one that would effectively allow two things. First involves the way churches that receive and allocates money from the government. Many religious groups set up AA meetings or help the homeless or people receive counselling or psychological help through various programs subsidised by the government. At the moment the church and state funds must be kept completely separate and accounted for. This bill will change that, allowing the mingling of funds so that the money could get mixed up and “lost” along the way.
Secondly the hiring and firing in this area by the group committees based on religious belief. That is to say I can fire you because you’re a Muslim and hire you as a counsellor because you’re a Christian, no qualifications retired. So straight out the window with the whole freedom of religion thing there.

The last thing for this little rant: Not teaching evolution in school??? What the hell??? Intelligent design??? What an absolute load of crap! I can’t believe that some people actually believe this work of fiction. Ok, will write something on this later, just needed to state it……grrrrrrr…..

Thoughts on Society

Feel free to comment I would like to know what people think and open said debate.

So I was thinking....its a hobby I’ve taken up of late...... you know using ones brain...should try it some time....

Anyway.....thinking on ways to improve our society...which doesn’t seem to be doing so well in the long term scheme of things.....

The idea got into my head...[been there for a while really]...that so many people don’t understand some of the fundamental basics... i.e. the law, basic first aid, how to defend themselves, how to help others etc....

In other countries they have compulsory police service after high school or military service for two years...... would that be such a bad thing here....but broaden it to included ambulance paramedic work or clerk work at the courts and give people a choice between the four options, it would give people a good founding in basics of society....

And I don’t mean they should do it for free or anything... people should get paid.....and it maybe better for it to be part time or something of the like....it would increase the work force for areas that are lacking, give people not only career options but some basic skills and help the general population.

Also what’s more I think that school should be compulsory until year twelve.... and that Australia will slip behind further if we allow our general standards to slip lower than they already are....we should be encouraging people to learn more, not the opposite. I also believe that you should have to do one math, science and language based subject all the way through high school.
It would be a good idea I believe to allow students to count trade experience in apprenticeships towards or as subject point (ie SACE points in the SA system), for those people that want to work in a trade.

Also there is the issue of sport in schools, I believe that students should be expected to do a sport all through high school also.... I do agree that they need to make the selection more interesting to get this to work...i.e. had they had a martial arts running at my school I would have done it.

The other thing that I am always surprised at is peoples lack of water safety knowledge and of how to swim in general....I know that I and many other would have done VAC swim in the holidays and I really think it should be compulsory....considering the country we live in..... it teach basic first aid and safety around water... how to help someone in trouble and how to help yourself if you ever got into trouble in the water........ it should almost be a school subject....


Anyway if anyone reads this...tell me what you think.......