Wil's Rant

I had the misfortune of watching a few minutes of the show Trading Spouses the other night. Did anyone else catch the display put on by the woman who called herself a Christian as she tore apart the family she was sent to. That performance was only exceeded by the show she put on after returning home and proceeding to terrorize her family who were left there open-mouthed after spending a rather pleasant week with their replacement mom. She went on and on about how this other, Christian, family were emissaries of the Dark Side and she rebuked them. The crap this woman was spewing has nothing to do with God or Christianity. She should be ashamed of her conduct and beg the forgiveness of all the other fine people who took part, not the least of which was her two young kids who looked absolutely devastated. I have great pity for those kids.

Another example of the wave of religious stupidity that is currently crossing the U.S. is the evolution versus creationism debate that is now plaguing the schools. The latest round was in Kansas were it has been ordered that the theory of evolution must be taught with disclaimers to state that it is not true, essentially. Don't get me wrong, I believe that creationism should be taught in schools, along with the other top ten theories for our existence here on this planet. Evolution should be given prominence, for no other reason than it is the theory which is most supported by evidence at this point, but it should be taught as a theory. We should also teach the basic tenants of all the worlds primary faiths. This is not to gain converts but to aid in the understanding our children have of the world that they live in and will inherit. Of course the efforts of people like Pat Robertson ranting on about how God will abandon America because they have shut him out of their schools is irresponsible and frankly most un-Christian.