A Few Things I'm Getting Tired Of
Last night while watching "Boston Legal" James Spader's character was arguing a case for a 15 year old girl. His character (whose name I can never remember) usually gets the best cases to argue. And he always makes a strong case for some issue we are facing in our country. Last night in his closing argument he brought up "faith based" initiatives and how the "current administration" has broken the boundary between Church and State.
It gave me pause to think. I really appreciate that prime time television is taking on major issues and arguing them a moral and ethical point of view. I appreciate that they bring faith and religion into the mix.
I am tired of people in the media, whether a TV program, the news, the radio, the newspaper, defining faith ONLY through the lens of ultra-conservative, sometimes fundamentalist, Christianity.
There is a more diverse perspective in this country. There are deeply caring thoughtful people of faith from all across the spectrum who are wrestling with the issues we face today. But only one perspective makes the news. Or at least the headlines, the other perspectives may be buried in the article or a subtext to program, however most people stop reading or their attention wanders before getting that far.
I am tired of the idea that there is a separation of church and state when in this country there really isn't. And, I'm not sure we should go on pretending there is. I think we need to have a broader range of faith based voices speaking up and discussing issues.
I'm tired of headlines about schism. As if THAT is the issue...
I'm tired of anything having to do with Brittany, Lindsay, Paris, or Nicole.
I'm tired of the media obsession with Diana, let the woman rest in peace.
I'm tired of Presidential debates.
I'm tired of media speculation about everything and anything.
I'm tired of the war and the lying and the torture.
I'm tired of an administration that acts like a school yard bully.
I'm tired of studies that indicate this or that causes cancer.
And then next week a study that counters the previous one. I'm tired of those too.
I'm tired of reality TV shows and bad comedy, cop shows, and doctor shows...
I'm not in a bad mood today. I'm not whiny. I'm just sayin'...
...what about you? What are you tired of?
It gave me pause to think. I really appreciate that prime time television is taking on major issues and arguing them a moral and ethical point of view. I appreciate that they bring faith and religion into the mix.
I am tired of people in the media, whether a TV program, the news, the radio, the newspaper, defining faith ONLY through the lens of ultra-conservative, sometimes fundamentalist, Christianity.
There is a more diverse perspective in this country. There are deeply caring thoughtful people of faith from all across the spectrum who are wrestling with the issues we face today. But only one perspective makes the news. Or at least the headlines, the other perspectives may be buried in the article or a subtext to program, however most people stop reading or their attention wanders before getting that far.
I am tired of the idea that there is a separation of church and state when in this country there really isn't. And, I'm not sure we should go on pretending there is. I think we need to have a broader range of faith based voices speaking up and discussing issues.
I'm tired of headlines about schism. As if THAT is the issue...
I'm tired of anything having to do with Brittany, Lindsay, Paris, or Nicole.
I'm tired of the media obsession with Diana, let the woman rest in peace.
I'm tired of Presidential debates.
I'm tired of media speculation about everything and anything.
I'm tired of the war and the lying and the torture.
I'm tired of an administration that acts like a school yard bully.
I'm tired of studies that indicate this or that causes cancer.
And then next week a study that counters the previous one. I'm tired of those too.
I'm tired of reality TV shows and bad comedy, cop shows, and doctor shows...
I'm not in a bad mood today. I'm not whiny. I'm just sayin'...
...what about you? What are you tired of?
Comments
And I think the main reason for the media's obsession with conservative, evangelical Christianity is that they're probably the loudest and most political.
Last week there were historic talks between North and South Korea and the news focused on whether Britney was a good mother or not. WHO CARES?!?
Like you, I'm tired of focusing on things that don't really matter!
There is so much good that people of faith are doing in this complicated world. Why can't some of that make the headlines?
hey, erika, glad you stopped by! yeah, the whole "where is Britany now..." or is she pregnant stuff, please...oh my.
Unfortunately the truth is very gray.
I am tired of not being happy.
(I had to look up schism.)
I'm sorry you are not happy. I have felt that way myself many times for long periods of time....
And finally most oh very most of all, I am really tired of myself and like minded folks being too tired and having no time to affect positive change and shifting of the paradigm back to ways of life that will make us energized again.
Remember the mini merry go rounds in parks when we were kids? And the enormous effort it took to change the direction when it spun very fast one way? That's what I'm tired of feeling with all this societal keerap.
Ahhh, thanks, I feel better now. But still don't have enough time to help change anything remarkably.....
kinda like the jon mayer song (or however he spells his name)...that says of the media "if they own the information then they can bend it all they want"...mmm?
HC - YES! Me too...can they? Not if we speak up... That's what I mean about having a plurality of voices speaking up and revealing the shades of gray that really exist, not the black and white stuff....
but then again maybe PBG is right, we are all just too tired. Gosh, I hope not. I mean we are tired. I just hope we are not TOO tired...I hope that somehow a little bit is getting through...
I'm tired of Congress...for lack of leadership, for polarization, for assuming we're all dummies and can't see through their keerap (as PG put it), for oh, for so many reasons!
I'm tired of stupid violent movies.
I'm tired of milk that goes bad, and sugar-free ice cream (that definitely has something in it that doesn't agree with me!)
I'm tired of people who mumble.
I'm tired of those horrible crickets that are still invading my office. Crunch crunch crunch.
I'm tired of trying to do everything.
I'm tired of hearing about "the media"
and I'm tired of how "the media" is not doing what they are supposed to be doing as the 4th estate
I'm tired of who our heroes mainly are (Britney? Paris?) (How about Will Steger?)
I'm tired of ennui.
I want to be excited about something
Wouldn't it be nice to be excited about something...
we definately need to break down all the damn boxes!
we need to find a way to raise our voices loud and clear that there are a MULTITUDE of xian perspectives in this country and that's GOOD!
great post mompriest!