24 hours before I pull my support for Dennis Kucinich... [View All]

[RiverStone]

For voting YEA on HR 847, which was (exact quote) "recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith."

Unless...

Someone or Dennis himself gives me a damn good reason why he did vote YEA. I'll give DK the benefit of the doubt and wait a day.

Maybe he plans on introducing legislation for every known religion or belief system?

Why am I so angry about this? I'll simply say I grew up in the 60's as a kid in rural Georgia. Our household was smack dab in the heart of the Bible belt. We were not Christian and were pitched shit because of it.

I don't know if Dennis can relate to what it feels like to be in a minority religion when the dominant religious culture says you "should" believe this or that. Well, long ago I let go of the need for religion of any kind in my life; but the pain of what it felt like as a kid to be teased or ignored or excluded because I did not go to church or recognize scriptures from the Bible is entrenched in my memory.

I thought I lived in a country which tries to separate religion from government? This vote is not only our government's endorsement of religion, but a specific religion! I personally find HR 847 deeply offensive. HR 847 is so offensive to me personally that even with all my admiration for Dennis, his YEA vote could very well cost him my support. Of course, I'm deeply disappointed in the 371 other Representatives that voted YEA, but I was only working for the one named Dennis Kucinich in the primaries.

I remember what the Dalai Lama said when I listened to his wonderful words in person during his last visit to Portland Oregon:

My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.

I try to put those words to practice everyday...


peace~:)