you couldn't find yourself in the mirror

I saw this bumper sticker when I was coming home after giving the government some of my pee as a gift.  It said, "What if Mary and Joseph believed in abortion?"

It made me mad.

First off, I just want to put out there that I am pro-choice, but I have no qualms against people who are pro-life.  I am not mad that this bumper sticker is pro-life.  The religious implications irk me.  Why do people constantly place God into this teeny tiny box?  Has everyone forgotten that thing about him being all powerful and stuff.  No we trap him like a genie (PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER! itty bitty living space), content to call upon him when we want something and leave him in a shoebox in the closet when we think we don't need him.  I understand that this sticker is meant to jar people into thinking.  To make them say, "Shit, we could've been Christless," but seriously, anyone with half a brain sees past the futile attempt.  Do you really think Mary was God's only option?  He's a pretty smart guy, and he created the saying, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."  For all we know, there were countless women who turned down the gift.  But seeing as God is all knowing and whatnot, it's pretty safe to assume he knew who to ask and didn't need to waste his time.
Which boils down to the abortion issue in question.  God KNOWS people! You think that God can create billions of children and not be vested in that?  A mother and father know their child better than anyone else.  They watched them grow up.  They can guess what they are going to say before they open their mouths, and that's without the omniscient power.  Ever heard of predeterminism or fate or destiny or any other synonym?  A lot of religious people believe in it (not just Christians).  It means that God (gods in some religious cases) already knows the path you are going to take.  I'm not trying to say that he does or doesn't take control in that and that we don't have free will or that it doesn't matter what we do because it'll all come back around anyway or whatever.  I'm merely saying, that he knows what we are going to choose.  I may sound religiously bigoted, or one sided or blinded by demons or something equally ridiculous, but seriously he wouldn't have wasted his time.  The sticker also has some sort of implication that Mary didn't know she was having God’s baby.  She was very aware, she accepted his mission (if you will).  So it’s a moot point!  Also, just because people are pro-choice does not mean they do not want to ever have babies.  It’s the desire to have the option to take control of their life.  So Mary and Joseph could very well have believed in it, but Mary decided she wanted to have a baby, so she did.

Also, let’s not forget that Joseph and Mary wouldn't have even known what the hell an abortion was because of the times they were living in.  It wouldn't have even been a concept.  You didn't get rid of babies, you had to have them and bring shame upon your entire family.  Haha.  That was how it was.  

Basically, get your narrow-minded head out of your ass and realize that, though you should stand behind your views on abortion, you don’t need to do it in a way that just makes you look like a dumbass.  If you are going to put a bumper sticker on your car, make sure you really think about what other people are going to see when they look at it. 

Sweet Talk by Kito (featuring Reija Lee)

This isn't an actual music video or anything, but I like looking at it more than just an album cover. It's recorded quality.

Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) by Blue Foundation

Mav

PS:  Shout out to by bestie!  Look forward to seeing you this weekend!


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love the memories of them when they're gone."