The Apocalypse is Here

the world is coming to an end. in the last 48 hours, president bush has been relected, yaser arafat is somewhere between actually dead and clinically dead, john edward's wife was diagnosed with cancer, and it looks like john ashcroft won't be hanging around for another four years.

but, the real indicator: on my way home from work today, on the corner of jackson and state three men stood speaking the word of jesus christ. one had a megaphone, another responded with musical amens, and the last passed out a jesus christ check list (he also had a bottle of olive oil in his pocket??) they shouted to commuters -- "do you know where you're going after this? it doesnt matter if you use drugs or are involved in a gang bang, the only thing that matters is that you love jesus christ. you can be saved right here today."

and on the sign the amen man was holding, there was a copy of today's red eye. the article was about the end of gay marriage. but, if it doesnt matter if you're a gang banger as long as you love jesus, surely it doesn't matter if you're a guy and you like to kiss other guys...so long as you love jesus.

so, is the right to marry someone you love worth believing in a god you dont believe in? somehow i doubt it.