Just Another Whiney LJ Post

[piasharn]

*sigh*

I'm tired. Not really exhausted, just feeling very run down at the moment. And my head feels weird.

I want to write something, but I don't know what.

Wait. That's not quite true.

What with all the possible-gay-marriage hubub going on, I'm seeing a lot of Biblical arguments coming out. Not just online either. There's been some editorials and letters to the editor in the local newspaper as well.

And, of course, they all spout off the same cliched lines.

So I want to write an editorial to the paper for starters. But I want to do more than that. I want to write something that shows how hollow those Biblical arguments are... that once you analyze the culture and languages and understand why these people made those laws, you can understand why they just don't work anymore.

It's going to be a long essay. I need to start with the cultures first to provide a backdrop, then move into the religious beliefs before heading onto translations. And I'm going to make sure that I have a lot of sources, and that I cite them all.

(I've always been bad at sources and other technical aspects of essay writing.)

Then I'm going to start passing the sucker around. Post it on message boards and LJ communities. Maybe if I get this information together in an easy-to-understand way, I can help out a bit.

Oh, I'm not going to convince any of the die-hard homophobes. Butting heads with them will never have any results. I'm not even really attempting to get to the so-called "moveable middle" (i.e. people who don't have strong opinions on the subject) at the moment. I'm hoping that I can get this information out to other gays and gay-friendly straight people so that they can use it.

You know... fight fire with fire. If they want to argue this whole thing with Bible quotes, then I'm going to throw that right back at them.

But not right now.

I just don't have the motivation. Or the energy. Or the inspiration.

Do you know that it's been over three weeks since I had a day off? Admittedly, my jobs aren't that hard, and they've cut back on my hours slightly. Still, not having a day to just sit around and recharge is starting to take it's toll.

No matter how many hours of sleep I get, it's never enough. Every day is the same... wake up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go online, go to bed. Repeat.

Gods, monotony is so dull... no wonder I don't have any energy (creative or otherwise) left.

*sigh*

All right, I'll shut up now and spare you all. I'm sick of reading my whining too...

Comments

[piasharn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to know that I'm getting through to some people ^^ I almost screamed when she accused me of making up all that information, though...

I've gotten my info from so many sources that it's going to be a pain in the butt to write the bibliography for that proposed essay... This site (http://www.truluck.com/) is a great resource if you'd like to start doing some reading on your own.

I appreciate the kind words... I often feel like I'm not making an impact on anyone, which in turn makes me wonder why I even bother. So I really do love getting feedback. ^___^