How Much Are We To Blame Language?

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I'd like to offer a few examples of language that is clearly stirring people to act out in terrible ways. It is clearly time for us to do something about this language that has the potential to incite people to do terrible things.

* It is time to restrict rock and roll. Rock and roll music is to blame for so many of the world's ills - Marilyn Manson was probably responsible for the Columbine massacre. Rock and rollers are responsible for occult activity, and rock music negatively affects your brain.

* Comic books are also a great evil, with images of criminal activity and violence abound. The images and relationships portrayed in these comics promote delinquency, and clearly were a cause for many of the ills of our children.

* And don't get me started on violent movies! Violent movies make children more aggressive and fosters a belief that the world is a much worse place than it is. Our kids who are exposed to such filth get worse grades, and some movies have even been linked to violent acts!

The problems never end, from video games to books even to the evils of Dungeons and Dragons. All of these things are dangerous things in our society that must be addressed.

( Dammit, Jeff, what's your point already? )

Saint John Paul II

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Let's divert the dark passions away from the horrible news that came from Arizona, just for a while.

See, I learned a new word today: 'beatification'.

So, the Vatican has suddenly found out that John Paul II had helped a nun with Parkinson to live. It's beyond any doubt that God had guided his hand in saving her life, and since "there's no scientific explanation for this", it's definitely a Miracle.

And those who do miracles are subject to 'beatification'. It's the first step to proclaiming a new Saint, post-mortum. (Except if you're a witch who also does miracles, that's called evil black magic but I digress. We're talking about John Paul II here, right?)

So, let's welcome our new Saint, then. No doubt he'll be granted this status soon. And probably he'll deserve it. Because he looked like a sincere guy who really believed in goodness. And more importantly, because the Catholic church is in a dire need of good news these days, after all the scandals that have been rocking it for years. Would that solve their problems? Probably not. But if Faith was measured in ergs, let's say John Paul II's 'beatification' adds a couple more trillion ergs into the positive side of the Good vs Evil equation. ;-)

Hallelujah.