Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Thursday, May 16, 2002 What is moral? I have a RIGHT!!!!!!! Reader, you will love this article out of the Sacramento Bee today. All about a stripper (female, I guess you have to indicate gender for that, too, nowadays) whose daughter was enrolled in a Christian kindergarten school (and there are following grades to high school) and was expelled after the school discovered the mommy was a stripper. That was contrary to a moral agreement she made with the school prior to enrollment. She thinks it's horribly unfair, and wants to sue, of course, but has no real grounds. The next best thing is to get the Bee to take her side and explain why Christians are such bullies and busybodies. "Christina Silvas, 24, of Rancho Cordova said one reason she took the job as a dancer at Gold Club Centerfolds off Highway 50 was so she could afford the $400 monthly tuition at Capital Christian School." (Use best Church Lady voice) Well, isn't that special? Her pastor said, "Seeking a resolution, Silvas and Cole met privately Tuesday. "I talked to her for over an hour, letting her know how much God cares about her and loves her and that he has a much better plan for her than what she is doing with her life right now," Cole said." And then at the height of his cruelty, "He promised that if Silvas quit her job, he and the church would forgive her, help her and even waive tuition for the month of June." But Silvas insists, "I'm trying to let them know we're not evil because of our work, and we do have an awareness of God. My job is legal, it's not illegal." What Silvas failed to realize was that she could have sent her child to a Catholic school where the tuition is cheaper and no one would have said a word to her about her morality in earning a living. We simply don't do that. That would be too oppressive to ask Catholics to lead moral lives. Heck, we don't even ask our priests to be chaste, humble, or moral. (Cheap shot, I know, but irresistable.) Furthermore. This was a big story on the 6 PM TV news also. The whole slant was that the church and pastor was mean, rigid, and harsh (even though the pastor said they offered to counsel her and help her find another job. And this is a huge church with mighty resources and people. There is no doubt they could find this woman a decent job.). Then they interviewed other strippers (showing as much flesh as they could) siding with their fellow stripper. And a few people on the street saying how unfair to punish the child; and the stripping mommy, of course, showing how wholesome she is at home reading to her child. The newswoman asked the reporter who was outside the strip club how much the dancers made. He quickly said, "3 - 5,000 dollars a week." Not a month. A week. About $100,000 dollars a year or more for working 24 hrs a week or so. Newswoman replied, "She's only trying to provide for her daughter." Asked why not get another job, the mom said, "I wouldn't be able to spend as much time with her." Yeah, having mom out every other night from 8:00 to 2:00 a.m. is reassuring to a child (and a great example), while simply being at work while the kid is at school would be a tragedy. The entire slant on this is that the mom is wholesome and the church is dirty and rotten. Also, here was a lovely child and no father. No one asks, where's the daddy, and his child support? posted by Mark Butterworth | 2:13 PM | |
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