Miss California Uses Freedom of Speech

I can't believe how much controversy there has been in the last few weeks over one simple answer to one simple question. I'm talking of course, about Miss California's surprising stand on gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant.

I didn't follow the pageant at all, but I sure heard about it! People are saying that Carrie Prejean should have known her judges and answered the question accordingly, but if that is what contestants should do, then what is the point of having questions as a part of the competition? Perez Hilton started the question with the words, "In your opinion..." Well, she gave her opinion. When you ask for someone's opinion, you cannot get upset when they give it! That is not how it works...

If the judge had worded the question differently, for example, "Tell me what I want to hear..." what would people be saying about that? Probably that the judge had taken the integrity out of the question by asking it that way. Yet, people expected Carrie to lie and tell them what they wanted to hear - to say what was politically correct.

Standing up for what you believe in should never be looked down on - no matter what. People always come down on Christianity for being intolerant, but they don't realize that they are being intolerant when they don't let Christians have an opinion. There is tolerance for every religion under the sun, but there is no tolerance for Christianity. And there never will be, according to the Bible.

Here in North America we are blessed to be able to express our opinions, and have freedom of speech and freedom of religion. We can choose what we want to believe and how we want to live our lives. There are many countries where this is not possible because people are not free to have an opinion. So the next time you start to judge a Christian because of what they believe, think about what it would be like if your country suddenly took away freedom of religion. Freedom is only freedom when it applies to everyone - even Christians.

Besides, its not like Miss California was rude or degrading - she expressed her opinion very respectfully. Barack Obama is extremely well-liked, and he said the exact same thing in a speech not too long ago...but I don't remember any controversy surrounding him!

What's Up With the Foonie?

I've been hearing little snippets every now and again for the last couple of years about Canada getting rid of the five dollar at bill. Now, this alone wouldn't be that bad, although I would miss the pretty blue color... However, I keep hearing that they are going to replace it with a five dollar coin!

Really? Do they think we need more change weighing our pockets and purses down? Who makes these decisions? We have the Loonie - classic Canadian dollar, then they surprised us with the Toonie, which has worked out well. However, the only name I am hearing for this supposed five dollar coin is the "Foonie." Now this is just taking things too far in my opinion! America already thinks we're geeky enough without adding this to the mix... (not that I really care what they think of us, but still!)

Since I've been hearing about this for quite some time now, I don't actually think they are going to do it - at least I hope not! But who knows? Maybe it's all part of the plan to "go green." I don't know how many trees will be saved by replacing thousands of bills that have already been made, and I think that minting coins is more expensive than printing bills, but I'm sure they will make only good and wise decisions when it comes to how to spend our money.

So here's to the Foonie - our tax dollars, hard at work!