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DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT IS BARACK OBAMA. AMEN.

I know this was meant as a joke. And I am the first to admit I made my fair share of jokes about quite a few presidents...from Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, and the both of the Bush presidents. I hesitated sending this to you but I had a question...so I put it as a blog post to let out my feelings about this.

First, I am not a theist in the traditional sense. I have my own beliefs, and just like any other person on this planet I can not answer every question. All I can do is research and read and figure it out as I go. Some would call me an atheist; actually a lot of people, some theist and some not and then there were some that had no idea and admitted it lol. I have lost a few friends over my beliefs, I was even called immoral simply because I do not believe in the god of Abraham. This has happened more than once, and only once they have learned of my beliefs. Up until then one of my friends called me "one of the best people they know." Now, though, I am suddenly immoral because I am "atheist." this only reminds me of Matthew 22:36-40.

Second, this "joke" I think is wrong in so many ways. i was against it when they put Charlie Christs name in there, and I am against it for Obama, the damn joke is just tasteless and immoral. Even as a joke. I have made some crazy jokes, or puns or impersonations. I have done the "happy birthday Mr. president" joke too many times to count. I am pretty sure that i wore out the cigar and clinton joke. I made fun of the Bush name in more ways than I can remember. But I have never, and i will never, make a joke about the death of someone, even if I don't like them. I have always thought that even though I disagree with a lot of politicians that they deserve just as much respect as the next person. I don't like Bushs' policies for the msot part, but I think he was really trying to do good in his own way, the only way he knew how. I criticized his policy, but never said a joke close to saying I want him to die. Matthew 22:36-40

Third, they say that the bible teaches morals, a life philosophy that boasts helping others. I have read the bible, the qu' ran, the apocrypha, bhagavad-gita and a few other religious texts. I have seen some good and some questionable stories in each of them. The aim though, I think of any religion is to teach patience, respect, love, a sense of hope and the idea of being better than what you thought you could be. This "joke" spits in the face of all those many morals that religious people have, and that I apparently lack. You are saying that you want a man to die, whoever the joke was intended to Charlie or Barack. You realize these men have people, just like you and I that love them. Family that they care for just like you! And you are making a joke about them dying. how is that Christian of you. Matthew 22:36-40

Finally, suppose your younger cousin was the one running in the election. Now you may not agree with his politics, his religious beliefs or even his stance of life in general. How would you feel, as a christian, to have heard those words spoken like this:

DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PERSON IS JACK LEVY. AMEN.

...and then what if your children wrote that at school in pretty colors and brought it home for you to put on the refrigerator.

Like I said, I have read the bible (KJV). the first thing that comes to my mind when hearing this joke is: Matthew 22:36-40

36Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38This is the first and great commandment.

39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

I personally do not believe in god, so I have failed at the first. granted...but when it comes to humanity, to my neighbor, I believe you have failed.

I have spoke my peace about this. I, as always, respect your beliefs, do not understand your politics possibly but will fight for your right to voice your opinion. But I now, if you really feel this way towards someone, I can not respect you as much as I had. I am sorry that you feel that Barack is not doing well for the country. I have one last thing to say...I don't think Obama wants to turn America into a socialist country...that being said your logo on the page was misleading and the quote even more so "socialism...because it worked so well for the USSR." the union up until the end of the cold war, in the early 90's don't know when exactly, was lead by pretty much one party, the Communist party of the Soviet union. it was founded and lead by Lennin. Communism is pretty screwed up I agree. the idea of socialization however, has been a part of America since the 1700s. Libraries, social security, public education...all these are socialist ideas. Just thought you ought to know.