My Single Mom Life

Kate asked; Are you planning on picking up your jewelry making gig again?

Yes I am planning on starting up again. I have a ton of new, cool ideas. I have been afraid to start up again due to not being able to sit in one place very long. Why is that scary? Because if I get a lot of orders, I don't know how I'm going to be able to sit down and do them all in a timely manner. I don't sit in my chair all day like I used to. I have to get up and move around, go lay down for 15-20 minutes every few hours, stretch it out etc. If I were to get slammed with orders, I'd feel totally shitty if I couldn't get them done in time.

Ozone asked more questions; Let's get philosophical.

Secular Humanist? I've browsed the web site, how would you describe it? Have you ever checked into Buddhism? What is your honest opinion on Christianity?

Is the lack of religion on schools and government responsible for the erosion of morality in this country?

Secular humanism to me is much like Atheism except we are constantly striving to find answers. It's not just black and white. We are not all yes there is a god or no there isn't a god. We search for the answers but fully believe that there is no god. Science has the answers that people are looking for yet they refuse to accept them.
The bible claims the earth is only so many thousands of years old yet just a few weeks ago, the skeletal remains of a 3.3 million year old child were found. Science has proven that the earth, that humans are much older then the bible claims yet people still believe that earth and humans are not that old.

I've looked into Buddhism, it has many great qualities that I can admire.

My honest opinion of Christianity? Hahahah!
This is going to offend many people, I already know it will.
Christianity is a crutch. It gives people something to lean on, depend on, rather than themselves and their fellow man.
It's so much easier to say I'm praying for you than it is to do something worthwhile. Someone is sick and in the hospital? Oh, I'm praying for you. Why not instead of prayer, send some flowers, a card, an email that is supportive, that took time, that took care and compassion to write?
I watched a disturbing show last night that apparently is getting critical acclaim, Friday Night Lights.
It's about football in Texas. They prayed before the game, they prayed after the game, and during the ending prayer, they showed someone in the hospital getting some kind of surgery. They prayed to God to heal that person.
The surgeons were doing the surgery. Their skill and education is what will determine the outcome of that patient, not a bunch of jocks sitting on a football field praying for God to fix him. God has nothing to do with skilled hands.

Is the lack of religion on schools and government responsible for the erosion of morality in this country?
No, the lack of religion has nothing at all to do with it. In fact, I'd say religion has more to do with the erosion of of society.
We have people in other countries blowing up buildings and themselves in the name of religion. We have bible camps right here in this country teaching kids to be warriors for god, to lay down their lives for god. That's what the terrorists do!
You wanna know where the lack of morals is really coming from? It's coming from parents who are too busy to teach their kids the things they need to learn to be decent human beings to one another.
They are leaving it up to the schools to teach morals and ethics and values. Since when did the public school system become the place to learn religion? Schools are for learning math and science and English and history, not religious morals.
You want your kid to be religious? Take them to church on Sundays instead of watching football.
You want your kids to be decent human beings and be good to their fellow man? Teach them yourself. Teach them right from wrong, teach them that killing and stealing is wrong. Sit down and watch TV with them. Check their computers history at night to see what they've been looking at and doing. Check their IM logs. Talk to your kids about this stuff, don't expect the schools to teach them the values and morals you want them to have.
I fully believe in separation of church and state.