How Far is "Too Far"?

Well, if you ever thought that you would just slip the President a letter, I am sorry to tell you that you are Sadly Mistaken! Upon reading a current article, I see that a reporter for the 'Georgia Informer', Brenda Lee, was carried away by security officers when she tried to give President Obama a letter concerning gay marriage. There are conflicting sides to this story, just like any other, but Lee says that she was not trying to cause any trouble.
Now, this is just me, but I don't think that I would ever try to give a letter to the President about anything, especially not about something as controversial as gay marriage. What did the letter say that he has not already heard? This was just something that I found interesting and I figured I would share it with all of you...so, if you ever want to tell the President something in private, don't go "too far" to try and give it to him!

http://news.aol.com/article/reporter-obama-letter/502874?icid=main|aimzones|dl1|link1|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Freporter-obama-letter%2F502874

Toleration

So Today, I was on Facebook, something that I am sure that everyone is familiar with, and my friend sent me the link to a video of Trading Spouses: The God Warrior. Now, I am a Christian, and I have absolutely no problem with sharing that with people who ask of my religious/spiritual beliefs, but this episode slightly made me upset. In this particular episode the moms switch places--one who is highly a believer in God, and the other who is a hypnotherapist and practices Astrology. Throughout this episode, the Christian women, Margaret Perrin, and her friends do some things that really make me question the teachings of the Bible.
At what point, does the love for others start to kick in? I am one who truly believes that even if you are not in total agreeance with someone and the things that they do, there is still no reason to be rude and disrespect them. At the same token, if you are not comfortable around someone or something, simply removing yourself is all the action that needs to be taken. So to see in this episode some of the things that were done, didn't necessarily portray the "love of God" that I have always been taught to have.
With all of these things said, I really encourage people to think outside of the box. Be a believer, and a firm one at that, of whatever you want to believe, but if at any point, you are tearing someone else down...maybe the person that you should be evaluating is yourself. Only tolerate what you can handle, but never forget to have tolerance for others and their choices in life!
What are your thoughts on the situation?

A 'Real' Job

As I sit here in my room at home, I think of how everyone my age always talks of having a "real" job. At this point in my life, I can openly admit that I don't want to work at a fast food restaurant, or a job that can be found in your local mall. I want a job that is going to challenge me in the things that I have learned at school and also, just something that will give me experience in the field. So with that said, I have looked at the different turns that Journalism has taken in the past couple of years.
There really isn't a lot of truly defined journalistic jobs open to a college graduate anymore. There are things like this, blogs, that have taken a role in being the outlet for news. There is the internet that does the exact same thing. I can even admit that as a journalism student, I don't enjoy watching the nightly news because it seems to only have negative stories in the headlines. So, where does that leave me...looking for a real job?
That was just one of the thoughts that I had as I sit here and wait on call backs from Internships.