Court Update

I just got back from Columbus after a two hour drive….   It’s been a long day and I’m exhausted, but I just wanted to let you know the judge issued a stay on the neighbor notification requirement.  I’ll have another hearing in March or April to address the other constitutional issues.  So tentative good news….  I’ll still have to register my e-mail addresses, etc… but that’s okay.

Here’s an excerpt from Thursday’s Elyria Chronicle-Telegram article about it, followed by a link to the whole article:

County Muzzled on 150 Sex Offenders – by Adam Wright
31 January 2008

“LORAIN — The county sheriff’s office won’t be able to carry out new state-mandated community notifications on sex offenders who are challenging the new requirements, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Visiting Judge William Coyne issued a stay on enforcing the notification requirements for the more than 150 sex offenders who have filed challenges in county Common Pleas Court….”

Click here to read the rest of County Muzzled on 150 Sex Offenders.

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There was another interesting article in Wednesday’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, for those who are interested.
Click here to read that piece, entitled More Challengers Emerge on Sex Offender Registry.

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Hopefully, this will be the last blog on the sex offender topic until my March or April hearing.  
Rosemary’s funeral will be held Friday morning in Columbus.
My family and I are grateful for all your kind thoughts, wishes and prayers lately.

Namaste….

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Good-night, Rosemary

My dear mother-in-law Rosemary passed away this afternoon.


3 September 1928  –  28 January 2008


Please click above to view a video remembrance of Rosemary.

Thank you, friends, for your prayers and kind thoughts.

Peace.

News and Blues

There’s an excellent new column by Regina Brett in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer.  I encourage you to click here to check it out: Sex Offenders Lose More Rights Under New Ohio Law.  I also posted it as a bulletin on both of my MySpace pages: Jesus Crisis and City Buddha.

I don’t feel much like writing.  My wife came home early last night with the news that her mother, who has not been conscious in several days, probably had about 48 hours to live.  She’s a tough lady, but her liver’s been failing for some time.  You know, most guys complain about their mothers-in-law.  But I’ve been very lucky in that regard.  Rose is the best mother-in-law a man could hope for – and a damned fine mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to boot.  We are very close to her and love her very much.

Here’s a picture I took in December 2004, featuring (from left to right) Geri, our grandaughter Vanessa, daughter Jamie and my mother-in-law Rosemary:

Please keep Rosemary and our family in your thoughts.  Your friendship and support mean a great deal to us.

Peace….

Judges refuse to enforce provisions of new sex offender law (with more about my visiting judge)

In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that my court case had been reassigned to a visiting judge.  I just noticed an article with more information about this reassignment in today’s Elyria Chronicle-Telegram (our local newspaper).

Here’s an excerpt:

Visiting judge to hear sex offender appeals

ELYRIA — The Ohio Supreme Court has appointed a visiting judge to hear the appeals of Lorain County sex offenders who have been reclassified under a new federally mandated state law.Common Pleas Court Administrator Tim Lubbe said former Cuyahoga County Judge William Coyne will be assigned the appeals that have been pouring in since the state began notifying offenders late last year.

Under the new law — known as Adam’s Law for Adam Walsh, a 6-year-old Florida boy abducted and killed in 1981 — every state must impose uniform sex offender classifications by 2009 or risk losing federal money. Ohio’s version of the law took effect at the beginning of the year and requires that every sex offender in the state be reclassified….

To read the rest of this article by CT reporter Brad Dicken, please click here:
http://www.chroniclet.com/2008/01/24/visiting-judge-to-hear-sex-offender-appeals

And just as I was about to post this blog, I received an e-mail from a friend alerting me to a different article, with important news that I hadn’t yet heard about the law, in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, the largest newspaper in Ohio.

Here’s an excerpt:

Ohio’s new sex offender law draws rebuke from judges
Summit judges refuse to enforce provisions

Thursday, January 24, 2008

James Ewinger

Plain Dealer Reporter

Akron – Summit County judges will join their counterparts in at least four other Ohio counties in refusing to enforce provisions of the state’s new, tougher sex-offender registration law.

The eight judges of Summit’s general trial division will act this week to either issue a stay to block all of the affected cases from moving forward or issue a preliminary injunction in each case they hear.

At issue are a host of potential contradictions and constitutional questions arising from the state legislature’s attempt to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act….

To read the rest of this Plain Dealer article, please click here:
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/summit/120116716730070.xml&coll=2

For those of you unfamiliar with Ohio, I am in Lorain County, west of Cleveland.  Summit County is southeast of Cleveland and includes the City of Akron.  But what happens in other counties is still important, since all these cases will eventually, almost certainly, end up in the Ohio Supreme Court, which should then issue a unified ruling.

Court Date, Toothache, and a Yelping Dog to Keep Me Awake

I’ve had a killer toothache for about a week now.  Apparently one of my fillings has come out, though I’m not sure where it went.  I guess I could have swallowed it.  But it seems I would remember having something hard hit the back of my throat…. (Ooh… that sounds naughty.)



Anyway, it feels a little better last night and today – largely because I’ve mastered the art of drinking my coffee less than hot, my water less than cold, and keeping my eating to a minimum (and to the right side).  The gum is still swollen, though, so I’m thinking I have an abcess.  Arrggh….  So I have an appointment with my dentist today, and I anticipate having to make the painful choice between having a permanent gap or having an expensive root canal and crown.  Fortunately, my wife has good insurance.  But the last time I had an abcess cost me more than the thousand dollars our insurance covered.  Maybe I can get the tooth fairy to cover the difference.



My tooth isn’t the only thing to keep me awake at night lately.  Our dear dog Lady is in heat.  While she’s fairly good and quiet about it, her male counterpart Lucky, who I affectionately refer to as Mr. Strike, is very vocal about his “needs.”  We’re keeping them apart, one dog upstairs and one down, but that doesn’t keep the usually very well behaved Mr. Strike from whining and yelping and banging the door with his shoulder in an attempt to get to his beloved – all night long.  I feel sorry for him.  But he’s driving me CRAZY!  I already had a headache from my tooth!  And we’ve already had to find good homes for 14 puppies in the past year.  Enough’s enough! (-;

To read a funnier blog about when Lady was in heat last year, please click: My Dog’s in Heat.

A third thing that’s keeping me awake at night is my pending court date.  We had a hearing scheduled in Judge Rothgery’s courtroom tomorrow morning to contest the new sex offender classification and ask for an exemption from the new and (in my case) unnecessary neighbor notification requirements.  As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, our local judges have publicly expressed displeasure with the new law, one of them even going so far as to say he believed aspects of it to be unconstitutional.  So I had reason for optimism.  But then my attorney notified me that my hearing has been postponed until 30 January and reassigned to a “visiting judge.”  Whether this is good or bad news is up in the air.  A visiting judge doesn’t have to worry about being re-elected in our county – so perhaps he can more easily make a fair decision without fear of any potential political fallout.  It seems that ALL of the cases protesting Ohio Senate Bill 10 in our county have suddenly been reassigned to that visiting judge.  And there was no mention of this development in today’s local paper.  Hmm….

So I’ll have to keep you posted.  Hopefully I’ll get lucky – and Lucky won’t.

I’m off to see the Dentist, the wonderful wizard of Ahs….

Ask Jesus Anything, Part Two (from December 2007)

 

Part Two

Not long before Christmas 2007, I posted a blog on MySpace entitled “Ask Jesus Anything.”  Because I felt there were far too many questions and answers to post all in one blog entry, I decided to split them up into three separate postings on this site.  This is the second installment.  Click here to read the first.

In the cases where my friends’ profiles aren’t set to private (you’ll know when you click on their pictures), I encourage you to visit them (and their often excellent blogs), if you haven’t already.

Here’s a photo I included in my original MySpace blog.  Taken around Christmas 1998 by Chaplain Hugh Daley during one of our prison’s famous Ministry of Theatre productions, it features me (as an inmate) playing the lead role of Rev. Isaiah Hawkins in an Old West musical entitled Reflections of Possum Gulch.

	Jesus Crisis	Chris, your questions are every bit as good as anyone else’s – though perhaps somewhat easier to answer, because they don’t require me to think as much. Sometimes I feel I’ve had too much to think… lol… and I welcome a respite. Your second question is not really hard to answer – but it requires a very long story. (-; You see, we met when I was 19, but we didn’t marry until I was 39 – and now I’m 41. That’s a lot of history. We’d worked together, gone to college together…. The first six years I knew her, I was with someone else. I was very unhappy with my live-in girlfriend at the time – but somehow lacked the courage to leave, for a number of reasons, including my fear of what that woman would do to herself if I left. Geri was everything my girlfriend was not – including kind, compassionate, understanding, and mature. One night after Geri and I had known each other for a few years, I got drunk and begged her to run to Las Vegas with me that night and marry me. She was all for it, but wanted to wait a day – perhaps to see if I still felt the same way when sober (lol), but also because she had children she couldn’t just leave overnight at the drop of a hat. Needless to say, we didn’t end up marrying then. I stayed with my girlfriend. Not too long after that, her boyfriend asked her to marry him. He was a good guy who loved her immensely and would do anything for her – and I was unwilling to leave my girlfriend. So Geri gave me an ultimatum: essentially, shit or get off the pot. Commit to her, or let her go and marry this other dude. But I was scared of the commitment and let her go. She thought I would show up on her wedding day and take her away, but I didn’t. While she was married to this guy, I went to prison. Meanwhile, she realized she’d made a mistake and still loved me. She and that guy ended up divorced and she started visiting me. To make a long story a bit shorter, after all sorts of crazy, unexpected events, good and bad, we were living together. Two and a half years after my release, we went on a sort of vacation to visit some of my family in West Virginia. Out of nowhere I said to her, “You know, we could get married while we’re there.” She said, essentially, “Yes, we could.” And the next thing we knew, we were married. And that’s just a fraction of the story.  To tell the whole thing, especially the last few years (which I’ve glossed over somewhat because my response is getting long) would take a whole book…. or at least a future blog.  (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 21, 2007 – Friday at 2:39 PM

	Michelle	Seems to me like the “powers that be” were waiting for the moment that everything would be perfect for you guys. And it also seems to me like you guys are perfect for each other Great story! I’ll come up with an interesting question or two and come back after the holidays when I know you’ll be able to answer Posted by Michelle on December 22, 2007 – Saturday at 11:51 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Cool… thanks! I look forward to your question(s), Michelle! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 22, 2007 – Saturday at 12:26 PM

	josie	I was going to ask how you and your wife met and got together but someone’s beaten me to it so I’ll need to think what to ask now. You two remind me a bit of me and my husband, especially the drunken proposal, I’ve had a few of those with the pull off a beer can for an engagement ring, very romantic. Posted by josie on December 23, 2007 – Sunday at 1:26 AM

	Jesus Crisis	LOL… cool. (-; Thanks, Josie! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 23, 2007 – Sunday at 2:07 AM

	Rune Warrior	WoW!!! I’m glad I asked that question!!! I’m absolutely enthralled and want to know more…LOL… (That is the born romantic in me speaking there.) This requires a book too I think. But maybe Geri could write it instead. I don’t know why, but I had a strong feeling it was going to be an interesting answer… and it was. If you don’t do a book about it. Maybe a blog would do… because I’m fascinated. Thanks for sharing that… Chris Posted by Rune Warrior on December 21, 2007 – Friday at 10:42 PM

	Jesus Crisis	You’re welcome. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 22, 2007 – Saturday at 12:04 AM

	LisaTx65	Okay, without looking at any other comments first … here are my 3 questions: 1. What is the one thing you would like the ability to do … ie … money, time, platform, etc. … that would change our world for the better? 2. If you could choose to live in another time/place and be whatever you wished … when, where & what would you choose to be? (I know it’s a multi-part question, but indulge me!) 3. What is your favorite memory (G rated please!) with your wife? Posted by LisaTx65 on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:35 PM

	Jesus Crisis	2) This might sound like a cop out… but after a considerable amount of reflection, I’d have to say I’d choose to be me right now. I think I have a “duty” or “purpose” – maybe those aren’t the best words…. Let me put it this way, I think I have a need to be ME. Sounds kinda mystical or supernatural… and so I wish I had words to describe it without sounding that way. I guess “need” and even “responsibility” to “be me” is the best way to put it. there are a lot of times and places that are alluring to me. Like San Francisco during the Summer of Love in the 60s…. In some ways, I’ve always felt like a bit of a hippie/peacenik… and that place seems so cool to me on the surface… but then I recall George Harrison writing about how enamored he had been with the whole hippie scene (from a distance), until he actually visited San Francisco that summer and realized there were mostly just a bunch of lost souls, trying to create a little heaven, looking for the light, but nevertheless, at heart, just lost… I don’t remember exactly how he put it, but he came away from that experience disillusioned. We seem to sugarcoat, idealize, romanticize people and places in the past. But they’re just as mundane and real and problematic as our lives are, I think, if we can really look at them with clear eyes. On the surface, I think it would be cool to be someone like John or Jackie Kennedy. Rich, influential, bright, beautiful – the world was their oyster. And yet it’s disillusioning to think of what it would be like to have my brains blasted all over my wife’s pretty dress in a fancy car on a Dallas street. I’m just thinking aloud here. I think Kennedy had to be himself… for better and for worse. So did George Harrison, and so did those hippies, and so, I think, do I. There are things I might wish were different or easier in my life. But if given the choice, I’d want to be me. And I think that’s best, ultimately, for both me and the world. And the same could be said for each and everyone of us – we “need” to be the best us we can be. I haven’t gotten to your other questions yet. (-; But I will. They’re just excellent questions, and I want to give them the consideration they deserve. I could say the same of many of the questions other friends have asked as well. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 7:53 PM

	Jesus Crisis	1) I’d think I’d like to have infinite patience, boundless compassion, the ability to go without sleep and still work and write effectively, limitless financial resources to use for good (but with some sort of magical spell on them, so that they’d vanish if I’d every tried to misuse them, but reappear as long as I remained committed to using them properly for the benefit of others). I wouldn’t want the money if I would be corrupted or changed by it. Thanks again for some great questions, Lisa! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:03 PM

	Jesus Crisis	3) My favorite G-Rated memory with my wife is our 2006 vacation to Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Maine, Canada, and Vermont. Neither of us had been to any of those places. And maine especially felt like heaven on earth. So many great memories from that trip… and that’s probably the happiest we’ve ever been. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:59 PM

	Laney, Animal Rights Advocate	Hey Jesus Crisis, I have a question for you. Are you vegetarian? if yes or no, why? Posted by Laney, Animal Rights Advocate on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 5:15 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I have been a vegetarian a couple of times in my life… why? I think we ought to have compassion toward our fellow creatures. Just because they don’t look exactly like us doesn’t mean they don’t feel pain, aren’t conscious at all, and don’t deserve to live. Right now, ‘m trying to abstain from meat, though I find myself still eating things like fish. It makes me feel like somewhat of a hypocrite – yet so does eating salad, because I have trouble drawing the line. Fruit trees, carrots and lettuce are living beings, too. Though they don’t “bleed” like we and many other living beings do – I wonder does that make them any less alive? So should we resort to eating rocks? Even they, on some level (for example in their atoms) might be alive. How can we be sure? And where do we draw the line? And then there’s the issue of living things eating living things to survive – if all do it, isn’t it natural? I’m in quite an ethical and philosophical quandary over it, as you see. (-; My current status is that I strive to avoid meat whenever possible. I don’t stick to it 100%, however. I suppose my opinion and taste are still in a process of evolving. Thanks for your question, Laney! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:18 PM

	Tara	“I don’t want to hurt you. I just want to eat you.” – The Frisco Kid Meat from the Kosher butcher comes from animals that are killed in the most humane way possible. Kosher eating honors the animal and the sacrafice of the animal for human sustenance. It does not answer the problems with the way the animals are raised, but it’s a start. Posted by Tara on December 23, 2007 – Sunday at 11:36 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Good point(s) and information…. Thanks, Tara! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 23, 2007 – Sunday at 11:41 AM

	shyloh	Why do you expose yourself to strangers when it shouldn’t matter one way or another if you committed a crime or not, what purpose does it brings out for everyone to know what you may or may not have done? Posted by shyloh on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 5:24 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I’ve kinda answered this (at least partially) in my private response to you, and I thought about copying that response here. It’s a hard question, as there are many reasons why. Part of why I’m exposing myself now is to raise awareness of the flaws in current sex offender laws. Part of it is because it’s therapeutic for me to talk about my issues with my MySpace friends. I liked having everybody think I was great because of the “Crisis Interviews,” et cetera. But it means a lot more to me if people KNOW me and still like me… if that makes sense. Part of it is also because these laws and my “status” are some of the things that are on my mind at the moment; although I don’t want to write about them all them all the time, it’s nice to feel free to write about whatever is going on in my life at a particular time. Part of it is because I foresee being deleted from MySpace and I think my “friends” who’ve been so kind and supportive deserve to know why before I just vanish. And finally, part of why I’m exposing myself now is that anonymity is no longer going to be much of an option with me. As of January 1st, the new law in Ohio will require me to register all e-mail addresses and internet screen names with the local sheriff. There are ways to get around this, I suppose. But they are illegal and could land me in prison. I don’t feel I have anything to hide, and I don’t want to lead a secret life in that regard and always have to worry that the authorities might “catch me” being Jesus Crisis or something. I just want to be ME, for better or worse. If you’re going to like me, like me for ME, not for my image. You know? That’s not necessarily directed to you, but to ALL my MySpace friends. (-; You’ve posed a very valid (and vital) question, Shyloh. Thank you! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 7:49 PM

	shyloh	“I just want to be ME, for better or worse. If you’re going to like me, like me for ME, not for my image. You know? That’s not necessarily directed to you, but to ALL my MySpace friends. (-;” And that is all you should be is YOU!! I don’t take it personally. I admire your strength as I said in private. I wish you all the best. My peace I share with you and your family. PS: Hope your wife is feeling much better. Namaste’ Posted by shyloh on December 21, 2007 – Friday at 9:40 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, my friend! (-; Geri is feeling much better today, thank goodness. And I wish you and your family much happiness this holiday season. Namaste. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 21, 2007 – Friday at 10:50 AM

	Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™	Did you molest a child? commit a rape? If so why? Posted by Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™ on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:51 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I absolutely did not! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:53 PM

	shyloh	*bow* Namaste Posted by shyloh on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 5:26 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Namaste…. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:54 PM

	CONNIE	First I hope your wife is not seriously ill. Prayers being said. 1. Have you ever thought about working with troubled youth? 2. I want to know how your incarceration has limited your career opportunities? 3. With your circle of associates, what have they done to help open doors for you? Love and Hugs To You and You Family. I want to thank you for taking your time and reading my writings. 6Kudos plus the two Posted by CONNIE on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 5:50 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Many thanks, Connie! (-; 1) I have thought about working with troubled youth. Part of me is a bit uneasy about being around teenagers who aren’t family members. I was falsely accused once… and so in my mind there is always a fear of the possibility that it could happen again. On the other hand, I have returned to the prison as a civilian and done some volunteering with troubled adults. I wouldn’t mind doing something like that as a career, if someone would be willing to hire me. 2) In some ways, I acquired more skills and became a better potential employee as a result of my incarceration. And a lot of places have no problem hiring ex-cons. One of the guys I was in prison with is now a college professor. Another is a well-respected Church of Christ minister. Even the deputy warden at the prison where my wife works is an ex-offender. The difference is that none of these successes were convicted of sexual crimes. None of them are on “sex offender registries” for the rest of their lives. Businesses that have no problem giving the average ex-convict a chance, often aren’t as willing to hire someone labeled a “sex offender.” That label has been a greater impediment to employment than my incarceration. 3) I have a great many friends who are willing to do all they can to help. I have dozens of letters of recommendation, several well respected professional references… and yet the “sex offender” label remains a huge impediment. One problem is that when I register my home address, I must also register my work address. So for example, if I work at the local car dealership, that car delership will end up on the very public sex offender registry – and that will turn off some potential customers. Most businesses are unwilling to take that risk. I do have friends who are in a position to hire me, and are willing and eager to do so… but they’re not very near where I live. I would have to drive two or more hours each way to commute – or my we’d have to move, away from our families and away from my wife’s job. I have tried commuting long distance in the past… but I ended up hardly ever being home, it was a strain on our marriage… and the low wages and relatively high price of gas became issues as well. If I could get a rewarding enough job somewhere else, we would consider moving. But we are reluctant to relocate too far from our grandchildren and our aging parents. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:50 PM

	Elena	Since Geri went to the emergency room with what may be flu, I hope she has been treated and is home tonight. I know this is going to be a rough time for them both at Christmas season. So I just want you to know what I know. John has been to the Horizon Program in Marion and went quite a few times to support the men still in prison. He however cannot get a job teaching there in spite of his qualifications since he is a sex offender. What crazy injustice is this? I found that there were 500 jobs opening for a new business here in Lorain County. John applied for a position at TeleTech and was interviewed. He was hired and went to LCCC for training. He waited while the others who were hired went in and he waited and waited. Finally they came out and told him he wasn’t wanted since his background check was sex offender. No JOB!! I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT ALL OF US WOULD LIKE TO OPEN DOORS FOR HIM. THESE LAWS SLAM DOORS, KEEP MEN FROM LIVING WHERE THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TO CHILDREN, AND FURTHERMORE ARE TAKING THEIR LIVES AND ABILITY TO MAKE A LIVING. Posted by Elena on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 9:35 PM

	shyloh	Elena, I may be breaking the “RULES” here but have you ever had a child raped? Have you ever had to endure such pain by the acts of a rapist? I council children and adults daily in my practice and it is devastating to say the least. The tears that they cry, the fear they seem to never want to let go of. I do not and will not ever condone a rapist. I am not in your “ALL OF US” category here. Just thought you should know I am one person that disagrees with you on this one. Posted by shyloh on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:51 AM

	shyloh	I read this from you Elena and got very confused. John was kind enough to explain things to me much better. “He however cannot get a job teaching there in spite of his qualifications since he is a sex offender.” I will admit that is what prompted my reply to you. Have a great day and a wonderful Christmas. Posted by shyloh on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:57 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Shyloh! Just to make clear for everyone: I am not a sex offender (I did not commit the rape I was accused of) – but I AM required to register as a “sex offender” because of my conviction. And so in the law’s eyes at least, I am a “sex offender,” though I am innocent. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 7:23 PM

	Elena	There are many innocent men convicted of rape who are still in prison. The problem is this: even if innocent once convicted in a court of law they carry the stigma of “sex offender” This is applied to the new laws for registration, job applications, and where a “sex offender” is allowed to live and these laws are not just for ten years but for life if the conviction is for “rape.” Does anyone realize what this means for someone like John who has served 11 years as a “rapist” but didn’t commit this crime. There was no DNA or evidence presented in the court. He was condemned for 11 years on the testimony of a 14 or 15 year old girl. He couldn’t get an appeal since the court appointed lawyer assigned for the appeal never followed through on this and the appeal was dismissed. All of this I know from his letters and talking to his mother over the past years. Now he may lose his rights not only to get employment in any place where children are involved, cannot live near a school, playground or other places where children are involved and furthermore has to give them his profile names and e-mail addresses, etc. This law takes effect on January 1st and he may be again deleted on My Space. He harmed nobody, did not commit this crime, has suffered incarceration for 11 years and now is losing all his rights to employment, housing and even the right to express himself on the internet. Damn, is all I can say about this. He is not a rapist and definitely is not a “sex offender” and I believe in him. I think most of us do also. Posted by Elena on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:07 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Elena! (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:09 PM

	Jesus Crisis	The prison wanted me to come there and teach literacy – was willing to hire me. But they are not permitted (by law) to hire me unless I have my teaching certificate. Despite my education, the State of Ohio will not grant me a teaching certificate – even one for adult education. Ohio law offers legal allowances for a former felon to show he’s been “rehabilitated,” receive “forgiveness” and earn a teaching certificate. But anyone convicted of a crime like rape is not eligible for the same “forgiveness” afforded to other ex-convicts. And as far as the job you mentioned… I was up front about my conviction on my application and in my interviews. They still loved me and hired me. But then the supervisor of a supervisor saw that I’d been convicted and was very squeamish. He told me they couldn’t use me after all. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:53 AM

	Tara	I think that it’s ridiculous that you cannot receive a teaching certificate. Its absurd that you cannot teach adults. The shortage of capable teachers is at crisis level now. It’s largely a thankless job, and I think that anyone who has the ability, heart and guts to teach should be welcome to do so. I know that your willingness to discuss these matters publicly and without bitterness or self-pity is raising awareness. I hope that with this new awareness change will follow. (I was very careful not to use up my two questions. I know the clock is ticking . . .) Posted by Tara on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:35 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Tara! (-; And I look forward to your questions. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 8:20 PM

	CONNIE	Such discrimination! John, have you thought about Canada or another country that isn’t as asenine as ours to teach? I realize leaving your home is terrible, but perhaps the it could shut the door to this ridiculous event in your life. Posted by CONNIE on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 8:39 AM

	Jesus Crisis	I actually have given it some thought, though I’d hate to move away from Mom, our grandchildren, et al. When planning a vacation to Prince Edward Island a couple of years ago, we learned that the Canadian government has rules against me (or any “convicted felon”) even traveling there. I am eligible to do so, but only after I apply for “forgiveness” from the Canadian government and get a permit. From what I recall, that’s about a two-year process. And I’ve been meaning to get that ball rolling. As far as living there… I don’t really know. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:00 PM

	doc	Whats the Capitol of North Dakota?? Posted by doc on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 6:05 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I had to think about that one… lol. The first thing that came to mind was Pierre – but that’s South Dakota. My second thought was Fargo, which I know is the largest city in North Dakota, but not the capital. Then finally it came to me… Bismarck! Why is Johnny Horton’s old song “Sink the Bismark” going through my head now? Ha! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:57 AM

	Gawain of the Beltain Feast	What is the meaning of life, the universe & everything? lol Posted by Gawain of the Beltain Feast on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 6:07 PM

	Jesus Crisis	When I find out, I’ll be sure to blog about it! LOL Thanks, bro! (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 7:25 PM

	Levi’s Zen Garden	Hey there new friend. I loved this blog. Thanks for the link to Mike’s blog. It sparked my little rant about “Killing Teenagers” Its my latest blog… Its great. MIND BLOWING (THAT was a shameless plug) …. ahem. Anyway. I don’t know what questions I should ask you since I don’t know you that well. So I’m going to take a rain check and cash them in ( I get three since I did your art doohickey thingamabob) when I really need them. Otherwise peace and prosperity and future bountiful kudos to you bro. Levi Posted by Levi’s Zen Garden on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 7:08 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Pimp on, brother! And I look forward to your questions, whenever they might come… lol. I’m off to bed now, as I’m very tired. But I will check out your blog (you’ve definitely piqued my interest) and answer the rest of the questions on mine as soon as possible tomorrow. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:38 AM

	Chibochick and her inner Diva	Was there ever a time when you thought, fuck t his all, and wanted to “check out” so-to-speak? If so, what stopped you. I mean, at one point, it seemed like doom was covering you…Did you want to give up? Posted by Chibochick and her inner Diva on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 8:03 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Absolutely, Chi! When I was convicted, I felt my life was over… what was the point of going on. I knew any hope of being a teacher (my dream) was gone. I was young, skinny, kinda, cute, going to prison for a sex offense, and had recently been on the front page of the local newspaper as part of a “Gay Bashing in Lorain” expose (they interviewed me because I was manager of a local gay club where some of the bashings had occurred). So I figured I would be a prime target. I was scared beyond imagination, and seriously considered suicide. Two things (primarily) stopped me: The thought of what it would do to the people who loved me… especially Mom. She had already gone through so much in her life, and my suicide would to her be the absolutely worst thing in the world. And what would it do to my younger brother, who at that time seemed to idolize me? One of the books that had had a profound effect on me as a young man was John Steinbeck’s To a God Unknown. In it the main character had to endure losing everything in a Dust Bowl era drought. His farm was ruined, his livestock died, he lost his family and friends (some to death and others to moving away). But he was determined not to give up his farm and move away. Finally in the end, he couldn’t take it anymore. He had no water, no transportation, nobody… and finally gave up hope. So he committed suicide. And as the lifeblood drained from him, the rain began to fall – a long, steady, drought ending rain. And I always thought that if he could have just held on one hour longer, he would have seen the beginning of his hope being fulfilled and his dream coming true. He gave up during the darkest part of the night, not realizing dawn was a mere hour away. This story came to my mind – encouraged perhaps by my lawyer’s assurances that I would likely be out in six months on appeal. And it, along with the thought of what my death would do to my loved ones, kept me putting off “the final cut” until I no longer seriously considered it. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 21, 2007 – Friday at 2:46 PM

	ZAYN PIERRE	hello my dear pal. how do you know when you are telling the truth–and communicating something “spiritual”–and when you are just trying to be honest, trying to touch truth, trying to believe in something more than the obvious, just trying not to spew bullshit even as you spew bullshit? i need this answer. hugz… Posted by ZAYN PIERRE on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 8:28 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I’m exhausted after bringing my wife home from the hospital, and I want to give some serious reflection to your question. So I will address that tomorrow. In the meantime, I would like to pimp your JESUS AT XMAS blog. I hate to admit it, but I got a kick out of your “Eat My Dick / Holy War” graphic there. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:20 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Nearly one month later…. I didn’t give you my immediate answer when you first posted this question, Zayn, because I didn’t want it to seem like a blow-off-non-answer. But after some time has passed, I am more convinced that my first, heretofore unshared thought was indeed the perfect reply. A better one, if it exists, eludes me. And so here it is, finally: Your question – and the fact that such a question is conceivable – is, in itself, the answer. “But what would be the answer to the answer man?” – Grateful Dead Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 22, 2008 – Tuesday at 5:07 PM

Elena

For all of you who have read J.C.s blogs you may have many many questions. I do also. Maybe he can answer them, perhaps not. Here is a letter I wrote to him last June after he was deleted from My Space. I could waste a blog on this but I put it here for all to read. Date: 6/8/2007 Subject: Freedom I have read and re-read your blogs on My Space. How true it is that you have suffered the consequences of the parole rules for sex offenders. When I found the foot fetish condemnation for this pitiful principal in the Lorain Journal yesterday and sent it to you, it has to be beyond the limits of any infraction of the sex rules and conduct allowed in this country. This business of “minors” and sex by the way is ludicrous. Why is it that reaching one’s 18th birthday automatically makes one an “adult”? Romeo and Juliet were only 15 I believe. Jewish young men reach maturity at the age of 13 when they have the Bar Mitzvah. In the days of old they often were married at that age in a pre-arranged ceremony. Why is age 21 the age of allowing a man to drink? They can join the army but can’t drink or vote in some states until that age. The puberal existence of over 50% of our young people is questioned. Do they need parental authority to have sex? Often they get pregnant before 18 and they have children. Today to get knocked up before reaching a certain age is not only common but even looked at as normal. How many single mothers are there in this country? Are they all over 18? Do sex offenders rush to school yards to entice kids? The predators find them in their own neighborhoods and probably the kid next door. The priests find them in the church choir. Doctors, lawyers and teachers find them on line. Porn sites on cyberspace make billions of dollars. Even My Space makes billions on advertising. Have you noticed? Some of the videos and pictures allowed on My Space are sexually provocative. Why are abortion and gay rights so important in political campaigns? SEX SEX SEX. Should we have sex education in the schools? Should condoms be made available to teen agers? Maybe we should ban all books to kids if they have any sexual content. Do priest have to be totally abstinent? What the hell is going on? Maybe every man needs a vasectomy. Maybe they should outlaw sperm. Does everyone know who their father is? DNA testing is now the rage. It even gets some men out of prison. In your case there was no DNA presented as evidence because there was none. But you have to suffer for 10 years as a sex offender in spite of no evidence of criminal activity. Finally will the real Jesus please stand up and be identified. Was he a rabbi, married and with children? But the church made him a prophet, a son of God, and abstinent of all sexual activity. Was he human or a God? Did his mother conceive him by an angel? Was she a virgin? Didn’t he have brothers? Who was Moses? Why was he found floating in the bullrushes. Why were Adam and Eve punished and driven out of the Garden of Eden? Peace, love, justice and freedom.. You have earned my respect, my love and my caring. Elena P.S. The world we live in is totally nuts. I SUBMIT THIS COMMENT INSTEAD OF QUESTIONS. YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY ANSWER ALL OF THESE. LOL Posted by Elena on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 9:17 PM

Jesus Crisis

Ummm… I think you’ve exceeded the three question limit…. lol. Thanks, Elena! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:01 AM

Hate Mail, Good News, and My Prayer for You

This is the 100th blog I’ve posted on this new site.  Granted, most of the 100 are old blogs transferred from MySpace.  And what are round numbers, anyway, but artificial milemarkers in the comings and goings of existence?  Still, I wanted to do something special on this occasion, but I never quite decided what I wanted to do.  So instead I offer you “Hate Mail, Good News, and My Prayer for You”:

1)  “Hate” mail?…  Okay, there may not be hate involved.  “Weird” might be a better word.  Still, it always amazes me when people I never knew existed spend goodness knows how much time sitting around and reading my blogs.  It makes me feel more important than I probably am – and to some degree it’s flattering – even when what they have to say about my blogs isn’t altogether flattering.  Case in point: here’s a rather amusing e-mail I received this morning from a complete stranger named Luke.

—————– Original Message —————–
From: Luke
Date: Jan 17, 2008 1:01 PM

Subject: Tree Hugger

I was just looking through blogs and you are one of the weirdest i have ever seen. Well have a great day hugging your tree while the Iraqis blow them up. 
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Hugging my tree while the Iraqis blow?…  Thanks for making me laugh, Mr. Skywalker!


2)  Two tidbits of good news:  The first comes out of Jackson, Mississippi:

“Arthur Johnson may be returning home in a matter of days, 16 years after his arrest for a rape he did not commit. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered Sunflower County to review Johnson’s case based on post-conviction DNA testing that conclusively eliminates him as the perpetrator….”  For the rest of the story about Mr. Johnson, please read: DNA says not guilty of RAPE after 16 years!

The second comes out of Elyria, Ohio, and directly relates to my pending lawsuit:

3)  Finally, I’ve been wanting to experiment with a video blog.  And number 100 seemed like a good place to start.  I look very tired in this video – probably because I AM very tired (it’s been a long day).  But I wanted to share this prayer with you before I retire for the evening:



[A video message from Jesus Crisis, featuring “Psalm 3” by Allen Ginsberg]

Good night, my dear friends.  May your dreams be good to you – and may the best of them come true.

Ask Jesus Anything, Part One (from December 2007)

Not long before Christmas 2007, I posted a blog on MySpace entitled “Ask Jesus Anything.”  Since the blog was nothing without the questions and answers in the comments, I haven’t reposted the blog here on the Crisis Chronicles … until now.

I think I’ve figured out an easy way to post the comments here – with my friends’ pictures as links to their MySpace profiles.  Since there were far too many questions and answers to post all in one blog right now, I plan to split them up into three separate postings.

Some of my friends’ profiles may be set to private – but in the cases where they aren’t (you’ll know when you click on their pictures), I encourage you to check them (and their often excellent blogs) out, if you haven’t already.

Here’s a photo of me around age four in Lorain, Ohio, that I included in the original blog:



And now here’s part one of “Ask Jesus Anything”:

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	Doug	You have very good taste in music my friend. Are you having a good day? Posted by Doug on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 2:41 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, Doug! So far, I’m having a good day – all except for the fact that my wife just called from work and told me she thinks she’s coming down with the flu. Let’s hope she’s mistaken. (-; How’s your day so far? Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 2:54 PM

	LisaTx65	Call her back and tell her to get some Thera-flu on the way home. It knocked the crud right out of me this week, thankfully! Hope she feels better soon! Posted by LisaTx65 on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:36 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Lisa! We just got home around 12:30 a.m. They gave her some antibiotics, and hopefully she’ll feel better tomorrow. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:54 AM

	*S*U*S*A*N*	I am so fascinated with your seemingly zen approach to living. Were you that focused during your unfortunate incarceration or was this something you learned there? Posted by *S*U*S*A*N* on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 2:45 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I guess I attempt to stay focused and maintain a “zen approach to living,” though sometimes it’s not so easy… lol. My prison experience definitely helped. Before I went in, I thought I had all the answers – and as a result I was more argumentative, less tolerant, and much more immature than I am now. Prison gave me more time to read a wide variety of books. It afforded me an opportunity to get to know people I might never have wanted to know otherwise. It made me realize that not everything is as black and white as I was brought up to believe. And it taught me to be truly grateful for many simple things that I used to take for granted. Really I could go on forever. In prison, no good could come from either me being too difficult or me losing patience with others who were too difficult. So I learned to value listening without judgment, expressing myself as clearly as possible without offending others, and trying to maintain respectful dialogue as a path to mutual understanding. These are qualities I still try to incorporate into my life – though strangely, it seems a bit harder to do out here than it was in there where I might have been beaten into a pulp for doing otherwise… lol. I hope this answers your question, Susan! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 3:40 PM

	Roxanne	I am a former prisoner. How long were you down? I am a Buddhist as well. I was a political prisoner when I went to prison. Have a Merry Christmas. And Struggle ON! Posted by Roxanne on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 6:41 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Roxanne! I was locked up for 11 years, and have been home about 3 and a half years now. How about you? Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:56 AM

	*S*U*S*A*N*	Thanks for sharing! Great insight! (This is a great idea you’ve had!) Posted by *S*U*S*A*N* on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:18 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Great question, Susan! You made me think. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:35 AM

	LadyLuna )0(	I have often wondered (since I found out that you were incarcerated), how you dealt with knowing that you were innocent, yet you were found guilty? I know I have read your blogs about this, so I am sorry to ask the question. I just really want to know your initial feeling. Luna Posted by LadyLuna )0( on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 3:00 PM

	Jesus Crisis	My initial reaction when I was accused was (pardon the language, but it’s absolutely accurate): “WHAT THE FUCK?!?!” I thought surely this must be a joke. It just couldn’t be! IMPOSSIBLE! When I was convicted about a year and a half later, I knew it wasn’t a joke and I didn’t curse aloud. But I felt again a huge sense of disbelief, mixed with tremendous discouragement and dread. For quite a while, that was the end of my faith in a lot of things. I hope that answers your question, Luna! At some point, I plan to post as a blog my very first journal entries after the accusation and after my conviction. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 3:52 PM

	LadyLuna )0(	Thank you so much for your honest answer. I think I would have done the same, although its not likely that a woman gets accused of such things (not that make the news anyway.) Again thank you. Blessings LUna Posted by LadyLuna )0( on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 6:48 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you! It’s interesting that you brought up the fact that women rarely get accused of such things (which is true), because my wife is in bed watching a re-run of Law and Order in which three women are accused of raping a man. I usually don’t watch much TV; but it was so unusual, it caught my attention. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:07 AM

	CEGGY	Hmmm…….I get two questions hurray! 1)what is it that has driven you to learn so much about differant religions and philosophy’s? 2)Why out of all the interesting friends you have ,me excluded ,has there been only three interveiws? Posted by CEGGY on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 3:01 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Ceggy! Let me answer 2 first, since it’s easier. (-; 2) First, I wouldn’t exclude yourself! Second, I do plan to do more interviews. I had originally planned to do one a week… but I didn’t want to burn people out on them, and then there were other things I wanted to blog about. I’ve been itching to do more interviews recently, though… lol. I’m thinking that I’d like to keep doing them as long as there are interesting people who want to be interviewed. I don’t know if they will all be on MySpace or not – since my profile may be deleted (I’ve recently backed up my blog at http://360.yahoo.com/insightoutside, in case that happens). But one way or another, as long as I have fingers to type, I plan to continue doing the Crisis Interviews. 1) There are a lot of factors that have contributed to my thirst for learning about various religions and philosophies… Crap… my wife needs me to take her to the emergency room. I’ll update everyone and finish answering when I can. Please keep us in your thoughts…. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:07 PM

	Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™	why is your profile going to be deleted? Posted by Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™ on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 9:44 PM

	Jesus Crisis	To make a long story short (though you can read more about it in my earlier blogs), MySpace has a policy of deleting the profiles of “registered sex offenders,” whether or not they are actually guilty, or in any way posing a threat to anyone or violating MySpace’s terms of service. On the other hand, MySpace seems uninterested in deleting the profiles of convicted wife beaters, murderers, and other felons…. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 10:51 PM

	Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™	that is unfair. Posted by Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™ on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:15 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I don’t understand it, but…. I’ll try to look at it as an opportunity. If I’m not on MySpace, I’ll probably have a lot more time to finish my book and devote to some other priorities. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:23 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Back to your first question, Ceggy…. Part of it is that I’ve always had a great curiosity and thirst for knowledge about seemingly everything. In first grade, I read Mark Twain, made my way through most of our family enclyclopedia set (though there was a lot in in I couldn’t yet understand), checked out all the children’s library books I could about various animals and the planets in our solar system…. And this pretty much set the tone for my life, bouncing from one interesting subject to another. Religion and philosophy, though, were subjects I wasn’t really able to study in depth until adulthood. I lived with my Dad and step-mom during the last couple of years in high school, and they were strict Southern Baptists – so church was pretty much my life then, and I studied the crap out of the Bible. But I was always intrigued by the fact that other people held different beliefs as strongly as my parents held theirs. Why? And what was the real difference? And what was truth? These questions intrigued me… and so as soon as I moved out of their house I began exploring other ways of thinking. Later, in prison, religious books were always the easiest to get ones hands on…. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:32 AM

	CEGGY	I was raised in a diferant light.My mother and the rest of my maternal family keep an open mind but at the same time have these intense debates about their opinions on religion and politics so up until recently I tried to stay away from both like the plegue,I was vary happy to come across the first of your blogs I read wich was about Budda I some what remember. A lot of those debates has come to an end due to deaths in the family and the only two left are the biggest hard heads my mother and her brother.They are now not even talking long enough to get into a debate. So I’m glad I found a place where these debates happin peacefuly. Posted by CEGGY on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:50 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you very much, Ceggy! I guess every family has its share of “hard heads.” I’ve even been known to be one in the past. But I try my best not to be anymore. I think we can learn something from everyone – though it isn’t always what they might be intending to teach us. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 8:16 PM

	LisaTx65	Damn, I’m literally posting as I read today … she sounds much more serious than an OTC drug can help. She is in my prayers. Posted by LisaTx65 on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:41 PM

	Jesus Crisis	We appreciate your prayers, Lisa! It turned out she has some extreme bronchitis… but she’s had heart problems in the past and some of the symptoms resembled heart attack symptoms – so we were quite concerned for a while, and the doctors kept her for a while and ran tests to make sure. While she’s still feeling like crap, we’re pleased that everything turned out to be much less serious than we believed it might be earlier. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:12 AM

	CONNIE	I hope she is better soon. I am praying for her. She is in good hands I know. Posted by CONNIE on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 8:32 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, Connie! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:33 AM

	Susannah Dean	wow and good and you are in my thoughts. Posted by Susannah Dean on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:21 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, Susannah! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:36 AM

	Smith	lady k’s and my thoughts are with you both on this. Posted by Smith on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:18 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, my friend. She’s home and in bed now. I read her some of the comments, including yours, and they seemed to cheer her. At first, they thought her heart was the issue, because of the pressure in her chest and her shortness of breath (she’s already been on heart meds for a while). But the EKG was cool. Then they thought it was pneumonia – but the chest x-ray didn’t look too bad. So although her bronchitis and taste of the flu are making her miserable, things could have been a whole lot worse. I’m grateful they weren’t. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:43 AM

	sam	OK question 1What is your main inspiration in life? Question2If you had the power to change 1 thing in this country what would it be? Posted by sam on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:07 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Sam! Your first question is a tough one… if you don’t mind, I’d like to save that one for after I get some rest and my brain is fully functional… lol. Number 2… the first answer that popped into my mind was “Our President.” But he’ll be gone soon anyway. Upon further reflection, I’d like to say the 1 thing I’d change in this country is… I’d strip the tax-exempt status away from churches and other religious entities. Tax ’em like you would any business or individual – then spend those dollars on education and on breaking America free from fossil-fuel dependency. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:40 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Okay, Sam… back to your question about my main inspiration in life. It’s hard to answer because there have been a lot of profound inspirations in my life. I could name people who’ve had a huge impact on me, or books that did the same, or things I’ve witnessed in my life. But if I had to choose one inspiration, it would be my mom. She and Dad divorced when my brother and I were young, and we didn’t have much of anything. She worked as much as possible, and we were on welfare for a while as she waged a tough battle with cancer in the late seventies. Life wasn’t easy for a single mother with no job skills or connections back then….especially when she was seriously ill. But she never gave up, and was determined to make a better life for us. After beating cancer, she went to college (the first person in our family to do so), got her degree and went on to a noble career. Her example and her unfailing belief in me had a lot to do with my later going to college, graduating with honors, and even making it though prison. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 11:50 AM

	Goddess Of Light & Dreams	I have all the answers i need. LOL LOL Posted by Goddess Of Light & Dreams on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:14 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Gracy! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:44 AM

	Smith	dear jesus crisis what is the sound of one gland collapsing? if we meet buddha on the rod, why are we supposed to kill him? Posted by Smith on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:14 PM

	Jesus Crisis	LOL… Thanks, Smith! 1) Glub (I imagine) 2) “If we meet the Buddha on the rod“… lol. Sounds like a gay Chinese porno film title! Better to thrill than kill, I’d think. (-; But let me take this opportunity to share a serious pet theory. The Zen koan “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him” reminds me of the Buddha’s saying that “A finger is needed to point at the moon – but once you see the moon, the finger is no longer necessary.” There is a popular misconception (at least among the Baptists who raised me) that the Buddha is a god. NO! To me, the Buddha is one of the fingers, pointing us in the general direction of the moon (enlightenment). If once we spot the moon and are on the “path” (or road) to that metaphorical moon, we no longer need the Buddha. To keep looking back at the finger means averting our gaze from the true light, the “moon.” I still don’t have a satisfying pet theory for “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:16 PM

	MentalMaze	My take on if you meet the Buddha on the road(path), kill him. is that when your on the path of Buddhism it is very easy to start considering yourself enlightened or the Buddha. When you start having such egotistical thoughts you should kill them. Just my thoughts. Posted by MentalMaze on December 24, 2007 – Monday at 10:56 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I like that, too! Thanks, MM! Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 25, 2007 – Tuesday at 12:12 AM

	Smith	i know the sound of one hand clapping – it’s the sound of the vain patting themselves on the back. Posted by Smith on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 3:43 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Seems very true to me… (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 8:17 PM

	Susannah Dean	lmao and *clapping with both hands* Posted by Susannah Dean on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 3:45 PM

	Susannah Dean	love the pet theory. sense, it makes so. Posted by Susannah Dean on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:48 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks! (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 1:02 PM

	~Christine~YES WE CAN Obama 08	Since I am a new friend, I will pass on any questions that I may have … I am still reading and enjoying the interesting blogs that you have posted. I will say that it has been so exciting for me to find such an interesting and thought provoking blog to read. I appreciate your candor and the refreshing way that you write. I love your honesty and like someone else before me wrote, “your zen approach to life” So for now I will skip my questions…can I have a raincheck please? …oh and that pic of you as a little boy is so precious! Posted by ~Christine~YES WE CAN Obama 08 on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:17 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, “Mom”! You may certainly have a raincheck. And I very much appreciate your kind words. I still don’t know what’s up with that childhood haircut of mine. No wonder a couple of the kids in first grade called me Gilligan… LOL. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 2:56 AM

	Rune Warrior	Oh, great I get three questions…. !!!! 1.) How did you meet your wife? (I know the answer to this sort of… but will ask it anyway) 2.) How did you convince her to marry you? In other word courtship,dating, proposal, etc…a little history here… 3.) Name one freaky habit you have that someone might not suspect. (Ex. can you wiggle your ears, balance a chesse curl on your nose, etc… that sort of thing…a hidden talent..LOL..) Sorry the questions are so mundane… I’ll let your enemies ask the hard ones. Chris Posted by Rune Warrior on December 19, 2007 – Wednesday at 4:19 PM

Jesus Crisis

1) When I was 19, I worked for one winter as a dishwasher at Columbia Hills Country Club. Geri was a waitress there. The first time I saw her, I was carrying a rack of clean glasses out of the dishroom. Her eyes caught my attention first. 3) I can lock my feet behind my head and look like a pretzel… lol. And I’ll be back for number 2…. Posted by Jesus Crisis on December 20, 2007 – Thursday at 12:51 PM

Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

Happy Birthday!

to

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Here are some of the comments this posting has received on MySpace:

	LisaTx65	Oh happy day…first!!! Posted by LisaTx65 on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:10 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, Lisa! (-; I’m responding to everyone who comments on this blog with Dr. King quotations and/or photos. Here’s the first that comes to mind: “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:14 PM

	LisaTx65	“I Have A Dream” was my sixth grade speech. We were told to pick a history making speech, memorize it, and present before out class. I did … and didn’t have a clue the real impact of what I was reciting at all. LOL Posted by LisaTx65 on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:11 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:29 PM

	Carrot Wax	It’s unfortunate that most American history simply ignores what this man did in the latter years of his life. Yes, he worked against discrimination, but then he turned not just to the blacks but to all humanity, speaking out against war and economic injustice. He spoke for a need for equality for all. Not just in name, but in fact, in every way. In other words, a world where the rich have no more power than anyone else, where no one is in economic slavery. Much of the world is in fact in economic slavery, but since no one calls it slavery, we ignore it. This man didn’t. <h3>Loving Awareness – A Journey To Wholeness</h3> Posted by Carrot Wax on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:20 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Very true, my friend! Thanks for your comment, CW. “All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:30 PM

	Insatiable Jewel	Are you serious when you say this is your last myspace blog, JC? Posted by Insatiable Jewel on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:21 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Yes, Jewel, but I will still be blogging at http://crisisblog.crisischronicles.com …and I’ll still be checking in on my favorite MySpace bloggers (like you). Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:31 PM

	Neo (FLEXWRITER)	…and me (smile)!!! Posted by Neo (FLEXWRITER) on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 2:35 PM

	Jesus Crisis	And you, Neo! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 1:23 PM

	Sir Nico III ©	And me! (K, where’s my quote, bitch?) Posted by Sir Nico III © on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:54 PM

	Jesus Crisis	And you… “Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:20 AM

	Susannah Dean	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k04KzgYRKrE Posted by Susannah Dean on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:25 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I love this song, and I’m SOOOOOOO glad you posted the video. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:27 PM

	Susannah Dean	psh. you expected something different from me? TURN THAT BABY UP! Posted by Susannah Dean on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:33 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I shall…. “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:45 PM

	Susannah Dean	do you know the song tennessee by arrested development? Posted by Susannah Dean on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:49 PM

	Jesus Crisis	Oh, yeah…. (-; Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:53 PM

	Susannah Dean	i hope that cd isn’t missing along with all the other things that are. i have an urge to listen to that song now. Posted by Susannah Dean on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 10:58 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I can’t find the video. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 11:08 AM

	Susannah Dean	here you go… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g40c6iAEHpc Posted by Susannah Dean on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 12:25 PM

	Susannah Dean	p.s. i found the cd. it is not in the land of missing books and cd’s Posted by Susannah Dean on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 12:35 PM

	The Multiple Personalities of Lorne Brandon Moore	The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government. ~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We have guided missiles and misguided men. ~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A EXCERPT FOR HIS “BEYOND VIETNAM: A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE” SPEECH “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. “Increasingly, by choice or by accident, this is the role our nation has taken — the role of those who make peaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investment. “I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered. “A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. n the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life’s roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life’s highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. With righteous indignation, it will look across the seas and see individual capitalists of the West investing huge sums of money in Asia, Africa and South America, only to take the profits out with no concern for the social betterment of the countries, and say: “This is not just.” It will look at our alliance with the landed gentry of Latin America and say: “This is not just.” The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn from them is not just. A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war: “This way of settling differences is not just.” This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation’s homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of people normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. “America, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. There is nothing, except a tragic death wish, to prevent us from reordering our priorities, so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. There is nothing to keep us from molding a recalcitrant status quo with bruised hands until we have fashioned it into a brotherhood. “This kind of positive revolution of values is our best defense against communism. War is not the answer. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons. Let us not join those who shout war and through their misguided passions urge the United States to relinquish its participation in the United Nations. These are days which demand wise restraint and calm reasonableness. We must not call everyone a Communist or an appeaser who advocates the seating of Red China in the United Nations and who recognizes that hate and hysteria are not the final answers to the problem of these turbulent days. We must not engage in a negative anti-communism, but rather in a positive thrust for democracy, realizing that our greatest defense against communism is to take offensive action in behalf of justice. We must with positive action seek to remove those conditions of poverty, insecurity and injustice which are the fertile soil in which the seed of communism grows and develops. “These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression and out of the wombs of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born. The shirtless and barefoot people of the land are rising up as never before. “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” We in the West must support these revolutions. It is a sad fact that, because of comfort, complacency, a morbid fear of communism, and our proneness to adjust to injustice, the Western nations that initiated so much of the revolutionary spirit of the modern world have now become the arch anti-revolutionaries. This has driven many to feel that only Marxism has the revolutionary spirit. Therefore, communism is a judgment against our failure to make democracy real and follow through on the revolutions we initiated. Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism. With this powerful commitment we shall boldly challenge the status quo and unjust mores and thereby speed the day when “every valley shall be exalted, and every moutain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough places plain.” “A genuine revolution of values means in the final analysis that our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.” Posted by The Multiple Personalities of Lorne Brandon Moore on January 14, 2008 – Monday at 11:56 PM

	Jesus Crisis	VERY VERY VERY much appreciated, my friend! Excellent! Thank you. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:58 AM

	Elaine being my own hero/wizard/teacher/guru	I have a dream too, sometimes that dream seems impossible, thank god, good, whatever for such inspirational and amazing people such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The dream may seem impossible but I hope many of us keep striving towards it…. I will learn to negotiate the other site especially if and when you do disappear from here I would like to keep in touch….smiles Posted by Elaine being my own hero/wizard/teacher/guru on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 3:58 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thank you, Elaine! One of my favorite authors, John Updike, wrote that “Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” May they come true sooner, rather than later!! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 11:02 AM

	Ninure da Hippie	I am stealing that “default pic”!! Posted by Ninure da Hippie on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 5:06 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Feel free, my friend! I stole it from Photobucket! (-: “When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:24 AM

	Smith	do good, the government kills you. glad i’m bad. Posted by Smith on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 5:37 AM

	Jesus Crisis	“Your CIA, you see I ain’t kiddin’ Both King and X they got ridda’ both” – Public Enemy, from “Louder Than a Bomb” Though I had heard rumors (including in that Public Enemy song) that the government was involved in King’s killing, I didn’t know until doing some research last night that a jury in a civil case actually found that “government agencies” played a role in his assassination. Congress then did an investigation, but found (as we might expect) “insufficient evidence.” “I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (from a 1963 speech in Detroit) As I said, I did a lot of research, planning to write a stirring tribute. But my words seemed inadequate – so I decided to let the man speak for himself. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:34 AM

	Rune Warrior	Where are these kinds of leaders today??? That is what I would like to know? People to inspire us like Martin Luther King and John Kennedy to be more than you are to contribute?? It seems like there is a big vacuum to be filled in our society today… of real leaders who inspire with strong ideals and vision… that’s it… someone with vision… for a nobler future…. We need someone like that again. Thanks of course for posting this… it’s gotten me thinking again. Posted by Rune Warrior on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 5:49 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Good questions, and I agree…. The first that comes to mind right now is Nelson Mandela. Here’s one of my favorite King quotations: “Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., December 11, 1964 Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:48 AM

	Rune Warrior	Very good quote.. I’ve not heard that quoted in some time. But at that time there were a whole number of “social giants” around… and a number of them were American. Now it seems there are so few… and the ones around like Mandela, the Dalia Lama, etc… aren’t American. So it’s disappointing. Thanks for doing this blog an his actual birthday though. Posted by Rune Warrior on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 12:04 PM

	doc	Nice Tribute! Posted by doc on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 6:47 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Thanks, doc! “The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from Strength to Love Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:41 AM

	Tara	Sharing his words is a great way to celebrate the birthday of Dr. King. Social Justice is my favorite mission. I’m going to ask my husband if he wants to use your blog as a reference for his class on Friday, which he has dedicated to MLK. Posted by Tara on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 7:54 AM

	Jesus Crisis	Very cool! Kudos to you and to the Oak! “The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from Strength to Love Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:54 AM

	Hardcorebrat	Lets not forget that there is still a battle being fought. MLK fought hard and gains are sure yet look around and see…truths are not as evident as they should be…. And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjHS6yUdio Posted by Hardcorebrat on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:15 AM

	Jesus Crisis	You are absolutely right! We’ve come a long way, but we’ve still got a long ass way to go. And that video is PERFECT – so true, and so very, very sad…. Thank you, my friend! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 11:17 AM

	halcyon dayz	this blog is about 2 celebrations, and for you, personally, i think this song is perfect on many many levels… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXBba77U1_Y Posted by halcyon dayz on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:38 AM

	Jesus Crisis	I love Joni Mitchell, and I love that song – never heard this version before though…. Thank you! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 11:18 AM

	Susannah Dean	ditto, ditto, ditto, you’re welcome and ditto… Posted by Susannah Dean on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 11:58 AM

	Lisa	Happy day MLK, happy day indeed~ there are more “African Americans” held in the bondage of poverty, drugs now then discriminated “Blacks” of his day. Who’s to blame? Posted by Lisa on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 3:43 PM

	Jesus Crisis	A very good question, Lisa! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 1:20 PM

	Senor W.H.O.– Pimp Daddy	What’s up man? Just went to your website and checked out what you had to say and some of the comments. You’ve got to understand that I’m a little reserved about being very anxious pursuing a friendship with you with your particular allegations, but I’m hearing you out objectively and I like the things you say. It’s kinda weird that I found you again tonight, because I just wrote a blog about scientology tonight, and you’re into studying different religions. I’m just saying, I’m paying attention, and I like your train of thought. Still not casting judgement on you, just paying attention. What you plan to do with the attention from people will play itself out over time. I hope you don’t consider this to be a bad comment. Posted by Senor W.H.O.– Pimp Daddy on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 9:39 PM

	Jesus Crisis	I appreciate your honesty, bro. As I’m sure you know, there are plenty of men who’ve gone to jail without ever having done anything wrong. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a perfect example of that. I’m not Martin, but I’m not a rapist either. If I was, I’d have to be a complete idiot to advertise my real identity on here. Not a bad comment at all, Pimp Daddy… you are being truthful, thoughtful, and smart. And I appreciate you giving me a chance. Peace… Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 15, 2008 – Tuesday at 10:08 PM

	Black Widow	My hero since I was a kid! I LOVE him. I did a “Who is your hero”?” report on him in junior high and won some national award for it. What an amazing man. I am still in awe. Posted by Black Widow on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 5:03 AM

	Jesus Crisis	You took the words right out of my mouth! My old profile had a picture and quotations by Martin in the “Heroes” section. Unfortunately, my current profile, since it is a music profile, has no hero section – but I still have him listed in my “Influences.” I don’t use the word “Hero” very often – but he is one person who definitely deserves that title. Thanks, BW! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 11:09 AM

ALLEY CAT WAYS

REGRETTABLY I HAVE TO AGREE WITH HILLARY AND HER COMMENT, MLK’S “DREAM” AND HIS BORDER-LINE TERRORIST ACTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR NOT, IF IT WERE NOT FOR LBJ SIGNING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. IT TOOK THE PENSTROKE OF THE PRESIDENT IN ORDER FOR ANY CHANGES TO HAPPEN, IF HE HAD NOT SIGNED THAT ACT, THEN ALL THE PROTESTS, ALL THE SPEECHES, ALL THE GLITZ AND GLAM WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN A MUTE POINT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TODAYS WORLD, MLK AND HIS ORGANIZATION WOULDHAVE BEEN DECLARED A TERRRORIST ORGANIZATION AND WOULD HAVE BEEN HUNTED DOWN AND ERADICATED OFF THE FACE OF THIS EARTH. Posted by ALLEY CAT WAYS on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 9:45 AM

Kudos to LBJ for signing that act. He has a bad reputation because of his Vietnam policy, and deservedly so, but he doesn’t get enough credit for his excellent domestic policies, like the Civil Rights Act. I think that just as that Act helped further King’s dream, it can be said that without King laying the groundwork and being the catalyst, the Act would not have become a reality. King was at least as responsible, in this regard, as LBJ – and in fact, we are ignoring altogether the Congress that passed the Act. Without them, LBJ would have had nothing to sign. And without King’s activism to spur them on, change a lot of public opinion, and shine a spotlight on immense injustices, most members of Congress might not have been aware enough, or cared enough to enact any such legislation. That said, LBJ did try to lean heavily on Congress to pass it. And let’s give John F. Kennedy credit for introducing the bill in the first place, before he was assassinated. You may be right that the current Administration might have labeled King’s organization terrorist – it seems incredible, but it’s not outside the realm of possibility – I have heard prominent Republicans insinuate that a victory for Democrats or liberals is essentially a victory for terrorism. And the FBI in King’s lifetime tried to label him as a Communist. Ridiculous…. Yet I also think it’s ridiculous to accuse King of “borderline terrorist actions.” He advocated PEACEFUL, NON-VIOLENT protests for justice – like Gandhi. Thanks for your comment, my friend. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 11:08 AM

Jesus Crisis

I should also make clear that Hillary did not use the phrase “borderline terrorist either.” I know you’re not saying she did. But I don’t want anyone else to get the mistaken impression that she did. By the way, here’s an article worth reading about the whole Clinton-King-Obama misuderstanding: A History Lesson about Hillary and King Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 2:38 PM

	ALLEY CAT WAYS	I have heard it said before that a victory for the Democrats or a Liberal would be a victory for terrorism. I say that having that war mongering in-bred redneck president we have in office now was basically living under the rule of a terrorist. We would have been better off having Bin Laden in office, at least he wouldn’t be off globe trotting the world, looking to pick fights with countries that even though they might lose, are more than capable of inflicting a painful and costly ass whipping to the our military! This country has suffered more under Bush’s reign than at any other time in the history of our country. MLK would roll over in his grave if he knew of the personal liberties that have been stripped away, or the rights denied us in the so-called quest for Homeland Security! Bush is not going to be happy until he has us totally oppressed and involved in World War 3 He thinks the that picking on nations like Iran, North Korea, or Pakistan (2 of these nations have a working nuclear weapons program and the technology to deliver these weapons) will make for a safer world, then he’s sorely mistaken. These are not some rag-tag band of soldiers, half-starved and scared out of their minds. These are highly disciplined and loyal soldiers who will unleash hell if their country is attacked by us. I personally think that we will all breath a collective sigh of relief when George W. Bush walks out of office for the last time. Posted by ALLEY CAT WAYS on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 2:04 PM

	Jesus Crisis	“MLK would roll over in his grave if he knew of the personal liberties that have been stripped away, or the rights denied us in the so-called quest for Homeland Security!” “I personally think that we will all breath a collective sigh of relief when George W. Bush walks out of office for the last time.” Excellent points, my friend – to which I say Amen and Amen! Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 2:26 PM

	Munchie	JC you will be sorely missed from myspaze!!!! But i will find you!!!! Peace out Munchie Posted by Munchie on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 2:22 PM

Jesus Crisis

Thank you, bro! Peace…. Posted by Jesus Crisis on January 16, 2008 – Wednesday at 2:32 PM

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