Church

So I went to Church tonight, as I do every Thursday night in the summer (it's much cooler and less crowded than Sunday morning) and Pastor was starting up and he said something along the lines of the psalms and the hymns have been "gender neutralized."

To which I had to say... since when has the church ever tried to make anything gender neutral? I had no idea that there was any attempt at gender neutrality, in fact I was under the impression that it was the exact opposite. Of course, my pastor is a good man, he isn't sexist or any of that crap and to Pastor, God is completely gender neutral. I simply did not know that the church made any attempt at gender neutrality. I guess when I say church, I mean the Christian community. When I said church, pastor thought I meant the Lutheran Church (big C). Apparently there is a big movement in the Lutheran Church toward gender neutrality in the Bible and the Psalms and the Hymns. Who knew?

Personally, I don't think we should tamper with peoples' words, as much as we might want to tamper with them. I also don't think we live in biblical times anymore and I think we should all get over ourselves and move on.

I just thought it was an interesting little fact that yes, the church (or at least the Lutheran Church) has made great strides towards gender neutrality. Of course, we can never escape the inherent sexism in the Bible, but we can sure as hell try right?

Today was my last day in my summer course, so now I am free! And I'm volunteering, hopefully starting next week, cause I'm not going to deal with job bullshit. I have a job at school that I love and I don't want to deal with job crap at home when I'm only here for a few more weeks really.

In other news, my mother started seeing a therapist today, which I ordinarily wouldn't blog about and which I won't blog about from now on, but I thought something she told me was really funny. She said she was telling the therapist about me and he asked "Does Rachel have a boyfriend" and my mother said "No, she has a girlfriend" and he gave her a look and she said "But that's not why I'm here."

I just thought it was funny, and I'm glad she doesn't think my gay-ness is cause for a mental collapse, if that makes any sense. Too bad I can't blame her mental collapse on teh gay, it might make things easier since it's not something I can change or would ever change for anyone.

Happy Father's Day

It's a day late, but happy Father's Day to everyone out there.

Please please pleaseee hug your fathers while you can, you never know when the last time will be.

Twelve years ago I said happy Father's Day to my daddy for the last time (well, truly I tell him happy Father's Day every year, but he, unfortunately, isn't here to hear me). I'd give almost anything to hug my daddy, for him to play basketball with me again, for him to have a cup of tea with me and my sister, for him to be able to hold his grandchildren.

Just please, call your father, talk to him, hug him. Hug him tight.