I found this article on the Young Life Myspace group. I think it is hilarious and makes you think about our (Christians) current stance on Christianity. I am not posting it to try and convert anyone's beliefs about homosexuality. I am posting it because I thought it was really funny and it makes a lot of sense:

Dear President Bush,

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I
have learned a great deal from you, and try to share that knowledge with
as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual
lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22
clearly states it to be an abomination...end of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements
of God's Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and
female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend
of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you
clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair
price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her
period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev.15: 19-24). The problem is how do
I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev.1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They
claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill
him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an
abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality.
I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?

7. Lev.21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a
defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my
vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair
around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.
19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me
unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different
crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of
two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to
curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the
trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them (Lev.
24:10-16)? Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family
affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws (Lev.
20:14)?

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy
considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and
unchanging.

Guess who got into Rice University today? ME!!! Isn't that amazing?! Well I guess it isn't that amazing to anyone else because they don't really know how hard Rice is to get into, because no one has ever heard of Rice over here. That is alright though. I am not planning on going to one of these schools to impress other people. So I got in today and my financial aid information was inside, except that it was for the wrong person! I do know that this Danielle chick isn't getting any financial aid from Rice, but I want to know about my financial aid! Tomorrow I find out from University of Virginia. I hope that is a "yes" also.

MAN! I should be on VH1's Best Week Ever for the person who is having the best week of their lives! Also, my b-day is next week (7th).

I am like a rhyming master! Admission, decision, precision, inhibition... I could go on for days!... But I won't. Anyway, I just wanted to inform the two people who have me on their friends list that I got into University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill! I am so excited. I know that most people here don't really know anything about UNC, besides their basketball team. But it is supposed to be an amazing school. It is ranked 5 in the nation for public universities and like 20 something for all universities in that nation (public and private). So it is a really good school. I am not sure if I am gonna go to UNC, I am waiting to hear from University of Virginia and Rice University.

MR. MOUNTAIN VIEW IS TOMMORROW AT SEVEN! COME WATCH ME MAKE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF! IT IS ONLY FIVE BUCKS AND HALF OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH. PLUS THERE ARE SOME AWESOME DOOR PRIZES.

Found a link (The one you sent me jenna didn't work on my computer for some reason) http://www.lipsync.us

IF ANYONE HAS A LINK TO THE ORANGE BOWL ASHLEE SIMPSON HALFTIME SHOW VIDEO, PLEASE POST IT. I WANT TO SEE IT SO BADLY.

You know that when I do actually update my journal it is for something important, don't you? Well this is pretty cool. Yesterday, I got an letter in the mail from the Coca-Cola Scholars foundation. So I opened it thinking that they are going to say "Thank you for trying.... blah blah.... but we regret to inform you... blah blah." But instead it says "Congratulaions! You have been selected as one of 2,000 semifinalists." I was so happy. I didn't think that I had a chance at this scholarship because I had to leave so many parts of the application blank when I filled it out. You pessimists out there (even though there are only about three people who have me on their friends lists) are probably saying,"Well Isaias, you are only one of 2,000. You aren't going to make it any further." Well I thought this too, but then I read further in the letter and it says that their were originally 104,000 applicants. That is pretty cool that I beat that many people. Well I did most of the application today. It was not very hard, so I have to send it in before the 14th. I really hope I get one of the scholarships. There are fifty national winners that receive 20,000 dollars and 200 regional winners that get 4,000 dollars. I think I can win some money. This is exciting.

Today, Bush "officially" won the presidency for 2004-2008. Kerry conceded the election. Side story, my friend Aisha didn't know if it was "concede" or "conceive" so we were making fun of her the whole day. We kept saying, "Yeah, Aisha Kerry conceived on national television today." Anyway, the news of the conception, came at around nine o'clock this morning. All the Republicans were happy. They were actually gitty. I would like to think that if Kerry had won, us Democrats would have presented ourselves more honorably. I didn't believe it until I heard from one of my fellow Democrats. It was very depressing. I know that America is going to go through some huge changes in these next couple of years. Some (very few I am sure) will be for the better but the majority will only hurt the middle class more, devastate the little that remains of our national forests, and our economy will continue to plummet. I pray that I am wrong about all of this. I do hope (for our sakes, because I still hate president Bush) that Bush will do a good job as president. I still believe that he has continued to lie to the American people. He isn't going to change anything about abortion. He has hardly done anything yet, I don't think that he ever planned on stopping or slowing down abortion. I honestly believe that the Republicans are going to regret this decision. It is going to be a long, bad four years. I think that Bush will earn his spot with the worst presidents in history which includes: Jackson, Reagan, Bush Sr., and Truman (Note: two of these four are Democrats so don't act like I am just a Republican hater... I kinda am though [but more against recent Republicans than past Republicans]). I think the president's number one job should be to unite the country. I don't think that anyone could say that Bush has done that. It isn't impossible either. You don't have to have a 100 percent approval rating but you shouldn't have less than half the nation on your side. Someone should print this out. If I am wrong (and I hope that I am) show this to me when we get older. I will say I am sorry and I will personally write a letter to Bush apologizing and exalting him as a great president.

Look I am updating for the second time today. I am watching the election news. I am scared. I don't want Bush to win. I know all politicians are liars but Bush is by far the biggest. Anyway, I wanted to say that I changed the background so you should look at it. It is a painting by Lichtenstein.

I cannot stand school lately. I don't really hate school, but I hate the people in my classes. My english class is horrible. Half the class is so rude to the teacher can't even get through a lesson in one day. I am not going to say that I think Porter is a good teacher, becuase he isn't, but students really need to show some respect. I have been so frustrated lately... I never hated anyone before this year. Well, that's a lie, I have hated people before but not at this mass level. Today is election day. I think that Kerry has a chance. I hate Bush with a passion. He is a moron. How did he graduate from Yale. He can hardly construct a sentence. Why in the world would people vote for a President that is stupider than the average person. I think that the person that is leading the most powerful nation in the world should be smarter than me... I don't want to get further into this. Please vote, well only vote if you are voting for Kerry. I have been saying lately that I don't think people should vote if they are ignorant on issues but I still think that people should vote (for Kerry) and just leave the local elections blank if you have not been responsible enough to do the research.