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Dish! What Song Are You Embarrassed to Love?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0800

Yesterday, I showed you the Google search results for worst band in the world. Verdict? Creed. OK, look, I know they're cheesy, but there's something about "My Sacrifice" that totally bypasses my rational thought. I love it even though I'm not supposed to - like macaroni and cheese eaten with fried chicken, plus dessert. What song (or songs) are you embarrassed to love?

What's the Worst Band in the World According to Google?

GiggleSugar — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:00:00 -0800

Hahaha. Freaking Creed. (Just try your own Google search; this is really what comes up!) I agree on a conscious level, but on an unconscious one, when the bombastic "My Sacrifice" comes on the radio (which I secretly love!), I always have to listen to it. That is, unless whoever's with me says they'll jump out of the car if I leave it on. Then, you know, I change the station. (True story.)

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Headline of the Day

GiggleSugar — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Manilow Ballads Ward Off Unruly Kiwi Kids

Christchurch city officials hope that playing songs like "Mandy" and "I Can't Smile Without You" will keep loitering teens away from its shopping district. These brats now "spread rubbish, spray graffiti, get intoxicated, use drugs, swear and intimidate patrons at the outdoor mall." I wonder if the city knew that Barry Manilow's music was considered "excessive force" by the FBI in the Branch Davidian showdown years ago with cult leader David Koresh. Either way, they have a tougher challenge it seems. "We would just bring a stereo and play it louder," said one teen miscreant. I have some advice: Play Train or Creed. That'll make 'em skidaddle. Click here to read more about these punkasses.

The Last Day! Obama's Speech of a Lifetime at Invesco Field

CitizenSugar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:30:33 -0700

The moment we've been hearing about for months is here: Barack Obama will formally accept the nomination for president in front of thousands at Denver's Invesco Field. On the anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, though Obama was just 2 years old when it happened, comparisons between the two are rampant.

At 10 p.m. EST, Obama will have to live up to this: "I have a dream, that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'"

Liberty and I are lucky enough to go and see it live - with the thousands of people in attendance, we won't be able to get you our reactions to the speech immediately, but we will soon! In the meantime, tell us what you thought! Did the performance match the hype? Was it truly a speech of a lifetime?

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Are Amish Girls Are Expected to Forgive Rape?

CitizenSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:45:29 -0700

Think the Amish are gentle, peace-loving folk? Or haven't you given the faith much thought since Amish in the City? If your experience with this quiet faith stops with Witness, here's another look.

Torah Bontrager escaped her Amish community at 15 after coming close to committing suicide. Now, at 27, the Columbia grad is speaking out about common misconceptions about the Amish and her escape.

In an interview with author Tim Ferriss, she lists the pros and cons of her Amish childhood. Here are some high- (and low-) lights:

Pros of Growing Up Amish

The emphasis on the solidarity of the extended family unit
The emphasis on being hospitable to strangers, helping those in need, whether Amish or “English” (anyone who’s not Amish is “English")
Building your own houses, growing your own food, sewing your own clothes

Cons of Growing Up Amish

The rape, incest, and other sexual abuse that run rampant in the community
Physical and verbal abuse in the name of discipline
Women (and children) have no rights

For people with a peaceful, forgive-and-forget creed, I wondered how so much violence could be possible. To find out how, read more.

Forgiveness is a virtue for the Amish - not forgiving is worse than the sin- so it's actually quite easy: you forgive and then you forget. You forget.

Mary Byler is all too familiar with Torah's story. She left her Amish family at 20 when her brother began molesting her 4-year-old sister. After enduring beatings, sexual abuse, and rape since age 6 herself, she called outside authorities and moved out of the community.

Growing up, she regularly told her mother that her brother and cousins were "being bad" to her (she didn't know what else to call it). Her mother responded unsympathetically, saying, "you don't fight hard enough and you don't pray hard enough." The boys had already confessed in church so complaining about it was just being unforgiving.

"If you don't forgive, you won't be forgiven" were Jesus's words but the Amish live by them. While they generally create a pacifist culture, the words can also be twisted to justify abuse. "It's like any other society. You have great families, very well-balanced, but you also have dysfunctional ones," Mary said, "Take the Amish off the pedestal. They're just like everybody else."

While the Amish are not exempt from the law, the government rarely interferes (although they did this week!) because they are peaceful, law-abiding people. Considering that it is not acceptable to take an accusation, like Mary did, outside the Amish community - it's a sign of resentment - should the government take them off their homemade pedestal so they can see in?

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