Politics, Religion and Sports

The three big no-nos! If you want to start a fight, all you have to do is bring up one of those three topics. And depending on who you are talking to, that may be the end of your relationship. Sometimes you wish it was only that easy! I don't talk about any of those topics if I can help it for many different reasons. But I also believe that you have a right to feel the way you feel, believe in what you believe, and not be judged for it. I don't pick and choose friends based on what their religion is or their favorite sports team. If I did I'd have even less friends. But all of that is such a small part of the person, and they believe what the believe for a reason.

My stance on politics is easy, the way I see it. I believe in what I believe is right. I'm not a democrat or a republican. I judge based on what I hear and see. Not what party the person belongs to.  Both parties do good and bad. And politics is apart of almost everything we deal with. There is no hiding from it. Some people get so caught up in it and get so defensive. Throwing what you believe to be right at someone is no way to get them to understand what you are trying to say.

How I feel about religion has greatly changed in the last 5 months. I was never a non-believer. But I did have an event occur that made me realize religion was something I wanted to learn more about. I was baptized as a baby as a protestant in a congretational church. I went to Sunday school. But like most teenagers, when I was able to make a decision about if I was going to go or not, sleep won. I don't judge people for what religion they are, or if they believe or not. I have my reasons for what I believe and that is for me to understand and develope upon.

And believe it or not, sports is the worst. Especially baseball! I am a die hard Yankees fan. I love them no matter what, if they are winning or losing, I'm still a Yankees Fan! I'm married to a Mets fan. But the worst part is that he's not just a Mets fan, he's a Yankee hater. We can't watch a game together because he gets so cranky. And all he does is talk about how horrible Yankee fans are. It really gets to me, especially when I just sit there quietly and I cheer on his team if they are doing well. I just love baseball. I don't have all the anger he has. And lets not talk about Red Sox fans. We all know how that goes.

But as I see it, everyone has a right to believe in what they believe in. Whether it be political, religious or sports, they have a right to love what they love. So can't we all just get along?