What the hell do I do now?
Friday a misogynistic, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, odious bigot will be sworn into the same office as Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Obama (and yes I add Barack Obama to that list, willingly). I have resolved to not look at any media that day so I don't have to see his face, hear his name or ponder the future of the world. It's too much to contemplate; too much fear in one place. And like many others I wonder, what the hell do I do now? I have thought much since election day. And I have actually figured out what the hell I'm going to do now: --I will pray more-pray for my grandchildren and children, for the poor and disenfranchised who are about to become more disenfranchised --resist the bigot's and his cohorts in congress' agenda (he shall be the one who won't be named in this blog) --register as a Muslim when he calls for the registry --work with both of the churches I serve as a lay pastoral associate to encourage them to offer s