The Atheist Who Lives In The Corner House

Cocaine Princess here.

I had such a craving last night for pizza. Usually I'm good and I'm able to ignore my cravings but ladies you know what I'm talking about. We all have those crazy cravings at least once a month. It may have had something to do with all the pizza commercials urging people to order from them on Super Bowl Sunday. I decided on ordering from Pizza Hut, the stuffed crust pizza with pineapples and hot pepper rings. My pizza was delivered at 1:30 am. I drizzled some hot sauce on it and ate two pieces straight out of the box and put the rest away. I was in heaven. I don't watch football or any other sporting event unless David Beckham is involved because I like watching him. I love watching the Super Bowl especially the commercials. The one commercial I am looking forward in seeing is a commercial starring Madonna, Shakira and Marilyn Monroe for sunsilk. Should be awesome.

For those of you who have been reading my entries you may have noticed I voiced my opinion regarding the School Board decision on banning The Golden Compass . I decided to write a letter to the editor of the town's local newspaper. Here's what I wrote:

Dear Editor,
Once again if someone or some organization isn't comfortable with something what is their solution? Censorship.
I believe we are all entitled to our opinions but to tell someone they can't read a book because they disagree or find some aspect of it offensive or in the case of The Golden Compass 'anti-Christian', is wrong and unfair. I believe censorship comes out of fear. Fear of having an open mind. So many of us have been programmed to think a certain way that when we see, read or listen to something that's a little different we automatically think it's wrong. We fear to think out of the box. With censorship artists will lose their ability and their artistic freedom. There are so many great books to be read, songs to be heard and movies to be seen, is it fair that people won't be able to because some group/organization has found the material to be offensive in their minds? Because they find it offensive doesn't mean it is offensive to others. Don't let others speak for you. Don't let others make decisions for you. Keep an open and decide for yourself. I find it incredibly hard to believe that all Catholics feel the same way. I actually find it a little insulting for the parents. How dare the Catholic School Board decide what their children can and cannot read. Parents should be the one to decide. So often we see or read ads urging children to read books instead of watching television. When a children reads a book their minds are stimulated, they are transported into another dimension allowing their imagination to soar. If school board continues to ban books children will lose this ability towards imagination.
What's next for the school board? Perhaps banning Halloween because they believe it's associated with the devil? Or perhaps they will begin to burn magicians at the stake because they feel it is a form of witchcraft?
The School Board is saying that one's religion will be weakened by reading this book. If that's what they believe then perhaps they don't have enough faith and strength in their religion to begin with. The School Board are nothing but a bunch of bullies and hypocrites. Growing up I was told God loves every human being no matter what, after all we are created in his image. But according to the School Board, God doesn't love atheists.
If anyone from the school board is reading this, I have a message. It's the year 2008 and not 1508.
Sincerely,
XXXXX

I felt quite voicing my opinion. I'm pretty sure all you know by now that I am against any type of censorship. Not everyone agrees with me. The letter I wrote struck a nerve in my neighborhood because several people wrote letters to the editor against me. Here's what some had to say: She is wrong! The board had every right to ban a horrible book! She should be ashamed of herself for supporting someone (the author) who is an atheist'. There are several more but I think you get the picture.

In my neighborhood I am now known as the atheist who lives in the corner house. I liked it better before when I was known as the pretty Latin girl who lives in the corner house.

Not that I need to defend myself but I am not an atheist.

Earlier in the day we had a massive snow storm. 25cm of the white stuff has been dumped closing all the schools. In the mid-afternoon my doorbell rang. There were two girls no more than 8 years old all bundled up holding shovels. 'Can we please shovel your driveway for 2 dollars?' they asked. Their cheeks were so rosy red, how could I say no? When they finished I gave them 10 dollars each, hot chocolate and some donuts. I maybe known as the atheist who lives in the corner house but I'll be damed if I'm known as the cheap atheist who lives in the corner house.

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess