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I finally figured out who my Physics teacher reminds me of. Alton Brown from the food channel.

Sorry, that was just niggling at me.

In other news, I think I've pretty much been appointed as Vice Minion in two of my clubs on campus. Vice Minion, in any other club but those two, would be VP. I get to be the heir to the throne and take over when our fearless leaders go away. For someone who never wanted to be in charge of anything, this is rather amusing.

H_E has started up again, so I'm going to be scurrying around doing work for that. Again, if anyone on my flist wants to apply, I'd be glad to sponsor them *glances at jediravenclaw* That means you, Lierin.

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It always amazes me how loaded with meaning some words are.

Right now, the one that strikes me is religion. It seems like in the past few weeks I've heard it referenced with about ten different shades of interpetation.

For some people, religion means safety, comfort, joy. For others, it's a rigid set of guidelines that determines who is good or bad. I've heard it mentioned as being a way to experience the divine, but just as often I've heard people say that while they're spiritual, they can't do religion for various reasons. I've seen religon used both as a reason to include others, and as an excuse to exclude others.

If you've been reading my journal for a while, you probably have at least a bit of an idea where I stand on religion. I've been lucky, most of the associations I have with both the church and my religion in general have been very positive. I have had phenominal priests for most of my life, and my Sunday School teachers were the kind who wanted us to learn and grow and figure out what we believed ourselves, regardless of what the church's official stance on the matter was. A few years ago, when our church elected an openly gay bishop, my senior high class spent a year going through biblical sexual morality, seeing for ourselves what was there and how much of it made sense for today's society. Religion for me has positive connotations, it stands for me as a framework for building my life around and a challenge to be a better person than I am now.

If any of you guys feel comfortable discussing it, I'd love to hear your perspective on religion, positive or negative.