Los Fabulosos Adventuras De EL MATADOR

9:42PM - Christian propaganda

i went with Bryan to a conference today called "Returning christ to the public square". Really awesome, it had great speakers, this guy was one. Now i'm pretty sure that some won't even read this article and if they do, i'm doubly sure that the majority of you won't agree with it but here we go...

Those unstable, superstitious Christians

by David Limbaugh

April 23, 2004

Why does it make so many on the Left uncomfortable that President Bush openly professes his reliance on God in performing his official duties?

Actor Richard Gere has joined in the chorus led by Ralph Nader and others condemning President Bush for mixing his faith with his governance. "One thing I've learned in my life is never to trust anyone who thinks that he exclusively has God on his side," said Gere to a crowd of like-minded Hollywooders.

Gere's brilliant insight followed a recent statement by perennial presidential aspirant and equal opportunity nuisance Ralph Nader lambasting Bush for not divorcing his faith from his public service. Nader was apparently disturbed by a passage in Bob Woodward's new book.

Woodward reports that when Bush was in the process of deciding to attack Iraq he prayed "for the strength to do the Lord's will." This "revelation" reportedly prompted Nader to tell the Christian Science Monitor,

"We are dealing here with a basically unstable president … a messianic militarist. A messianic militarist, under our constitutional structure, is an unstable office-holder. Talk about separation of church and state: It is not separated at all in Bush's brain, and this is extremely disturbing."

Hold on a second there, Ralph. One with a messianic complex would regard himself as a savior or liberator, according to dictionaries I've consulted. In the statements Nader is referring to, President Bush is doing just the opposite. He is asking God to give him the strength to do God's will. Nothing could be more humble; nothing could be less egotistical. Nothing could be less "messianic."

That's one of the ironic things about Bush's secular critics. They see him as a man literally eaten up with macho-pride and cowboy swagger, yet at his core, he is a man of extraordinary humility, a person who understands this historic moment is not about him, but about the causes, people, and most of all, God he serves.

And while Bush quietly admits that he cherishes his personal relationship with God, he doesn't claim his relationship is exclusive or that he's receiving direct orders from God, especially as to generalship of the war.

David Aikman, author of the new book "A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush," says that Bush is not unduly conspicuous about his faith. "He's never said God told us to go to war, never said God told me to do anything … He's been very careful," said Aikman.

So why do liberal elitists recoil like snakes when Bush makes references to his faith? Why do they act like it's newsworthy when the highest officeholder in the land admits to being a practicing Christian in a nation where most citizens claim to be Christians?

Well, one possible reason is that they believe in a pure separation of church and state, at least as it applies to the Christian church. Some adhere it to such an extreme degree -- as evidenced by Ralph Nader's ludicrous quote above -- that they insist it requires a Christian to separate his faith from his governance.

As if it's possible (or desirable) to create an internal Chinese firewall in someone's brain or his personality to cordon off his worldview from his decisions in office. As if Christians should not only keep their opinions to themselves, but from themselves.

How would Ralph like it if we told him he should not allow his moral judgments about corporate greed to affect his political advocacy or inform his candidacy?

Isn't the double standard painfully obvious? It's not the secularists' allegiance to church-state separation that drives them, but an abiding distrust of and hostility toward Christianity, which many of them see as a dangerous superstition.

A perfect illustration of this is an e-mail I received in response to my last column on the book "I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be an Atheist." My correspondent wrote, "when grown men and women believe Noah and his brood incestuously repopulated the whole planet, I am a bit dismayed that people can be so stupid."

There you have it. Christians are unstable, science-averse simpletons so weak they have to rely on a fictitious savior, so unsophisticated they believe in the forces of good and evil, and so reckless that they will fight wars to protect their national security even if many of America's traditional allies don't have the courage or rectitude to join them.

Oh, how far we've come in this nation since it was considered unquestionably noble to place our "firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence."

9:02AM - it's been a good run...

San Antone, you've been good to me, very good. I will miss you.

Miami, we've had our ups and downs but i'm coming back to ya.

See you 2morrow everybody :D

2:36PM - a thought...

today i woke up with a thought that i've been on for some time, being home. Of course, home is whereever you make it and this place seems like my home many a time. But despite the many friends i've made here and the many blessings that i've been allowed to have here, i wish to be back in florida. There are people here who i have the priviledge of knowing and they've taught me so much and helped to open my eyes but still i long to be with my own family and friends. Everytime i move to tejas i want to come back to miami. Last time i realized the importance of my friends to me. This time its both my family and friends, who i've found a new respect and love for. I know, its sad that i have to move to and fro to figure this stuff out but what can i say, i'm a fool. Love, is the most important thing we can have, love for God, love for family, and love for friends. Time, is our most precious asset, its the only thing we really have, if you look at how you spend your time, you can see what you love. We are in the month of NOV(for those keeping track), later this month i am flying back to Miami. And i am very excited. I cant wait to see everyone again, especially(as weird as it may seem) my parents and lil' bro. I know Jonathans a smooth pimp and can take care of himself alot but occasionally he'll fall into trouble or a dilemma and i want to be there for him as a brother should, to help him. I want to be there to support him more, i wanna be the first groupie for his band, help him with school, give him misguided info on girls, i want to be there to proudly grow up beside him. I wanna spend more time with my rents, work with my dad, actually talk with him, treat him like a father and give him the respect he deserves. I want to hug my mother and remind her of how much i love her and respect her, shes alot smarter than i previously realized.
A dream i honestly constantly have is to have a fellowship and common bond with my peeps in MIA. I pray everynight for my friends to know me more and me them. I called Justin my brother and thats how i intend to treat him. I want a deeper friendship with you guys, i just want you to know that, maybe some of you may not seek from me what i seek from you but i'll always try to be there for you guys, no matter how far you run...I've gotten pretty good at stalking.
I know it may seem weird but i want us to not only be friends but a family. Friends can come and go but family is always there(no matter how much you wish your jerk of a cousin wasn't). And i'm sick of coming and going on you guys, i'm sorry, i want to be there.
If you know me, even if i dont know you, i want to talk to you and get to know you more, spend some time with ya.
Alex and V!c, i miss you guys and look forward to playing some friz and boxball and just hanging out. Thanksgiving is going to be, as Ashton Kutcher, would put it "AWESOME!!!" cause JUstin and MAria and Cinthia and maybe even Bryan will be there and when i think of this ican only imagine one thing a HUMONGO party, if not, maybe we can all just, as Senor Freeze would say, "chill". I hope to strenghten current friendships, create new ones, and mend broken ones. You guys rock the boat

remember on election day, vote Jordan for president of dorks, and Victor for ambassador of the Undead. :)

PS, i even miss my two furball dogs, and they will catch a frisbee one day!

3:47PM - the wise Doug Giles

this is an issue thats been bothering me and i think Giles just hits the nail right on the head, so give it a read if you've got the time...

"The Episcopal Planet of the Apes"

This November 2nd an openly gay priest, namely, Vicki Gene Robinson, will
be consecrated as bishop of the New Hampshire diocese.

Great! Wonderful! Yippee!

That’s just what the nation needs in this day of moral declension: a man [who
left his wife and kids] and who now enjoys having sex with other men,
leading the charge for the glory of God. Welcome to the Episcopalian Planet
of the Apes. I smell a new sitcom for the Bravo channel: "Queer Eye for the
Holy Guy."

What’s next?

Wil-E-Coyote overseeing the roadrunner’s egg incubation or Michael
Jackson providing psycho-analysis for mental patients or Courtney Love
teaching etiquette to debutants?

All I’ve got to say is five words, “I’m koo-koo for Cocoa Puffs!”

The church-sanctioned installment of a practicing homosexual to a place of
oversight within the Body of Christ will be met with a God-sanctioned
negative whammy levied at this once biblical and stalwart confessed group
of Christians.

The ECUSA’s compromised primates (rightly named for their troglodytic
deductions of holy writ) are currently feeling warm and fuzzy as they
take this great body of believers away from the “boorish and naïve”
conservative traditionalists who have a high view of scripture and toss
the reigns to those who now endorse what the Bible uniformly condemns:
the practice of homosexuality.

If you’re a believer who has a high view of the word of God (that which
is contained in both the Old and New Testaments), believing it is the only
rule to direct us in how we may glorify and enjoy Him, well then, it’s time
for you to stand out like Seinfeld doing stand-up at a BET Def Comedy
Jam.

Hey, convicted Saint—clear your throat, and let your conservative voice
be heard!

Create a stir.

Shake things up.

Divide the flames.

I’m not down with division for division’s sake. The church is so divided
and defeated already that we can’t agree on which shade of white to use
for our surrender flag. And the majority of things the Church divides
over are usually ridiculously inconsequential. We split over what color
the carpet is, who gets to play the organ during the doxology, the price
of the pastor’s car or who we currently think “The Beast” is. This type
of division is condemned throughout the scripture together with those
who create such divisive wakes and ride it with carnal glee.

Now having said that, there is a time and place to raise major cane…
a time to divide… to split… to dis-fellowship impenitent, unbiblical
factions who tear at the fabric of that which defines Christ’s body.

The ordination of a gay man to the office of a holy man fits within that
category—at least in the church that is defined by the apostles, prophets
and Christ Himself.

My ClashPoint is this: the church should open its doors to everyone, both
saint and sinner. I have several friends who are currently gay and several
who were formerly gay and are now committed Christians. So hear me
loud and clear: I’m not homophobic. As a matter of fact, I’m more fearful
of self-righteous Pharisees than I am of broken people with peccadilloes
that run… let’s say… towards the bizarre.

With that said, I’m not cool with practicing gay men or women who blow
off divinely inspired scripture, who twist it to conform to their twisted lives
and saddle a pulpit and either hard sell or soft sell such non-scriptural
nonsense. And that generic condemnation goes for the contumacious
adulterers, liars, booger pickers and so on. The scripture must be our rule
and guide folks. And if I or they or an angel from heaven blows off the
verbum Dei, then we need to be fervently dismissed.

And lastly, gay men—do you really want to take over our churches? Why
us? You already have all the retail clothing stores, all the waiter jobs on
South Beach, all the steward jobs with the airlines and every hair salon.
Relax. We know you exist. We see you. We just don’t want to have you
force your way behind the pulpit of our churches which love you… but do
not condone your lifestyle.


Doug Giles
http://www.clashradio.com

comments?

5:22PM - ONLY in Texas...

Yesterday i went with Mrs. C, Jonathan(her boy) and Matt(our mutual friend)to this catering job out in what is known as the "hill country" of San Antone. It was at a ranch...A RANCH! Lemme tell you, ranches are awesome. They had horses and longhorns and river and and a, ah, a tractor. Anyway, they had some crazy games there. One of these activities was Armadillo Racing. Now i'd never even seen an armadillo up close before that AND I was blessed, along with Jon and Matt, with the position of Armadillo rangler. It was scary as hell, lol, i had an armadillo that was as big as my head, thats big, and he kept trying to jump out of the racetrack. Everytime he would get close to me i'd put my hand out to motion for him to stay back but he'd look right on back with a look like "screw you whitebread, i'm leaving this circus". Anyway, the weirdest game of the day was most definitely...
COW CHIPPING, no, not cow tipping, chipping. To play this game you need at least 2 teams of 2, a bucket, and alot of dried cow crap. One player throws the crap while the other poor, unfortunate soul tries to catch it with the bucket. Gloves are optional of course. While its gross to see the dung-dust rise from the bucket into the person's face everytime they catch one, its HILARIOUS at the same time. but ONLY in Texas could people make a game out of "flinging poo". Just in case your wondering, yes, i'm bringing this Texas Tradition with me to MIA. We'll have to sub the cow crap for our own. I know its tough but if we all pull together, i think we can accumulate enough crap to make this work, i'm counting on my big bathroom guys, Alex, Kenny, and Raquel(cause i KNOW she can rip one). So my people, i beseech you, help me to help you make Florida a better state to live in. :D

Vote Jordan

11:15AM - to my peoples in Miami...

i love you guys. I miss you terribly.

I got to talk to Justin the other day. I called my house to talk to the rents and he was there. Ain't no body funnier than Justin Juan Jose Menendez Giraldez sometimes, and i'm sure Alex and Victor would agree with me on that. I'm not sure if i'll ever meet anyone who has the power to make me laugh like a little girl like Justin can. I think of that guy as a brother and hope that he would feel the same way about me. No i dont want to marry him or anything but Justin is as unique of a soul as they come and if you want proof go up to Alex and ask him about some of the tough times that Justin has helped him through. Alex, you know what times i speak of and i wish i couldve been there right along side of Justin for you during some of those times, i wasn't and i'm sorry but i thank God that Justin was. OK, i know Justin is more Georgian than Floridian right now but i miss his goofy arse, cut me some slack.
Alex, you've been one of my dearest friends. I know we're not as close as we used to be, heck, you're probably better friends with Jonathan right now. Thats cool, my brother is a great friend to people, i wish some of his bonehead friends would wake up to that(not you of course). BUT whenever i think of friends, you, Justin and Victor top my list. I'm not trying to belittle my other friendships with people, its just that i've known and stuck with you guys ever since you fellas took me under your wings. Where would i be if Victor had never invited me into his circle of friends or if you'd never invited me to TWT or if i never knew that Justin was so Justiny? In the gutter, thats where. Remember the first time we met, you were like 6 stories tall, dressed all in black, all kinds of unmentionables on your shirt with those beautiful black curls of yours, lol, i almost crapped in my pants. You were one of the first guys i know who steped up and said "i love Jesus", dont think i forgot that...cause i obviously didnt. I still remember when you'd be jones-zing for Miriams love, now you have it and she has yours. If ever a relationship that i've hated and admired its yours. I say hated not cause i hate Miriam(i love you too Mir ;)) but because you know just as well as i or Victor or Justin know how you would get frustrated and down when you and Miriam would have problems. But you stuck with it, lol, no matter how many times we tryed to talk you out of it. And look at you guys now, i said admired cause i would hope that i can have what you guys have someday, well maybe with out some of the problems you guys have encountered. But its those problems that've made you guys strong and your love for one another grow. I just read your post about getting back from Colombia and Miriams reply. Who else would say that they actually cryed because they missed someone so much??? People get beat up for that. Only Alex, only he can pull that off, if ever there was a story of a sensitive giant its the story of Alex. And MIr, mad props to you. There've been times when you haven't been the most popular person in my mind and thats because my loyalty was to Alex but reading what you wrote, you're O-tay in my books.
Victor, i dont know anyone more accepting than VIctor. YOu and i became good friends the beginning of senior year. We formed a club together, always hung out, and it was alot of fun. But there was a time where i know i did you and our friendship wrong and you know what i'm talking about. It started when i basically just said "screw the club" in my mind and you wanted to keep going and have more meetings and i got angry cause i was too proud to relinquish my role as "President" to you, "vice-president", i had no direction for that club, i just wanted to make a book of art but i couldn't even do that and instead of letting you help i pushed your hand away and tryed to superman everything. It didn't stop there, i failed at that so i figured i'd just go ahead and fail at OM too and i quit on you when you needed me the most, then there was the whole trust issue that i had with you about nabiha, which was stupid. It didn't matter if you had betrayed my trust or not, what mattered is that i had your trust and that you wanted mine. I know all this is behind us, but i dunno if i ever actually apologized, Sooooo...i'm sorry. Knowing you i'm sure you appreciate the sorry but say that theres no need for it. And thats because you're Victor, accepting, thats why i love you, you mexican tight pants wearing musical nazi-embassador of Zombies. Thought i was going to take it easy on you because of all these sweet words i'm spewing out right now didn't you? Nope, i meant all i said, but i'm still going to give you hell every now and then, lol. Thanks for letting me know that you'll be there
Bryan, i've always admired Bryan. Now take heed that i said admired, not envied. I thought of Bryan as a highschool rival in senior year, i describe him to people here as that. Now thats not a bad thing, dont take it that way. People always confused us anyway and we both had a club, we both had art history, we both had art. Bryan always did these things better than i could and i know Bryan wouldn't want me to suggest that its because hes smarter or better than i am and i wont. Bryan was successful at these things not because hes a genius(although he is VERY smart) or because hes a Pablo Picasso(although his artwork is great)but rather because he never gave up, he always tryed, always gave his best and could walk away knowing that he did. He and i shared many activities and i look up to him because he showed me how to do them right, lol, or atleast better than i was doing. But if theres one thing about Bry that strikes me more than anything else it was how strong and passionate he is in his faith for God. THAT out of everything else has impacted me in ways that not many people can understand. Now this is where Bryan would want me to remind you that hes no saint, that hes a sinner, and he is, so am i but the beautiful thing hes always willing to admit that and try to over come it. but Bryan thank you for everything, without your help i wouldn't be where i am right now with my relationship with Christ. If ever a guy with a purpose its you and you've helped me to realize mine.
To my girls...
To Sinthia, i am without your awkwardness, i miss it so
To Jessica, the style in my life has lowered. How i miss the tiny yet spacious interior of your Mini. Your company that night before i left for Tejas, Jordan will always remember, ;)
To Ximini-cricket, i miss your company, hangin at your house, riding on your scooter and messing with your cats tail
To Raquel, ah, little Raquelita. You might get upset at this but i miss your leadership skills. And i feel like a proud father of a new born baby to know that you have de-vegetized yourself, welcome to the carnivores my dear, may you never look back. I'm ::sob:: so proud
To Kat, i miss you, i share more with you right now than anyone else, hopefully you'll believe the things i tell you someday
To Maria, how can i forget my dearest Strumpet. I wish you the best in Orlando and hopefully i'll see you soon. Remember, when times get tough, you gotta get tougher. I mean plum mean, like the three-legged dog who walks into the saloon and says "i'm looking for the man who shot my paw" you gotta have that attitude with life. Say "DAMMIT life, i'm looking for the man who shot my paw!" and watch as life soils its pants right in front of you.

I love you all, call me cornball if you like, but you'll never stop this giant cornball train of liz-zove i gots for you peeps.

10:23PM - Marcella and Me

We took these at the local photo booth while we were hanging out at ze mall.

11:59AM - I'm going to feel real stupid if this doesn't work

thats Jules on the left and Armundo on my right

11:52AM - If this doesn't work LJ can kiss my @$$, YEAH I SAID IT

12:42AM - MuaHAhahAHahAHAHHa1!!!!!!

these are some pics from 2 years or so ago, Flo. Me in San FrancisCO


this photo reminds me of what would happen if i were standing behind Alex after he'd consumed some Chilioli

12:37AM - St. Franny

6:17PM - Jebus

i found this pic while researching this school for comicbook artists and i think its pretty encouraging to know that other artist out there are using or want to use the bible in their comics.

5:25PM - marcella saves the day

Yeah, Marcella and i had gold BUT she took everything and put it in the palm of her hand and twisted it like a carnie in a tilt-O-whirl. Anyway, after many failed attempts i learned how to post a picture so look for em'. I just need to know how to control the size cause that pic is friggin' HUGE. So that picture is me on the streets of Saint Francis, CalifORNia. I got more, i'll put them up later. buh- bye

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4:47PM - see if this works

4:23PM - alil' something from the Cook to el Matador

this is an email sent to me by our good buddy Bryan Cook, who has just become the #1 choice for "if i were too be pimped by someone, who would it be?" I just thought it was really awesome, so i present it to you in its entirety, enjoy...



i read your live journal about meeting that girl - who is a friend.
that's really cool man. Plus u made it funny lol, i was laughin the
whole time. She sounds really cool.

i sorta had my own similar jordanic experience last week.

There's this girl in my french class oui oui, who i've thought was
peautiful from day 1. anyway, that's nothing special or new for me(as
you know lol). Anyway we ended up in the elevator one day, and i said
something dumbishly funny and we were laughin and stuff, and then we
walked and small talked for a bit. Next class came, we did the same
thing... so then the NEXT time i saw her, I was like "dangit i wanna
ask this girl to lunch grrrrr" so we wound up in the elevator again,
and started talkin, and the SHE ASKED ME TO GO TO LUNCH!!@!@!!@ lol.
i was like whoooosh. ok so, we're eating, and talking (not at the same
time though). She brought her own lunch, but i gotme sum school food
(yum, all 6.50$ of it).

We got to talkin about some music appreciation class she had, and i
asked her if there were any groups she liked, and she says evanescence,
and pod, u2... im like :-o And then she just comes out and says that
she likes some of the hymns she sings in her church's choir, but she
adds 'but im not one of those wierd christian-music-only people', and a
little 'ding' goes off in my head. She's like, modern church music and
christian music sucks, and my head is like 'double-ding-imlisteningnow'
the cool thing was that she was just being real and saying this
stuff, she had no idea if I was a Mohammad on a Jihad, a raging
atheist, or a christian (i wasn't wearing my "jesus rocks your mom"
t-shirt that day). so it was cool that she was 'real' like. and of
course, u know me, i have plenty of stuff to say about all that, and we
were just talkin about that sorta stuff, how some Xn stuff is so kooky
and wimpy and unscriptural. And then she had to go to class and I was
like 'dooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh i havent even proposed yet!!!"

anyway, sorry for the novel lol... cya
B

8:56PM - DAMMIT!

man, i truly am da smartest of the jungle, i posted same thing twice,

loving you wetardedly,

JOrdan