Blast Femur

Well I finally have something to contribute regarding the countless hours of researching of Christianity that I've been doing. I seriously read articles for like an hour a day, trying to sort out the different denominations and major themes, and I read a few pages of the New Testament each night. While I do have opinions, I'm definitely not arrogant enough to share them on a public level such as this one. However, while my opinion incubates, check out this Wikipedia article on Original Sin. I like it because it summarizes nicely and it really illustrates the contrast between different perspectives. So far, I think I have a somewhat decent grasp on the basics of Lutheranism, the split between Protestant and Catholic, as well as the split between Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, Jehova's Witnesses, and a few others. If you really wanna see a funky hybrid of beliefs, check out the Essenes. They're unrelated to the historical group of the same name. A good site for cross-comparison, quick facts such as numbers, and all sorts of info, check out Religion Facts.

In other news, my hours at Save-On are dropping. Looks like they'l be hitting the low mark of 20hrs/wk, so I'm going to look around for other work. There seems to be growing conflict between the Union (UFCW) and the employer (Overwaitea Food Group). It's certainly no anomaly, it's happening everywhere these days, but I won't bore you with the details unless I can figure out an easy way to summarize it, once I fully understand the issue. It's definitely a polarizing issue though. The top manager at the store had a team huddle today and tried to spin things in favor of the employer, because he knew we'd all gotten a letter from the union giving us their perspective on the issue. So looking at people's reactions and talking to people afterwards, you can really tell how naive some people are, and who really gets it.

Check out this site. They deliver organic food to your door at a seemingly reasonable and competitive price, and they operate in Qualicum Beach, so they probably operate all over the place in Canada. I was getting something similar when I was in Golden fo rthe summer, and I loved it. A fresh bin of organic fruits and veggies every friday. It was so exciting to see what each new week brought in terms of variation.

As far as the election goes, the only new thoughts I have are that i'm defintiely happy that the NDP gained 5 seats in BC, 4 of which came from the Conservatives, so it's nice to see that BC has gone against the grian, i just wish it was in a riding I've lived in. Kamloops, Golden, and Qualicum all went Tory.