Voting, Christian Fellowship, and Thanksgiving

I am registered to vote in the lovely state of Wisconsin. Too bad I know little about the issues here, and since I was not registered in Illinois, I couldn't do an absentee vote. With all that aside, the biggest issue here in Wisconsin was the gay marriage amendment. As a matter of fact, that was pretty much the only issue everyone was talking about here at Marquette. Marquette is a Catholic school. I was expecting more support in the ban, but it was the opposite. I'm guessing that the attitude of the school was pretty much implied. If anyone would need to campaign, it would be those in support of gay marriage.

I'll go on and say I voted for Mark Green for Wisconsin governor. One of his main issues was keeping citizens of Wisconsin in Wisconsin and out of Illinois. Ha, well, it wasn't put like that exactly. The more jobs they create here in Wisconsin, the more jobs there will be available in Illinois. That's where they go. I guess I just voted with my state in mind.

I went Green for most of the rest (House, Senate, Congress, etc.). I've always admired the principles of the Green party, so that's where I leaned. I didn't even know much about the Democratic and Republican candidates. Heck, since it's a throwaway vote, I probably didn't do much damage anyway.

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There was this Christian fellowship event tonight. As much as I would like to believe that everyone seeking God can feel comfortable in any type of environment that's providing the tools for doing so, it isn't necessarily true. For myself, I feel more comfortable in a Black, Baptist church. I'd rather go with what I'm used to and where I think the congregation would share some background with me. Also, for me, music plays a vital role in worship. The music in my church back home is very jazzy and soulful (the genre, not "filled with soul," as in spirit), and everything you'd expect from a Black choir. Now, if I knew of a diverse, Baptist church, I'd go there in a heartbeat. So many people with different backgrounds gathered together for one reason would be wonderful. Unfortunately, I have yet to find that church. I'm not even sure if it exists. The people at the event were mostly White and Asian, and the music was, I think, is it called "Contemporary Christian?" Well, I couldn't help but feel out of place. I don't know. I almost feel wrong for feeling this way. Maybe it's just a personal issue that I need to pray about.

Also, something that could have been distracting me was bringing my Jewish friend. There was a negative comment for practically everything, and it started to annoy me very much. I wanted her to come with me because we've made it important to share our cultural backgrounds, but maybe this was a bit too extreme. We're still cool though. In return, I'm going to her Shabbat dinner this Saturday. Should be interesting.

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Thanksgiving's coming the week after the next. Can't wait to come home, see the folks, see my friends, and most importantly, eat food that wasn't originally in powder-form. My friend Aurell's coming with me. She's from Indonesia, and she wanted to experience American culture through partaking in Thanksgiving. Thing is, she doesn't eat...anything. I went through the list of foods that are usually served at my family's table, and so far, I think she's going to be eating some savory water.



I can't believe I cited Fox. I feel dirty.