Happy Bastille Day!

So, today is Bastille Day and I am blessed to have my delightful French friend, and adopted little sister, cook roasted chicken and leeks for dinner to celebrate. I am salivating already! Just a few quick links:

1) This is just one of the many reasons I adore Jimmy Carter. 

He is a humanist and I am so happy he has finally cut ties with the Southern Baptists. I mentioned in previous posts that I grew up half Southern Baptist and half Pentecostal. My disgust with the church came early when I started actually paying attention to the sermons and caught the "women as subservient" bull and "women responsible for original sin" garbage. So, what you are telling me is that the fall of man is my fault? It was about this time that I became "ill" every Sunday when the church bus came to pick me up. Luckily, my mother and father were heathens (can be noun or adjective) at the time and did not force me to continue going. 

2) Islamophobia

I understand that this is one of the reasons cited to ban the burqa.  However, what the dudes do not get (and I love you Sarkozy but come on...) is that a ban on women's clothing is still restricting women's rights. It is also disrespectful to Islam and to the women who choose this (yes, believe it or not there are women living in the West that choose to continue wearing a burqa). 

In case you need clarification, STOP TELLING US WHAT TO WEAR!!!