This is crazy and I could be a target for writing this article....BUT

Some things just flat out need to change.....and not in a few hundred years but right NOW.

While glancing through Tuesday's LA TIMES I noticed a headline on the bottom of page three.

"Woman sentenced to die for apostasy freed in Sudan."

Meriam Ibrahim, 27, mother of two, one of which was just born in prison, married to an American from South Sudan, WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH LAST MONTH FOR
APOSTASY
APOSTASY
APOSTASY

I just want this to sink in.........

SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
APOSTASY

Have I made my point here?

THE FACT THAT SHE WAS FREED BY AN APPEALS COURT IN KHARTOUM IS NOT THE MAIN PART OF THIS STORY

IT'S THE ONLY GOOD PART OF THIS STORY, BUT IT'S NOT THE STORY

The story is.........that in 2014
on planet Earth
someone can be sentenced to death for
APOSTASY!

AND TO BE TRUTHFUL.....IT REALLY PISSES THE FUCK OUT OF ME.....I TRY NOT TO DROP THE "F" BOMB IN MY ARTICLES BUT..............

THIS IS A HUGE

WTFATT??????????????????????
WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY THINKING?

And let me state categorically....if anyone is bothered by my using the work fuck while trying to make a point then where does the sentencing to death for apostasy rank on their list?

Using the word fuck on a bad thing to do list is number 1,900,000,000,000 compared to death for committing apostasy, which might actually rank in the top five of the all time stupid senseless bad thing to do list.....and it might be number one on the human being being evil list.

For clarification purposes....

a·pos·ta·sy

/əˈpɒstəsi/ Show Spelled [uh-pos-tuh-see] Show IPA

noun, plural a·pos·ta·sies.

a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.

 

Now read how each and every organized religion views apostasy and how they interpret this so called desertion.....which is a really strong description by the way......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy

I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT IF YOU READ THE ENTIRE WIKIPEDIA PAGE ON APOSTASY AND YOU AGREE THAT MURDERING A HUMAN BEING WHO CHANGES THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT IS ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR THEN YOU AND I HAVE A VERY DEEP AND UNREPAIRABLE SCHISM AT THE  BASIC CORE OF OUR THOUGHT PROCESS.

The simple truth is that billions of people DO NOT THINK that apostasy is punishable by death........but..... and here's the big
BUT
The planet earth is inhabited by MILLIONS of people WHO DO THINK that APOSTASY
is a PROPER AND JUST reason to put someone to death.

THAT THOUGHT PROCESS NEEDS TO CHANGE
and
change

NOW!

I HAVE A GREAT SUGGESTION ON HOW TO MAKE THAT CHANGE but I've  got to get back to painting for my art show in September.

PART TWO....coming soon.

Michael Timothy McAlevey