Any other business - Meet Me.

You think you know me?

An interesting question. Lots of folks seem to think the answer is yes ... but how well do you really know who I am, what I am and why I stand for the things which I do. Why do I think those things which I think? Why do I believe what I do? Why do I dress the way I do? Think you know me?

Maybe you do and maybe you don't; but things change and you might be surprised to find out what I still think about stuff. Most importantly of all, if you stand in judgement, judge right. Know the heart, not the hot air :)

Don't try to 'see' my opinion and status through the eyes of your own; rather try to see my opinion and status simply as what it is; it might surprise you.  This page is still being written and new questions added all the time.

Do you smoke?
Not anymore, and I don't support smoking. Here why:
When I started to smoke, it wasn't for any real good reason. It was the socially done thing and everyone was doing it. I felt a little less stressed at college through smoking, and though I knew exactly how bad it was for me, I didn't seem to care. You think you're invincible when you're 14-20. Unless someone in your family has died or had an operation through smoking, I see no reason to take it seriously.
Denis Allen, 68, retired said on a BBC website:
'I've had a double by-pass because of smoking. I smoked from the age of 12 until five years ago.'
I don't hate smokers, and I won't reject someone just because they're a smoker. I do not support smoking though as it costs the NHS a lot every year to treat smoking related health problems, and it's addictive, causing a noose around the necks of those who get trapped into it. Families where several members smoke are practically a death trap for children growing up under those conditions. Yes it's our right to choose, but surely aside from in private places or listed smoking venues where no non smoking staff ever have to work or go to, it's an archaic form of pleasure where choice can quickly turn into a lack of choice (addiction). Choosing comes with certain limitations upon it. I cannot 'choose' to mount a street lamp, take my clothes off in public, swear at a policeman, sell wares in the street without a licence, take something without paying for it, park my car where ever I want to, go into the opposite gender's bathrooms, jump a queue, set random bushes on fire, urinate in public. Why by default can I light up an addictive, fatal drug in public and subject others to it's fumes without restraint, clog up the hospitals with my health issues and line the pockets of tax coffers with the crazy cost of a packet of fags? I believe that smoking should be legal but not in public places. When I am at the bus stop for example, I do not want to inhale someone else's nicotine. I shouldn't have to. Many ex-smokers find smoke very addictive & asthmatics may struggle to breath properly.

Do you support the BNP, or similar?
No, and here's why:
Many of their supporters and leaders are blatantly racist, and I am not. I do not believe that your shade of melanin makes any difference to what you are or who you are as a person, but I do believe in social divides and the need to recognise them, not be politically correct all the time and to celebrate diversity where it is harmless, and to challenge it where it breeds corruption for all (and this doesn't mean blacks against whites, rich against the poor or anything like that). I support challenging social fall-backs such as inward looking cultures which do not help their children to grow and learn more about the world around them, but not about people control or any abuse of freedom. I believe in freedom of information that is not directly harmful (for example, porn I consider harmful as many studies have shown that it is, so I would not argue for this to be accessible).  I believe that every human activity should be tested by it's fruit - that is what comes of doing it / believing it in a population. We should be free as far as possible, without having anarchy of course; as that's not freedom either (the strong control everyone else very quickly).  The price of freedom may be that where we get it wrong, bad fruit happens (the fruits of porn, smoking, alcohol abuse and drug abuse for example).

Are you a patriotic sort?
Yes, and here's why:
I believe that it is healthy to support your local area and to get behind things in a healthy and competitive fashion.  This should drive things forward over time and also stem the lesser nature of man, which is to become inward. If you need to be part of a 'gang', let's make it a healthy one with rules to stop abuse and people becoming too introverted / racist.

Do you hate the French / France?
No, and here's why:
I have been to France several times, once to live for a few weeks; and know many French people.  People no matter what skin colour or religion who happen to live, work or have family in France, are just human beings. So no - I do not have a broad, sweeping hatred of French people or their country, as a whole. To say that I do is misrepresenting what I believe and wilfully choosing not to understand my real concerns.

Have you personally enjoyed France?
No, and here's why:
Out of the trips and stays in France that I have had and that several of my friends have in the past, none have been pleasant nor would I care to repeat them.  Most people seem to go there to get cheap booze and fags (just ask any kid on the street in the Bristol area).  My experience, which is very real and actually happened in real life, is that I do not fit in to nor enjoy France, which is why I probably won't be returning. I have horror stories from my French exchange trip that are actually pretty aweful, and other latter trips were not much better to be honest. We can't all love everything, or all be best friends. I just don't like France, and have been treated rather poorly in the French communities which I went to further than I was treated well - hence the memory I have of it. It's certainly not the armpit of the world, but for me? No, I don't like it and won't be returning if I can help it.

Do you think it's all right to get drunk?
No, and here's why:
For a start, the Bible says it is wrong, and it says it is wrong because when we get drunk, we do not act ourselves, do not have decorum nor control, and we say things we wouldn't otherwise say.  Aside from that and for the more secular minded, being drunk is chemically bad for you, especially if you do it often.  It separates electrical connections in your brain and slows down your thinking, making you a less useful human being.  It makes a mockery out of a man or woman, costs money to do, takes time to wear off during which you are unfit to drive or operate machinery (or do anything that involves being clever), it is naturally an un-required effect being that it doesn't aid a single thing and actively instead harms natural processes (such as working, eating, sleeping etc), and at the end of the day, it makes you look a total ass. Many people have become dependant on drink and spend their lives suffering from it. A high proportion of abuse and violence, especially domestic, happens whilst one or more persons are drunk and disorderly. As of all that isn't enough? Drinking fuels escapism, which is a culture that is directly detrimental to the advancement of social civilisation and human culture as a whole. In other words - it's darn damaging and the more it happens, the less we achieve.  Being drunk is not being a good steward of our time, nor our finances.  We shouldn't do it.

Do you drink?
Yes, and here's why:
Unlike being ratted, drunk, plastered etc. I do not believe there is any cause to think that occasional or low level drinking is a wrong or bad thing.  Obviously if you are or you are living with or around an alcoholic, drinking any amount will be a bad idea for you.  Assuming though that you and your near ones do not have any drinking related issues, social, casual or drinking sensibly at mealtimes and for social occasions should be allowed and fine for anyone over 18. Access though to booze for those under this age needs to seriously be attacked, as it is so easy for teenagers to acquire alcohol, which they then consume in vast quantities without adult consequences, restraint or 'smarts', usually totally unsupervised and some end up dead, others in all sorts of trouble.  This can also lead to alcohol abuse later in life, and early labelling as a yob or social thug.  Such social stigmas are very hard in small or closed communities to shake off. Drinking needs to be taken a lot more seriously and treated as the brain and mind altering drug it actually is.

Do you believe in Evolution?
No, and here's why:
Evolution, rather than being a theory is actually an interpretation of scientific data under the axiom of materialism. There is no 'mountain of evidence' for this paradigm of thought, any more than any other paradigm through which to view the same data. I look at and appreciate the same 'mountain' of evidence that the evolutionist also looks at and accepts. Leading Chemist Philip Skell wrote: 'Darwinian explanations for such things are often too supple: Natural selection makes humans self-centred and aggressive—except when it makes them altruistic and peaceable. Or natural selection produces virile men who eagerly spread their seed—except when it prefers men who are faithful protectors and providers. When an explanation is so supple that it can explain any behaviour, it is difficult to test it experimentally, much less use it as a catalyst for scientific discovery.’
Ph.D. biologist Don Batten writes:
‘The formulation of special definitions results in many disjointed, conflicting theories parading as a unified theory. For example, in one context evolutionists will argue that female mosquitoes are bigger than the males because the female is responsible for egg-laying and the male only has to contribute a little sperm, so bigger females make for greater reproductive success. But in another context, evolutionists will argue that male lions are bigger than the females because the bigger males have greater dominance over other males in the mating game and therefore they will mate with more females and pass on their genes. Both stories sound plausible in isolation, but they “explain” contradictory states of affairs and so have no value in prediction. Such special definitions, or story-telling, do not add up to make a valid scientific theory. Special definitions, which are measurable, testable and explanatory, are only true for special cases and do not provide any unifying theory to explain adaptation in general.’
I used to believe in evolution as a child, and mocked anyone coming out with any argument that was 'obviously wrong and crazy', just because it was radically different to that which I believed! It seemed preposterous to me that anyone could consider rubbishing science like that. This was because I'd been utterly indoctrinated to think that stuff like the fossil record, the age of rocks, carbon dating and history all showed without any doubt that the earth was ancient and we evolved somehow. It was only in my late teens that I decided to hear these crazy arguments from these 'creation' people. They made sense. Suddenly I was being taught how to think, rather than what to think. I started to question stuff I'd never even questioned before. I started to think about what the Bible says. I ended up becoming someone who believes the earth is young and that human beings did not evolve; that change within a species or a kind happens, but that outside of a kind, things do not change any further. Web sites like AiG, Carm and Souldevice helped me read up on 'the other side' of the debate. It was John McKay's writings that changed my mind in the end.

Do you play RPGs?
Occasionally, and here's why:
Like any other game, in moderation for an non-addicted (and also a non ex-addict!) player, it is there to pass the time with. Many of them have questionable content though and are very time absorbing, which does make it hard to find one that doesn't then later become an issue.  Right at this moment in time, I am not actively playing any RPGs, but am a member of two or three.

Do you generally think they are a good way to spend time?
No, and here's why:
They are very much 'second lives'.  This very slogan was recently used by Nintendo to advertise Animal Crossing: Wild World.  In my experience of playing them (either text based or image based and 3D), they are all about who you play with; the social aspect.  There's very little point in playing an RPG without anyone you know.

Do you dislike Muslims?
No I do not dislike them, and here's why:
They are human beings. Jesus says we should love one another, and it is within my heart to love people. Sometimes, I mess this up when I get emotional as we all tend to from time to time, but that is my fault. I judge folk by their own words & actions, and not their peer group. I do disagree with Muslims about many issues, though not all. Some times this may be heatedly so, but I do not hate or dislike them personally. I would never condone any anti-Muslim acts, for whatever reason, but debate and proving the truth is outside of this.

Do you believe in violence?
No, and here's why:
Violence is a part of my past. The teachings of Jesus are anti-violence, whereas much of the world says otherwise. Here is an example of a shocking thing:     MUSLIM IMAM AND WIFE-BEATING (Source: Washington Times)

An imam who wrote a book on how to beat your wife without leaving marks on her body has been ordered by a judge in Spain to study the country's constitution. In his book ''Women in Islam,'' published four years ago, imam Mohamed Kamal Mustafa wrote that verbal warnings followed by a period of sexual inactivity could be used to discipline a disobedient wife. If that failed, he argued that, according to Islamic law, beatings could be judiciously administered. He wrote, "The blows should be concentrated on the hands and feet using a rod that is thin and light so that it does not leave scars or bruises on the body."

We see in this that it is not a small thing for a people to reject the Judeo-Christian heritage and what it teaches about the fundamental equality of worth of men and women. Although God has assigned different roles to each in marriage and the family, according to the Scripture man and woman stand as full equals in worth and dignity before God. The apostle Peter referred to a man's wife as a "co-heir" with him of the gift of eternal life. We, our wives, and our daughters have reason to thank God every day that they have grown up in country who's view of women has been shaped by Christianity rather than Islam.

Do you think sex should be saved only for marriage (permanent bonding between a man and a woman, for life)?
Yes, and here's why:

Do you dislike it when people have sex outside of wedlock, but still love them as people?
Yes, and here's why:

Do you think what you saturate yourself in will effect you, no matter how mature you think you are?
Yes, and here's why:

Have you made mistakes which you believe gives you grounds to speak from experience?
Yes, and here's why:

Do you believe the Bible to be the pure and inspired word of God, literally correct and God's handbook for life?
Yes, and here's why:

Do you think the Bible is still relevant today or has a message which makes any sense in our culture?
Yes, and here's why:

What brands do you tend to be drawn to?
Pepsi, Nintendo, McDonalds, Subway, Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew, Gap, Dark Angel, New Rock, Stella Artois, Budweiser, Red Label, Smirnoff.

Are you straight, gay or bi?
I don't believe in sexual orientation in the secular, much-spread around way. I have my own, unique views on this. But by secular standards, I am straight.

Do you dislike gay people?
Absolutely NOT, I cannot stress this enough. They're people, they breath the same air I breath. Do I agree with their life choices? No I don't, but I don't always agree with my own either. I refuse to demonise this as a 'special sin' outside of the physical consequences, which may be more severe than for some other behavioural choices. It is a choice, and like all choices, some agree and some don't. Let's stop the hating - on every side. Let's allow talk and let's get some understanding in the house. Let's not hate people who don't agree with us. If you don't believe it's a choice, at least listen to what someone else has to say about it, and please...let us learn and let us listen and let us all speak as human beings.

Do you think it's ok to behave in a Gay / Lesbian way sexually?
No, and here's why:
The Biblical scriptures that are part of the reason I do not believe it is ok to follow through on homosexual tendencies are the following: Genesis 19; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10. Three of these are New Testament and two are old. There are other verses that I am not familiar enough with to quote here.  All of the churches currently really seeing God move in real and powerful, wonderful ways hold to the Biblical standard that sex is for marriage only and marriage is one man and one woman, for life.  This is evidence from 2005, not from 'ages ago', not that something being old somehow makes it less relevant anyway.  It is not discriminatory especially against any people group because in the Bible, any sexual temptations that were outside of this boundary set by God for the good of His people, were treated exactly the same way - that is they were said to be wrong by God Himself. The church didn't decide to add this later, and the fact that Christians, like everybody else sin, is no reason to say it doesn't count.  Priests sin. Pastors sin. Everybody sins and some sins are sexual. Does that mean we give up? No.  Personally, I think that there are many different sexual 'leanings' and tendencies amongst humankind, but that this doesn't change what God tells us to do. Now, quite obviously just as in Biblical times, if a nation or person is anti-God, then they aren't going to care what His word says and are going to go with whatever feels right for them.  This is why I don't hate on people who fall into this category and go with their sexual tendency due to their fallen nature which we all have, which may be various temptations but for some, homosexual temptations may be stronger than in others and some may not have it at all.  Do I think you are born gay? No I do not. I do believe though that some people as they grow up become more susceptible to certain sexual ideas than others, and that for them, it may certainly feel as though they are only able to be thrilled with same sex partners. However, there is a wide body of ex homosexuals of both sexes out there living heterosexually through choice, that proves it is not only possible, but probable. This revolts some folk but I am sorry, it happens to be my view based on real experience. I don't hate anyone, but I have this viewpoint. I have had gay friends and will in the future I am sure. But that doesn't mean I have to agree that their sexual lifestyle is appropriate in the eyes of God, who I believe in based on evidence.