Blog Jones: Who Am I?
Wouldn’t you like to know?
My name is Jeremy. You can’t have my last name, sorry. In fact, you can’t even be sure that Jeremy is my real first name. Because this is the internet, that’s why. I might be a 48-year-old guy named George from Massachusetts smoking marijuana listening to hip-hop, and you’d never know. I might even be Larry King. How could you tell?
But, you can call me Jeremy. I’m currently a Junior at Bob Jones University. (Betchya would have never guessed that if I hadn’t told you!) Just to dispel a myth about BJU right now: It’s not a racist institution. There’s no ban on interracial dating. We did have such a ban at one point, but it’s been gone for years. (In fact, the ban would probably have been lifted sooner had some idiot not tried to sue the university over it and (successfully) revoked our tax-exempt status. BJU doesn’t like to be pressured into decisions, especially by legal coercion. The institution moves slowly and cautiously, but, generally, in the right direction.) Dr. Bob has never once preached against interracial dating in chapel in my time there. BJU treats people the same, regardless of race. That’s probably why they’re called racist; they don’t pander to minorities.
ANYway, back to me! I’m majoring in Comprehensive Business Management, and minoring in Public Relations Writing. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life yet. I really like my Operations Management Class (Hi Mr. Wilch!), so I might look into that direction. I think It’d be really cool to set up my own business that sells board/card games, following the Comfy Chair Revolution line of thinking.
Religiously, I’m still deciding. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m starting to question what I’ve always been taught. I try to keep an open mind, realizing that even though people I love and respect believe something, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re right. Their viewpoints are important, and I’m always willing to listen, but in the end the decision of what I believe is up to me.
Politically, I’m from minarchist branch of libertarianism. That means I believe government has legitimate functions, but not many of them. The point of government is to protect the citizens from those who would do them harm, within and without. So, the government should consist of national defense and criminal justice. Not entitlement programs, environmental studies, or education. Oh, and they can print money too. They did a decent job setting up an interstate highway system, but I think the private sector can handle road building more efficiently from here.
One political issue I differ from BJU on is gay marriage. They seem to think that American society will collapse if the Federal Marriage Amendment isn’t passed; I think that marriage is a religious issue that the government ought not to be involved in anyways.
In fact, this issue is like a number of others. I believe that the government ought not to intervene unless someone is threatened by physical danger or loss–so, government ought to protect us from murder, theft, rape, etc. On the other hand, the government ought not to try to protect me from myself or tell me how to live, as that’s the function of my own personal ethics and/or religious beliefs. For example, it’s no one’s business but mine what chemicals I put into my body, so long as I don’t steal my grandmother’s social security check to pay for the drugs or kill somebody by driving under the influence of drugs. In other words, so long as I’m not hurting anyone else, I should be allowed to do whatever I want to do without fear of governmental involvement.
(In case you were wondering, that’s the difference between libertarians and conservatives.)
Oh, and I was and am for the war in Iraq. See also, Bill Whittle.
Enough about politics already!
In addition to the traditional religious music that BJU promotes, I like Irish music. I also like bluegrass/”Appalachian” music. I don’t like heavy metal or rap music, because I don’t like music that makes me angry. I do like jazz piano, because it’s pretty; you can follow it, but you don’t know where it’s going.
I think that Pirates of the Caribbean is about the best movie ever. Also, anything made by Pixar. (I love Toy Story 2.)
Relationships: I have two younger brothers, a mommy, a daddy, and a doggy. I couldn’t ask for a better family. Seriously.
Oh, you meant with a girl. I’m still looking.
And, on that note, I’m going to end this post. I’m going to put this up on the sidebar so that anyone who cares can find out all about ME!!!!. I hope you enjoy reading my blog! (Leave comments!)
