Slamming your head: an introduction of sorts.

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And this is where the insanity begins. You have probably entered this realm by accident. Curiosity dragged you in here by the nose hairs or such. Or perhaps you're here due to the requirements of a class. In either disaster, let me quell the confusion.

This blog was created to discuss the my own spiritual views. Since I'm still not totally sure exactly what they may be, most likely there is someone out their that totally disagrees with them. At the very least, I will be discussing my views on the more conflicted areas of religion, though I may post almost anything if I get bored.

Being that this is a blog, most of the discussion will simply be a written monologue by, of course, none other than me. That would be boring if it is to be the only thing of which this blog is constructed, so I will endeavor to make this more interactive. No, there will not be any public bashing of crosses. There will, however, be heated discussion in the comments section. At least, that is my fondest hope. As stated before, my views are probably controversial somewhere.

Heated in no way means violent, and while I may not always be able to catch and ban people who show a consistent need for such, I will attempt to delete comments that are obviously out of line, though I do not yet have a system.

One system I have already come up with is the "The Gauntlet". Quite different from the armored gloves that "ye olde knights" wore, the gauntlet that this system resembles is one of testing. In times long past, and perhaps sometimes present, a person was forced to walk between two rows of his comrades or accusers and was bashed with fists or clubs until he got to the other side. The bashing that will be done in this area of debate, however, will be done by words and numbers.

The system will consist of various statements relating to the blog topic that will be listed at the end of the topic being either given a point or deducted a point by each commentator. In this way a general feeling of the public opinion can be gathered, and will be discussed on the next topic. I encourage the commentators to add qualifiers to reduce confusion on why they decided to add or subtract a point, but do not require it. Of course, this system will only be in use when discussing an actual religious topic.

Another part of this blog is a story that I'm writing. It has a sort of religious tone, so if that is something that you don't like, then feel free to ignore those posts. Otherwise, feel free to give constructive comments.

Since I'm currently attending college, and the fact that having a blog is merely a requirement for one of the classes I am taking, this blog will not be updated on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Sometimes, or I might just decide to randomly update as I see fit). Otherwise, Look for the blog to pop up sometime during the day, mostly at random times. There will, in addition, be random other posts not related to the subject of this blog that are required for the class. These will be marked as such, and can safely be ignored, as they will be deleted after the end of the semester.

Also, please consider that the opinions expressed here do not represent any group that I'm aware of. Sometimes they don't even represent my own views. This blog is, for the most part, an exploration. I'm easily swayed by logic, reason, emotions, and deadly instruments. This is why I've decided to make this blog public, as opinions and beliefs should be expressed and tested in order for any person or society to grow.

Also note that I'm not an expert in anything relevant, so please take everything I declare with fifty pounds of salt.

That said, welcome and please enjoy.