Blogging Nerves? Never.

Posted on Sunday 29 July 2007 at 06:22

Well, my intro is up at Humble O. For some reason, it actually makes me feel shy and uncertain. I guess because Marty gave me an idea of how many hits they get sometimes. My first actual column goes up tomorrow, introducing the idea of sustainability to those who may not know much about it. It feels a bit weird--I'm used to blogging opinions and anecdotes, and the same goes for my local paper columns. They tend to be stories off the farm, without a lot of need for documentation.

However, I plan to get into some fairly serious waters, hopefully while retaining a sense of humour. I know that every so often I see anti-UN logos on people's blogs--mostly Americans, because y'all seem to have a stronger, or at least different, sense of nationality. Anyway, the point is, the sustainability movement is completely entwined with UN agendas, including control of religion, and that's where I'm headed with the topic over at the Radio. With source documentation.

There are certain things about the Christian homesteading community that give me a bit of a pause from time to time--instances where I sense that we aren't paying a whole lot of attention to whose rhetoric we're absorbing, or what the agenda is behind it.

This is definitely the case with common reactions to the accusation that traditional Christianity is exploitative, male-dominated, and even earth-raping. And, yes, there is documentation for why those kinds of claims are being pushed forward, and why sustainability and earth-awareness are vaunted as the solution to this "image problem" we're coincidentally suffering.

If you want to get the documentation yourself, go to www.ForcingChange.org. Full access is expensive, but I've bought it, because A) I know the site owner, and his research and character are both outstanding; and B) just one of his articles provided me with two months' worth of topics to blog about, from the Radio's more cultural angle.

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Posted by a1health on Tuesday 31 July 2007 at 05:11 - Link

Talking on the radio does sound daunting. I wish you luck!
Your grandmother's house looks adorable. We wouldn't move to Canada because my husband hates the coldness, but I would if I could!
Blessings to your new adventure,
~Farrah

So....clarify for me

Posted by MrsBurns on Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 10:20 - Link

I followed the link to the Forcing Change website and skimmed around. I've been away from the HSB community much of the summer and need to catch up, but I'm just trying to clarify what direction you're taking with the Christian homesteader reluctance you mention. I'll try to go back and see if you address it in previous posts and I'm just behind.

I guess what I want to know is: are you a fan of the UN? Just wondering. I'll still read you if you say yes!
Denise

Not exactly....

Posted by ZookeeperCat on Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 11:28 - Link

The UN makes me nervous. Canada is highly involved, and has been a quiet force in policy-making over the years. One American friend emailed me recently to ask if he should be worried about Canada's socialism. I told him, no, he should be worried about Canada's globalism.