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ckocher ([personal profile] ckocher) wrote2010-12-18 02:04 pm
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LJ Idol: Week Seven - Brouhaha

Imagine a world where these headlines don’t automatically cause a brouhaha:

 

’Mom and Dad, I’m Gay’- How to Plan a Coming Out Party For Your Daughter or Son

Hemp revenues add $50 billion to California economy

Westboro Baptist Church quietly closes after years of shunning by nation

Right To Die Act passes peacefully in House; Senate promises swift vote

BP completes transition to biomass and solar production

Southern Baptist Association of Churches launches ‘Befriend a Muslim’ program

Vatican reverses position on contraceptives, allows priests to marry

President Elizabeth Westfall elated after passage of the Marriage Equality Act

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Another week, another bit of writing, another round of voting. If you enjoyed my entry this week and feel so inclined, I would appreciate your vote to keep me in the game for a while longer. 

[identity profile] insomniatrix.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
While each of these issues is pressing I particularly am fired up when reading this headline:
"Vatican reverses position on contraceptives, allows priests to marry"

IO mean C'mon!!!! Get real!!

[identity profile] winkfan.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
You ever see "Babylon 5"? In that future, they even had a female pope.

[identity profile] the-vernacular.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Allows women to become priests" too please!

[identity profile] basric.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
You really write excellent fantasy.

Really--well done. Glorious ideas. Maybe by the 22nd century.
Edited 2010-12-19 04:12 (UTC)

[identity profile] the-vernacular.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
I love this post!

[identity profile] myrna-bird.livejournal.com 2010-12-19 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe there's still hope someday...Very creative entry.

[identity profile] snarkerdoodle.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Great headlines to illustrate the point -- nicely done!

[identity profile] pixiebelle.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oh this was a fun entry. I liked the headlines you came up with a lot!

[identity profile] locknkey.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
very creative and hopeful!
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[personal profile] tentaclecore 2010-12-20 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
God, I wish these were true so, so much >_> Especially the third one, cos that would take care of a large group of hateful people in one fell swoop right there.

[identity profile] oberonia.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, hell. I enjoyed this quite a bit. lol

[identity profile] barrelofrain.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
I admit that I kind of snorted in laughter reading these. :D

[identity profile] dreamchaser.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I loved this! I would love to live in that world - maybe ours will be like that!

[identity profile] nyxocity.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, nicely done! I love the way you came at the topic!

[identity profile] lawchicky.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
All too true!