facebook is the devil!

i had a different post planned for my first post back after my long absence, but this has to be written.  it's 4:30 AM and i'm awake.  i want to start by saying that i know i live in a "red" state and that's fine.  i'm a minority in my opinions, and i've accepted that.  it's okay.  but, i thought i lived in america and had the right to free speech and my own opinions.  the double standard is fucked up.  i hate double standards.  i also thought there was a separation of church and state and it's totally fucked up to question someone's religious views/beliefs because of a political view.

here's what happened:

my friend, who is much older than me, posted that she is glad that perry is not running for reelection.  the news made me SUPER excited.  enough of him as our governor already.  he's an idiot.  he fucks with education all the time and although i'm no longer a teacher, i'm a parent of a child who has to "go through the system."

so, i liked the status and then posted: "thank goodness!  free at last, free at last, thank g-d almighty, we're free at last."  (i want you to not that at this point, NOTHING has been said about abortion).

a friend of hers (in her age group) posts something along the lines of liking perry because he cares about the unborn.  (here we go...)

i should have kept my mouth shut, but if you know me IRL, i sometimes can't.  my opinions and beliefs are just as strong and as an american, i have a right to have them AND express them.

i said: "it's great that he cares about the unborn, but what about the hundreds of people and children already here in texas.  he needs to care about them too." (notice i said it's great he cares about the unborn and i meant that sincerely.  notice i also DID NOT SAY "let's abort all unborn babies.")

to shorten this post my friend was "unfriended" by the lady for having a friend who did not respect her posting her religious views on facebook.  i DO NOT FEEL i disrespected her religious views, but there IS a separation of church and state and i was merely saying that even though it's great to care about the unborn there are people living in texas who are not being taken care of (poor people, women, children, educators, etc).

my friend's christianity was put into question because she is pro-abortion (THAT WAS NEVER EVER SAID BY ANYONE).  first of all, pro-choice DOES NOT EQUAL pro-abortion.  second of all my friend nor myself ever said anything about abortion.  we are both glad that perry won't run for reelection because of education (she's in education still, me as a former educator who left the overly politicalized system).

i believe her to be more christian than any of the women who questioned her or unfriended her because she is accepting of other views.  i don't even think she is pro-choice.  she just believes that women should have a say in their health care.  she is mostly against perry because of education.  she is a little more liberal than her friends, but that does not make her a bad christian.  wtf is that?  she is a lovely woman, who will be there for you when you need her, and who will pray for you in times of need.  she will show up to your grandfather's funeral, even though she hasn't seen you in several years.

it's too early in the morning for me to be up writing this blog post, but i'm pissed!  i'm pissed at the way she was treated and i'm pissed that it's not a level playing field.  EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY has a right to his/her political view.  we have freedom of religion.  that's why we live in america.  we can believe things and express it.

i'm staying away from facebook for a while.  although it's intended purpose is not to express and rant about political issues, it's a free country and i should be able to express something without my friend being ostracized for it.