MEMORIAL DAY RESPECT

I spend a lot of time burning on the military and our current foreign policies. This Memorial Day weekend, I would like to pay my respect to those members of our military who have put themselves in harms way to protect the innocent and those who cannot defend themselves. I do recognize that there have been in the past, as there will be in the future, times when force is necessary and just. Those who put their own lives on the line for a truly just and noble cause, deserve great respect and gratitude.

When people ask me, "Do you support our troops?" I say yes, of course, I support our troops like I support every human being. That doesn't mean, and shouldn't be translated to mean, that I support every action they take part in under our flag. For in my mind, blind patriotism is exactly what our founding fathers were fighting against.



Let us not forget that the original freedom fighters of the American Revolution were considered to be terrorists by the British Crown, against which they rebelled. The nobility of their sacrifice is even greater in my mind, because in addition to protecting their families and loved ones (which I hope any able bodied man would do) they fought for a principle. The principle of the freedom from tyranny imposed by an unjust government.

New DIE ANTWOORD (Video)

New Die Antwoord video! I guess they take a while to migrate around the globe or something because it says it was uploaded awhile back and I didn't find it in any searches until just now.

INSANE OKLAHOMA HAIL STORM!

This video is both amazing and frightening. One wonders what kind of damage was done to the roof of the house these people were in. As global warming increases rapidly, the weather all over the world is changing in drastic and alarming ways. I would love to hear what you think about this...there is a comment form below this entry.

IT'S ALIVE!

Earth scientists have succeeded in creating life out of scratch for the first time ever.  Here is a great article on the story:


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256470152341984.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLETopStories

Religious Freedom And Peyote (video)

I hope you enjoy this first part of an interesting documentary on Huichol Peyote Use.

WIN A "DAVE LOVES YOU" T-SHIRT (VIDEO CONTEST)

The Free Gods are looking for some good video content! Here is your chance to show off your videography skills and win a "Dave Loves You!" T-shirt of your very own! Just create a video featuring yourself or your friends doing something unique and entertaining. Upload it to Youtube and post a link to it below. 

Here are the Official Contest Rules:

1. Winner will receive a "Dave Love's You" T-shirt, size of their choice from small to extra large, shipped to any address in the U.S. (if you live outside the U.S., you can still win the shirt, but you may have to pay for the shipping).
2. Three runner up videos (if we get that many entries) will be favorited on Youtube by Dave. All video entries will receive a positive rating on Youtube from Dave.
3. Your video cannot exceed ten minutes.
4. Your video must feature one or more human beings.
5. The words "Free" and "God" (or any variation of those words) must be mentioned at least once in the video.
6. Your video must be uploaded to Youtube and made fully public with embedding allowed (all videos must meet Youtube guidelines).
7. TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO FOR THE CONTEST YOU MUST POST IT AS A REPLY TO THE ABOVE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE OR POST IT AS A LINK BELOW THIS BLOG ENTRY BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010.
8. By submitting your video, you agree to allow it to be published on any of The Free Gods' web-pages or blogs.
9. The winning video will be chosen by our special panel of judges for entertainment value, viewer popularity, and style.
10. Contest participants must be at least 18 years of age.
11. The winning video will be announced on Saturday, July 15, 2010.

Of course, if you don't want to enter the contest, you can still get a DAVE LOVES YOU t-shirt just by clicking this link: 

Get a "DAVE LOVES YOU" t-shirt right now!

WAVY GRAVY SPEAKS ON MARIJUANA PROHIBITION

Marijuana prohibition has been a total failure and is perhaps this country's greatest mistake. Not only has it created criminals out of nearly a third of the country's populace, it costs our society billions of dollars every year, creates a strain on our prison system, and has little or no effect on marijuana use in the US. In some cases, prosecuting marijuana use has turned non-violent, middle class kids into violent and unpredictable, career criminals. Once a person has a criminal conviction on their record, they are far less likely to find a good job and become a useful member of society. Other countries with more liberal drug laws have much lower rates of drug addiction among their people.