I'm sitting here with Rachel watching the Golden Globes (I'd love to point you to a blog, but she doesn't have one. More on why I think this is awesome later). I'm wondering how much of my night I'm going to give to watching it. I find the more I watch the people of Hollywood, the less I'm impressed. It's amazing what can come out of people's mouths based on their platform. The more I see different stars grace the stage, the more I can see why there are parts of Hollywood (and thereby America I'm just not a fan of). One thing that is on my mind recently are the recent comments of Anne Hathaway. In a recent stint on the runway, she said in regards to soon-to-be President Barrack Obama :

"'I expect him to explain that choice of Rick Warren,' Anne said. 'I don't get it. All my friends and I were trying to figure it out, but we just can't. So I'd love that. But other than that, I expect nothing but the best.'"

I find it interesting the "tolerance" of outspoken non-Christians and their VERY outspoken criticism of Christians for their intolerance. I wonder how it works. I wonder how we can be intolerant, yet Hollywood can be so tolerant [not being spoken in a defensive tone, merely contemplative]. I wonder how we can take a stance on an issue and we become intolerant, yet people can be so intolerant of us. Hollywood is tolerant, as long as it has nothing to do with Christianity.

One of the things I respect most about Barrack Obama (the politician) is his adherence (so far) to being willing to be "on both sides of the isle." If that isn't the most overused phrase of 2008, I don't know what is. I can also respect that he is able to say he is willing to do something and had the gall to do so (at least sometimes). It's great to have a President who is willing to be on "your" side as long as he's not on "their" side. The isle has an interesting way of dividing (very deep I know). And like the quote I posted earlier people rarely change their mind, they usually dig in. At this point in the impasse it seems we are only become further apart. Though Christianity is defined by intolerance on issues and a STRONG tolerance (though the people can miss the mark) of people we can become defined as intolerant. Even if a pastor defines his ministry by the tolerance of others, somehow he is still defined as intolerant. It's just darn interesting...