Another blogger I wish I could help is Kathy Shaidle of relapsed catholic. She has found herself between a rock and a hard place. Kathy has been blogging a long time and struggling to make a living as a writer while battling lupus. She loves a guy named Arnie and she wants to get out of Canada and move to the US where her views would be more compatible with her beliefs, and maybe where she wouldn’t have expend so much to write with anger or occasional racism to keep the traffic.
No blogging history book would be worth it’s salt without highlighting all relapsed catholic has done for this medium and the people that participate in it.
I don’t understand why Pajamas Media doesn’t pick her up, it’s not like they weren’t handed enough money to pay for a talented and passionate professional that could produce the content they want.
She wants to marry, and someone in the Catholic church in Canada won’t let her.
(Update: Another great Canadian divide. When I talk to Catholic friends about God, canon law doesn’t come up in conversation.:^) Kathy corrects in the comments below)
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You are very kind, Bene. I appreciate it. Just to clarify a little though: I’ve actually been working for quite a while (on top of blogging and freelancing) so I’m not really struggling, thank God.
I’ve also been in remission for a number of years and to be honest, don’t even think much about having lupus anymore (of course, it could come back tomorrow, but I can’t focus on that, right?)
I don’t agree that my posts raising issues of race/culture are necessarily “racist”, although that seems to be the epithet hurled at anyone who raises the issee — which leads to a closed circle of name calling rather than a reasoned debate. I don’t really think the word “racist” means anything anymore, because it is so mis/overused. I like the saying that “a racist is a conservative who’s winning an argument with a liberal…” And my humour, like that of say, Sarah Silverman, is not for everyone, or easily detected by everyone either.
As for the anger, that’s just me. I yell because I care. I don’t really buy the notion of the “nice” Christian. Some people’s anger would be another person’s “passion”, a phrase you used yourself.
I’m not really sure I want to get onboard the Pajamas Media thing, because I’m not convinced it is all that viable. But hey, it would be fun while it lasted.
Sorry to harsh your mellow
I really appreciate your sincerity but felt obliged to clear some stuff up.
OH and it isn’t that someone in the Church won’t let us marry. In fact, we are taking baby steps in that direction after getting a flurry of helpful emails following one of my blog posts.
I was angry (passionate) about Michael Schiavo being married in the Church and bemoaning the annulment process that allows such a thing. sorry if that wasn’t clear.
I’m glad people online are helping you work things out with the Church and I really hope it is sorted out soon.
I misunderstood, I thought the Canadian Catholic church was saying no to you because an annulment is required and they were dragging their feet.
I went searching for a point I would call racist, (sorry, couldn’t find it) it was a generalized remark about TO cab drivers not learning english and you were, as you say, passionate. I’m sure many are trying as hard as they can.
No apology required, clear up whatever is necessary.