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Thursday, May 4th, was National Day of Prayer. Thanks Reagan for another flagrant breech of seperation of church and state. To show my dislike of the terrible holiday whilst publicly expressing my own thoughts on religion, I wore a loud and obnoxious shirt that said "Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church." The back also had a trendy slogan - "Religion is TOXIC" with a Christian cross as the T, the Star of David as the X, and the Islamic Chand Sitara as the C. Let's break this down:

Ringer Cotton Tee: $8
Print N' Press Kit: $10
Pissing off hardcore Christians on National Day of Prayer: PRICELESS

The best part of the day was pulling up in the bus in the morning and seeing two deeply pious students and a teacher praying around the flagpole. (funny how the teacher is participating in a Christian religious activity w/out a slap on the wrist but as soon as they express a belief that's different from the norm they get punished) I was wearing a jacket and planned on keeping the tee covered through homeroom as I wanted to keep a professional appearance when with the exective board. However, as soon as I saw the hands-clasped, heads-down group talking to themselves i ripped off the coat like I was fucking Superman. A few friends of mine noticed the shirt immediately and we laughed as we walked by the group - I later found out that those who were praying saw my tee and became extremely pissed off. I love the smell of chaos in the morning.... Here's some of the things ppl said to me during the day:

"Yea, I'm going to have to stab you now"
"You're an asshole"
"Never wear that shirt again"
"Your shirt is toxic!"
"You can't wear that shirt" (I replied, "Why not? You wear your Jesus gear every wednesday!"
"I really don't like his shirt" (A voice from the back of the room as I stand at the board)
"You're going to hell!" ("You can't threaten me with something I don't believe in!" I quipped)

I also got a couple "I love the shirt!" and smiling nods, but mostly I received piercing stares that made me shake and sweat like a whore in Church. I don't mean to brag but I'm pretty sure I've got the biggest balls of 'em all - I single handedly stood up to 1700+ students and most of the faculty and proudly proclaimed my beliefs instead of being pushed to the back. Overall, I got an amazing rush from the entire experience - expressing your beliefs in a loud and obnoxious way is something I highly suggest. How can you be heard if you don't speak out?

My shirt can be seen / purchased along with all my other custom political shirts here.

Freedom of Religion,
Ian M. Gibson

PS: For the next post i'm planning on talking about the death penalty - its been a hot topic in my household lately and i think my opinion is very unique but factually supported.

Posted by Ian M Gibson at 10:39 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post   

As I sat in Business Principles and Practices today and pondered, I came upon a revelation - today's youth are fucking retards. Most of the kids in the class couldn't figure how much percentage 2,000 out of 10,000 was. I realized that with the exception of the top 10%, students are ignorant, obstinant, immature dumbasses. The sad thing is that this can also be applied to the rest of America - we truly are a nation of idiots controlled by the very few with a functioning cerebral mass.
Hamilton was right: you cannot trust the people to elect the leaders. Every election turns into a glam-slam fuckfest. Remember 2004? Purple hearts and nuke-u-lar WMDs were being tossed around while the liberal media *cough* c-bs *cough* falsified documents in hopes of gaining viewers. The future of this nation is in the hands of the intelligent. Only those with the knowledge and determination to make it to the top will truly make a difference. I have only one message for those who have the ability to influence the world - DON'T FUCK UP!

Vote for Gibson,
Ian M. Gibson

PS: The religious tee contest is still on - hopefully I'll have pics of the shirt and me wearing it in school on Thursday.

PPS: 2,000 is 20% of 10,000 in case you were wondering.

Posted by Ian M Gibson at 11:08 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post   

I just found out that Thursday, May 4th is National Day of Prayer - that means I gotta represent! As a proud atheist, I feel it is my duty to express my personal religious beliefs on Thursday. Be it through a t-shirt, pamphlets, or other forms of propaganda, I want to spread the idea of atheism to all of those around me. There's only one problem - I can't decide on what slogans to put on my shirt. I plan to have a custom shirt to wear throughout my school on NDoP but I am unsure as to what it should say. There will be enough room for 2-3 phrases and 2 images - both front and back can be used. This is where it comes down to you: e-mail me your best Atheist phrases/slogans/pictures and the creme de la crop will be worn by me throughout the day as well as on all religious holidays for the next year. Entries so far include:

"Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church"
"Atheism: a non-prophet organization"
"Hey Jesus - don't drop that cross!"
"Silly Christians - myths are for kids!"
"Religion is TOXIC" (the T is a cross, the X is the Star of David, and the C is the Islamic crescent)

Hurry up as the contest ends Wednesday 4:00 p.m. EST!

Spread THINKGIBSON,
Ian M. Gibson

Posted by Ian M Gibson at 10:22 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post