Manns Medium

Been hearing this phrase being thrown around and finally got a few people to tell me what this is supposed to mean.  They tell me that it's simply watching what you say and where you say it because it could be considered offensive and if anyone or any group considers what you said or what you do as offensive then by default it is.  While this may work and make sense for many, it does not to me and therefore I call “stupid” on it.  Not because I do not care about the feelings or others or that I have not been the victim of offensive language directed toward me.  I call “stupid” on it because like being sin-free, it is virtually impossible to be and stay politically correct based on that definition. It’s impossible because in order not to offend, one must then have complete control over how their words or actions are taken by another person or a group of people.  Since none of us possess that power, how can you expect to be politically correct in all and ever...

One of the most asked but never answered questions man has is why God allows bad things to happen to good people.  Many even use this unanswerable question to determine and explain why they do not believe in God.  Well I wonder now what excuse you are going to use because your answer is in the next paragraph. God allows bad things to happen to good people simply because he believes that by seeing these things, you will then modify your behavior.  Children who are discipline do it all the time but it seems that the older we get, the more we think we know and more right we are.  God may believe that even if you see or hear about things that happen to others, this could cause you to think twice before traveling the same path.  Ask yourself, how many times you have altered your actions after experiencing something that caused you pause and how many times did you think about changing your ways but  didn't , only to wish a couple of days later that yo...