Recently I’ve become a Justice Fanatic. Now that's a label I never
imagined that I would use to describe myself! That's because I was
frustrated with the "system", probably a lot like you are. At the
Supreme Court and in courts throughout the USA the words "Equal Justice
Under Law" are set in stone. Even though they may be carved in stone,
there is a major problem, they just don’t seem to be true! It seems in
the USA today is that it's better to be rich and guilty than poor or
middle class and innocent or in need of legal help and advice. I am not
a lawyer and I cannot give you legal advice or council, however I can
refer you to a great service that is helping average people like you and
I.
Let me give you just one personal example. I felt that it would be wise
to have an attorney review the photo release form I had for my
VeniceFloridaParadise.com Web Site. Normally I would have done
nothing about it because of the cost of having an attorney review
something like that. However I now had this
membership so I decided to try it out. An attorney who specializes
in this area reviewed my photo release and recommended several changes
to protect me legally. I made the changes and resubmitted it for review
with positive results. I had excellent, prompt, service and council,
from an expert in the area of concern to me and it cost me nothing
beyond my low monthly
membership fee! Because of my experiences with this
membership and that of many others I know, I can now see that the
average person like you and I CAN get equal access to justice!
Click here to read the stories of some other members. This is a
service that I won't be without and it has made me a justice fanatic,
wanting to share the benefits of this great service with anyone who will
listen! Check it out for yourself by clicking
here and/or emailing me here. You'll be glad you did!
Have you ever thought about having a home based business? I bet that
you like many other people have thought about it. What about one with
low start up cost, that you could easily start part time without
effecting your job,
and that
has a simple, proven system to help people increase their
income and time freedom?
Have you ever received a free CD from America On line? Did you know
that those CD’s are the major part of why AOL is a huge multi-billion
dollar company? Knowing that, would you like to profit with a company
that has a goal to create more millionaires than any other company in
history simply by having people give away CD’s or DVD’s? If you act
fast, you could change your life for the better simply by giving away
CD’s and DVD’s. You can start
by requesting one from me, just send me your name, full address, full
phone number, and whether you want a CD or DVD and I'll send you one
ASAP!
The rest of this page and site is about other interests, etc. of mine.
So why should that interest you? Perhaps it doesn't, if so you can stop
reading now. However, I believe that shared interests and beliefs can
be a great place to start friendships. Hopefully this can be a starting
point to get to know others of like interests and beliefs. (Especially
in the Venice/Sarasota area of Florida.) Likewise it is also good to
know if there are strong areas of disagreement too. I believe that
those with disagreements can still be good friends, it's just good to
know upfront. In my work with my websites and other
home based business I'm meeting a lot of people, so I thought this
would be a good basic intro. to David Blood.
So, here goes... In the Summer of 2003 I moved from Oregon to Florida.
I really didn't think that I'd like Florida much but discovered to my
surprise that I did. So much so, that even though I have left the
project that brought me here I have no desire to leave Florida. In fact
I like my new home town of Venice Florida so much that I've developed a
web site called
VeniceFloridaParadise.com to showcase this wonderful bit of
paradise. I'm also a nut about modern architecture and there is a lot
of great examples of modern architecture in this area. So I'm going to
follow my passion for this and design a new web site showcasing many
great modern style buildings in this area. (from the 1950's to today)
I am a Christian but NOT a
conservative fundamentalist! I was once one of those, but now believe
that that is exactly the type of mindset that Jesus so strongly spoke
out against over and over in the Gospels when He rebuked the Pharisees.
I believe that God wants us to live rich, abundant lives filled with
grace, love, joy, compassion, and freedom in Him. Sadly, however,
Christianity seems to me to have largely become the type of religion
that Jesus Christ preached so strongly against. I've seen many
"Christians" who are filled with legalism, judgementalism, and
self-righteousness. I've heard many of these types of religious people
say that America has rejected Christ, essentially because others don't
believe EXACTLY like they do. I don't agree with that at all, what many
people have rightly rejected is the legalism, judgementalism,
self-righteous, type of religion that often passes itself off for
Christianity. They are absolutely right to reject that, it is what
Jesus so strongly opposed during His ministry, and it should be
rejected!
Beyond justice, Venice, architecture, home based business, and websites,
and as part of my faith, I have a deep passion to help educate people
about the harm of body shame. This is an issue that is very personal to
me and one that is very important for me to be open about, even if
others disagree. As a child I grew up in a very shame based home and I
was sexually abused by neighbors. I was extremely frightened of what
would happen if my family found out about what was going on with the
neighbors so I kept it hidden. This is very common, abused children are
often more frightened to tell about the abuse, then they are to let it
continue. This is largely because of the discomfort their parents and
others, (in fact most of this society) show about the body and sexual
issues. They often fear that how their parents or other adults will
react will just make things worse, I know that I did. They may even feel
that they will be blamed for the abuse, right or wrong, I felt this too.
Much healing has come for me by more fully learning of God's love and
grace, and by learning that sex is good, even holy, WHEN it is according
to His design and purpose. Much very important healing has also come
for me in discovering how to view the human body as good and acceptable
rather than as shameful or obscene. Healing has come for others this
way as well. I believe that most sexual abuse and addictions could be
prevented if this society was far more comfortable with and accepting of
the nude human body. This doesn't mean that I go running around nude in
public everywhere! It does mean that I am open in how I feel about this
subject. The Apostle Paul instructed Christians not to do some things
in front of others if it would offend them, but he still talked openly
about those issues. That's how I feel about this issue. I should try
not to offend others, but I shouldn't hide it either.
I believe that at some point this may even be a full time ministry for
me, how that will work out I don't know yet, but I'm moving forward with
it. My
RejectShame web site is part of my effort to educate people on how
damaging and ungodly body shame is. I believe that body shame and
regarding human nudity as indecent or obscene is a direct result of sin,
satanic deception, and alienation from God. Galatians 6:7 says: "Do not
be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." Genesis
1:31 says: "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." Titus
1:15 says: "To those that are pure, all things are pure" and Isaiah 5:20
says: "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil" Yet calling good
evil is exactly what many Christians do with the human body and the
harvest which is being reaped from believing that is truly evil. That
harvest of shame can be seen in low self-esteem, sexual perversion,
child sexual abuse, addiction to pornography and much more.
Although not directly about "body" shame, I do recommend the following
excellent books which deal with issues such as sexual addiction as well
shame in more general terms, the concepts in these books are very easily
applied to body shame:
Pure Desire - by Ted Roberts
A Way of Escape - by Neil T. Anderson
Shame Thief of Intimacy - by Marie Powers
Deceived by Shame Desired by God - Cynthia Spell Humbert
Besides justice, my websites, body shame/acceptance, I enjoy good times
with friends, photography, surfing the web, architecture, watching good
movies, hiking, swimming/hot tubing (but ONLY without those stupid,
worse than useless, uncomfortable, and offensive things called swimming
suits!), playing Backgammon, Uno, Jinga, etc., or simply hanging out and
talking. I like both big cities, and nature (especially beautiful
forests and beaches), in nature I feel a closer connection to myself and
the majesty of Gods creation, in big cities I like the art, culture,
diversity, sights, activities, festivals, and celebrations. I also like
many music styles such as Swing, Classic Rock and "New Age", as well as
enjoying modern art, sci-fi, theme parks (especially Disney), travel,
cats, and much more! I also care about protecting the environment and
living a simpler way of life.
Well, that's the basic intro. to David Blood. The rest of this site
plus my other web sites and pages also say a lot about what I believe,
what I like, and who I am. As I said at the top, perhaps this can be a
starting point to get to know others of similar interests and beliefs.
It would be most wonderful to become friends (and possibly more) with a
single woman who finds that she shares much in common with me because of
this and my other pages. But you don't have to be a single woman, if
you find that we share some interests and would like to get to know me
better drop me a line and say hello. I am also building
a great home based business so, if you'd like to find out more about
that drop me a line about that too. If you find that we share some
interests and think we could work well together, we could have a lot of
fun in this business too!
May God's peace, grace, and love always be yours richly.
David Blood
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