Here are 10 categories that may solicit different viewpoints on various issues:
1. Age: young vs middle aged vs old 2. Sex 3. Part of the world that the person was raised 4. Education--the viewpoint of the uneducated is often voiceless even more so than the atheists. I wouldn't mind working with a high school drop out to co-author some columns if you find one who is motivated to do that. Or, some high school drop outs are self-educated and better educated in the general sense than I am so you can locate one of them. 5. Religious vs non-religious background 6. Sexual preference (gay vs bisexual vs straight) 7. Political affiliation: Green Party vs Constitution Party vs Democratic Party vs Republican Party vs Libertarian Party 8. military experience vs non-military experience 9. Rural vs small town vs urban upbringing 10. even a Memphian vs Jacksonian perspective On Sep 9, 1:05 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Angelia, > > Can you freelance? I don't have time to write a regular column nor the > desire to be frank. However, many of the people in MFA are part of a > voiceless minority in the South: non-religious, often lived in some > other national (non-Southern) or international culture, etc. > > It would be great to have various perspectives on issues influencing > the South from people who live in the South. I could give you a > socially conservative, rural, small town Pennsylvania viewpoint from > someone who now lives in Cordova--a person who also spent some time in > California (and a summer in Spain). By the way, that would be the > traditional meaning of the word conservative and not the new > Evangelical definition of that term. > > Again, I could freelance if they are interested but I would like to > focus most of my time on Memphis. And I will probably just donate the > little money to MFA. > > Jason > > On Sep 9, 10:28 am, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Dear unholy sisters and brethren, > > > I have landed a column with *the Pacer*, the school paper at UT Martin. > > Please keep me in your unprayers as I continue my path of spreading the > > light and truth of enlightenment. > > > In loving reason, > > > Angelia Stinnett > > P.S., The Jackson Sun is looking for minority columnists, if anyone not > > white male Christian Republican is interested, thought I do think it will be > > hard for a white male to get in. Women, especially of those not white, are > > likely candidates, with a warm and friendly recommendation from me. Landing > > a column is not based on grammar, by the way and only lightly based on > > content. Once a column is posted, we have people who politely clean it up. I > > am proud to say that my columns are rarely corrected or adjusted, just > > occasionally shorten, cause you know this girl can rant. When it is > > changed, no one says a word to me, just fixes it and prints it. As I have > > been told, many of the columnists are really poor writers, even though many > > of them are college professors, so if anyone of a lovely brown, black, or > > olive complexion (or female or different nationality) is interested, reply > > to me and I will get you started. > > > They generally let me write what I want but if it's something too personal, > > they "can" it and I was told that I should edit the word Atheist out of my > > vocabulary. I was told that if I go too offensive, people will stop reading > > my column, so I generally write about issues that express my beliefs, not > > specifically state my view that all religion is mythology. If interested, go > > to the Jackson Sun's website to read the on line columns. I am attaching > > some of my previously published columns. There's not much pay in writing a > > column, but there is a certain beauty in having a voice and it looks really > > good on a resume'. It has definitely been therapeutic to write about what > > pisses me off and to help draw attention to specific events/projects going > > on in Jackson. And, you don't have to live in Jackson to write. I will tell > > you how to go about that once I hear from you. > > > Bible Bill.docx > > 22KViewDownload > > > Column on Conspiracy Theories.doc > > 31KViewDownload > > > Column on Discrimination.doc > > 31KViewDownload > > > Column on gay rights.docx > > 22KViewDownload > > > Column on Gender Equality.docx > > 18KViewDownload > > > Column on prostitution 1.doc > > 40KViewDownload > > > Palin is a hooker.docx > > 350KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
