Robert J. Mast Jr.
I am a 32 year old white male living in extremely religious middle America. Although I was born and raised as a Penecostal & I do believe in God, there's a constant struggle over my beliefs & the reality of my sexuality. Although my family believes it is a choice or a curable affliction, after years of self torment & countless hours of research I believe we are born this way. The one thing I have told family & friends during our conversations is that if it were a choice I would have never chosen to be homosexual. However, I have to give my family the credit they deserve. It has taken a very long time but they have learned to balance their beliefs with their love for me. They do not treat me different from any other member of our family & they show great interest & respect to my various talents. They allow my partner to attend all family functions & treat him with a great deal of respect. For this I am eternally grateful & I love them dearly for exhibiting the kind of love & acceptance that Christ did when he walked this earth. My partner & I have been together for almost a year & a half, & thanks to the complete failure of the Big 3, in this once booming automotive town, we are struggling to make a living. Our story isn't much different from the rest of Kokomo's residents but to compound our problems I suffer from acute scholiosis which causes crippling chronic pain, & Richie suffered a tramautic brain injury to his frontal lobe about 3 years ago. My medical problems have made it so my doctor only lets me work part-time and Richie's have made it impossible for him to secure or maintain employment. With our financial situation being so bleek I decided to find a way to make money doing something I have loved. My research brought me here & I was thrilled that I received an offer for my very first submission. I am looking forward to growing as a writer as I work to submit many more works to the content editors.
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Hope for Kokomo's UAW Work ForceIndiana was awarded a $4 million grant to aid autoworkers in finding new employment, but 2011 may be too late for a city that's already crippled economically.
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Infamous Indiana Millionaire in Hot Water with Law Enforcement!Durham's offices in Indianapolis and Akron, OH are raided with sealed warrants by the FBI but the public doesn't have to dig deep to find answers as to why.
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Medical Marijuana Gains Momentum in the U.S.A look at the momentum building for the use of medical marijuana and what the economic benefits of ending the prohibition on cannabis all together could have for the country.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: The Invisible DisabilityThis article is about my personal experience in learning to recognize and cope with the multiple devastating side effects my partner suffers from after receiving a traumatic brain injury, also known as TBI, in a car accident three years ago.
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Gays in the US Finally Protected by Federal Hate Crime LegislationReview of the historical signing of the "Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act" by President Obama and what the President and gay activists still want to accomplish for the homosexual community.
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Homosexuality & ReligionThis article explores the various translations of two of the major Bible versus that are used to condemn homosexuality. It's also the story of my own journey of trying to comes to term with my God versus my sexuality.
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Never Forget the True Meaning of Christmas!It's all too easy to get wrapped up in the spending and gift giving during Christmas, but we need to take the time to stop and remember what Christmas and the symbols of Christmas represent and pass the legacy on over and over again.
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My Grandmother...I wrote this poem for my Grandmother for Mother's Day 2007. Our church and family planned a huge event honoring her that year for her many years of dedication to our church and family.
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Dear Mommy & DaddyMy cousin Amanda's appendix suddenly burst during her 6th month of pregnancy causing her to lose her baby boy, Christian. This poem came to me as I held baby Christian in my arms after his still birth.
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Kokomo, Indiana: From Automotive Boomtown to Nation's 3rd Fastest Dying City!Not a single resident of Kokomo, Indiana, has been left untouched by the devastating effects caused by the fall of Chrysler, Ford and Delphi.