Ann Coulter Misinterprets Show About Meth

In one of her latest blog posts, Ann Coulter, a respected conservative and political commentator, suggested that, in more ways than one, the popular show, "Breaking Bad", is much like the bible. She argues that Breaking bad is "the most Christian Hollywood production since Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ.'". She argues that the show embodies many of the most vital stories of the bible, including jealousy, betrayal, murder, and sacrifice, which, while not as much as she might think, is PLAUSIBLE. However, her argument has at least one major hole, one which I strongly believe completely debunks her theory; while the lessons derived from the bible may indeed be important life lessons, there has been much speculation that many of those stories were simply metaphorical in nature, meant to be a life lesson hidden within a story instead of a literal supernatural event. Conversely, Breaking Bad is a very literal story about a cancer patient that sells meth in order to provide for his family before he passes, a series of events that, regardless of their interpreted meaning, tell the tale of a desperate man and his journey through the meth industry. Further into the article, Coulter begins to stray from any real connection that she may have made earlier on when she focuses one of the main characters, Jesse Pinkman, who she believes "[Embodies] the monumental importance of the cross.". She explains that Jesse feels tremendously guilty for the death of his girlfriend, who died from overdose induced vomit, and that he attempted to rid himself of his guilt through rehab, but failed to do so, and as a result, returned to his occupation as a meth cook. Coulter then goes on to explain that if Jesse had only known that God had sent his son Jesus, to die for him, he would have been able to forgive himself and made better choices for himself, which I find completely backwards; the entire point of Christianity is that any person, regardless of their faults or mistakes, can find forgiveness and truth by accepting Jesus and forgiving themselves. Not only does Jesse neglect to forgive himself, he deliberately goes back into the field that caused his girlfriend's death, which is basically the furthest thing from accepting Jesus, save for accepting satan. Coulter's problem isn't so much that she makes points that can't be argued, but that she is relating everything back to Christianity, the bible, and salvation; christians accept that the bible was the originator of concepts such as right and wrong, good and evil, justice and injustice, and so they find it easy to relate ANY form of media or work with those elements back to the bible, and while it isn't necessarily a bad assumption, it is often wrong. Not everything is about Christianity Ann. Sometimes, it really is all about the meth.

After Syria decision, Iran ready to come to the table

Directly following the US-Russia-Syria discussions, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani approached the UN, claiming that his country was prepared to come to the international table to discuss the iranian nuclear programs, to reassure the world that not only is Iran's nuclear power used solely for generating power for the country, but that the very IDEA that nuclear weapons were being prepared or were assembled in Iran was at odds with their fundamental beliefs as a country, "Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran's security and defense doctrine, and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions." He goes on to say that, because the creation and development of nuclear weapons, any sanctions against Iran are, naturally, inhumane and unnecessary, making sure to include comments about how the sanctions would punish the Iranian people for crimes they never committed, "Sanctions, beyond any and all rhetoric, cause belligerence, war-mongering and human suffering." Following president Rouhani's speech, president Obama seemed pleased with the country's apparent forthright cooperation, saying in a speech that "We are not seeking regime change, and we respect the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy...Instead, we insist that the Iranian government meet its responsibilities under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and U.N. Security Council resolutions." Although iran is "talking the talk", Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu clearly states that while Iran's words are indeed promising, thy will not truly follow through and "walk the walk", claiming that although Iran claims innocence when it comes to nuclear weapons, their claims, as well as their attempts to gain favor with the international community, is nothing more than a farce, a  "smokescreen for Iran's continual pursuit of nuclear weapons", and that Iran is simply trying to remove the sanctions so that they can continue to build towards nuclear weapons.

Although most details are sketchy at the moment, I strongly believe that Iran's coming forwards can be attributed, at least partially, by the dealings between America, Russia and Syria, possibly hoping that they can strike a deal with the UN to demolish the US sanctions against him. This article shows how dramatic action by the US set off what looks like an international chain of events that could very well ripple throughout other countries, starting with Syria and spreading to Iran within a few days.