Ethos Statement for Ensign Jeff Hurley


	
	I am not fighting a stuffed animal, a children's television show host, a 
corporate symbol, or a desperate actor in a fur suit.

	I am fighting a set of ideas. I am fighting the shadows of truth that 
masquerade as comfort, exposing the concepts that cannot bear scrutiny to 
the harsh light of day, and I'm doing it one story at a time.

	I write stories about the Hell Wyrm, but he's not my target. I write 
stories against his summoners/creators, but they're not my target. My 
target is everyone who's ever thought that the damnable show was teaching 
anything.

	I've spent half my life studying religion, philosophy, and common 
values. I've taken all the stuff "Dilbert" makes fun of and found the 
good in it. I'm a vegetarian. I've done self-hypnosis, creative 
visualization, group-consensus modeling, serial speaking and almost every 
other system of self-help that has been degraded, drug through the mud, 
and stripped of all value in the over-simplifying, cloying children's 
shows of which the Hell Wyrm is the worst.

	And frankly, I'm more than angry about it. I find the reduction of the 
systems and beliefs of my life to sound bites to be every bit as 
offensive as trying to sell the kids BAF rosaries as good luck charms. 
These ideas pulled me out of the "let someone else think for you" trap, 
and I won't stand by while someone uses the underpinnings of my religion 
to make a fast buck and further manipulate the masses. I will do 
everything in my power to satirize, marginalize, poke fun at, and 
discredit anything that turns instruments of freedom into instruments of 
control. I invite you to come along with me.

	And while I'm at it, read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." 
It's worth it.