If they died more would live

I just listened to one of linkin park's new songs and hugh grant's new movie. They were both a waste of time. Al Gore, Madonna, Live Earth, Micheal Moore, Cindy Sheehan, and so many other public spectacles are too ignorant to use their fame to create real change. They leap on the latest band wagon and gorge themselves on each others flattery. Your are so caring about the environment and stuff, like yeah, live earth was soooo cooool. They don't research, they don't really care. They're empty shells waiting to be filled by our praise. They sit back and do nothing when thousands die in Dar fur. They react boldly when a fellow colleague says fag to another colleague but SAY NOTHING about the millions women being beat by their husbands in many Islamic countries. They remain silent about the women and men beheaded by civilians because they dated the wrong person or touched in public. They disgust me. Not to mention all of the rappers who glorify the subjugation of women and are blindly worshiped by those who rally around the banner of equality. I can't stand the hypocrisy and WILLFUL ignorance anymore.

Christians get ridiculed constantly by these circles. We have the answer. Money won't fix aids and civil unrest that kill hundreds of thousands each year in Africa. We send food but it is horded by evil men to gain power. They starve to death every day because good men do nothing. The people need a heart change that can only come from Christ. No amount of money or tears will fix it. I know let's have another earth day! At least we can make cool songs that make us feel better while others die.

Some of these men won't have a change of heart. They are willing to die to keep their power. I say LET THEM DIE. During the civil unrest in Rwanda peace keeping operations really did a great job, they peacefully sat back and watched hundreds of thousands die!

As for me and my house I am going to try to save some money and make sure it gets to missionaries in Afghanistan. Maybe one day women won't be slaves to the burka. BTW I won't be giving any money to global warming.

Ideals and Reality

There is a spectrum among christians with two extremes. You have those Christians that see Christianity as a immovable steel structure; set in stone and unforgiving. On other side are those that see Christianity as a useful tool that should be bent and molded to meet the needs of the world it seeks to serve.

The strict and unbending of the faith see themselves as defenders. They are protecting thier religion from the onslaught of new culture that seeks to destroy Christianity one comprimise at a time. They rally around issues like abortion, physician assisted suicide, and prayer in school. I believe they mean well. To them the Bible is a book of theology that concretely lays out what a person ought to believe and do, with the emphasis on believe. The Bible to them is mainly a book to be studied and protected. These are the idealists

The other guys are bit more connected to reality. They are mainly doers. The Bible is a book of living that can be interpreted loosly. Theology is not nearly as important as helping people. They focus on parts of the Bible that are meaningful to thier lives. They are very pragmatic but usually only live out the parts of the Bible that mean something to them and ignore the rest. These are the realists.

Who are you? What is the Bible to you?

I stand closer to the idealists but lately have become very concerned with the pragmatic side fo the Bible. I believe you do not have to be on the spectrum. I believe if the Bible is well interpreted it makes the ideals real. I believe the Bible is written pragmatically and that systamatized theologies are useful but not prescriptive. I believe theology is only useful if it helps us serve God and help others. I believe we have to much talk about the Bible in our seminaries and not enough action. I believe our politics often get in the way of our ministry. What do you believe.