happy thinks-giving
i am visiting some childhood family friends for the holiday. while it is always wonderful to see them, i find that it is not always prudent to "let myself go" and blab my thoughts on every topic. these sorts of experiences give much food for thought...por ejemplo, i almost got myself into a political debate with a fifth-grader. not good.it gets really tricky and i will tell you why. teaching children how to discern what is truly "good" and valuable is an extremely difficult task. i find that some children end up thinking that "christian=good" or "christian politician=good politics". not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself if kids are taught that the gospel is true and that the path of christ is the path of truth...
unfortunately it does NOT follow that all people who claim to be "christian" are good decision makers or leaders.
generally, i avoid political topics on this blog but i will venture a short statement for the sake of argument.
president bush, in my opinion, is not a good president. he may be a nice guy and very possibly may have a true faith in jesus...i really can't say. never met him. but really. just because a doctor says "i like jesus" does not mean i want him to perform open heart surgery on me or my family. i would prefer a surgeon who is good at his job. you can be sure that i would choose the better surgeon over the christian surgeon. if the christian surgeon is better...great! sign me up!
seriously, folks. think, people, think! there is no excuse for the christian community to be willfully and stubbornly ignorant for the "sake of christians". it does not do anyone any favors.
there have been multiple instances where i have had to call my mother or my father in tears because i have such enormous problems with, say, Dr. James Dobson. i wrestle with how in the hell to love this man. i am practically developing an ulcer because of the damage he continues to cause and i am terrified for the people that blindly follow whatever he says.
now i am hyperventilating.
that's enough for now.
thank god that we are not ultimately in charge. it is of great relief to me that GOD is in control. otherwise i might despair. we just muck everything up.
thank god. for real. happy thanksgiving.
4 Comments:
Sometimes it's enough to make you want to be an athiest, just to distance yourself from the stupidity.
Oh wait...
So loving you right now.
-Michelle
i'm often sickened by these faces that are put on Christianity. and sickened by the fact that people think these are the faces that represent the "Christian." to look anywhere uncritically for that...ugh. Even the Bible needs to be read with your brain turned on-- but the words of man, all the more so.
and hey, I remember calvinball. I tried to play it once myself. thanks for the random call.
peace,
s
Happy Thinks-giving!
AMEN AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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