Dissin' Jesus

I am saddened because so often we claim to be Christians but in word and deed we aren't. The Word calls for us to be imitators of God because we are His children. If we really did this then we wouldn't be worrying ourselves with the foolishness that came out of a drunken stupor. We would be concerned for the soul of this woman. We should rush to aide her because we can obviously see that she is sick. She needs our help not our hate.

Jesus came to heal the sick and call us all to repentance. This woman apologized, we must take that and move on. We as Christians have need to apologize and we wouldn't want to be fired every time that we made a mistake or did something wrong.

What if God counted us out or sent in His defense team after us when we sinned? We would all be dead and gone.

I am truly bothered by Christians that act in this manner. They are more interested in making a story than converting someone for Christ. They aren't being transformed from the world they are imitating it.

I like the candor and the reasonable tone of this article on how to respond to disrespect of God in culture. But I've seen several articles now about we are 'turned off' by church people reacting with venom and calling for action every time someone says something offensive to Christianity. Aren't we supposed to expect persecution from the World?

The answer is yes, but in this free culture we can do something about it. Popular culture is what we make it, and we can make it better by acting offended every time we really are offended because someone mocks God. The others outside the church need to know that Jesus jokes are not funny (they may not know this). We honor God by helping to create a culture that realizes some things are not OK to ridicule. If we do nothing we are giving up a 'talent' that God expects us to use, that is, our public voice.

All of course done in love and respect for believers and non-believers.

"So far in America we are only dealing with bad manners and insults."

Perhaps so, but I think for those like Donohue and Wildmon (and myself) the fact is that this phenonmenon of Christianity having to endure a constant barrage of these bad manners and insults is in recent years becoming more and more of an accepted societal norm that was not the case a few decades ago. And for myself, what I find chilling is the prospect of what this means long-term if such blatant instances of bigotry toward Christians is not met with the *same* standards that we as a respectable society apply to those who are found to be guilty of "racist" or "hate-filled" remarks. The longer-term consequences will mean more than just bad manners and insults for us. As an American Christian, it leaves me deeply concerned that the principles of religious freedom I take for granted in this society, will be slowly but surely taken from us.