Rant # 6:The pot calling the kettle black

I was checkin' out an online comic series starring an all star cast of Godzilla collectibles today. The creator is a very funny man. But I noticed something about his comics. He uses the phrase: sweet monkey Jesus quite often. I, being a Christian, am offended by this.
I started thinking of how Family Guy constantly makes God and his Son, Jesus, the butt of many o' joke. Everywhere I go, people are offensive and rebelious toward God. I figure that these people must know they're upsetting somebody somewhere and just don't care. Yet, they justify it as "just a joke," and some how that is suppose to make what they're doing all right. Since it's just a joke, then they don't have to be concerned about the feeling of their Christian neighbors. However, let a Christian stnad publiclly for whats right, and those same blasphemers get bent out of shape. Suddenly, feelings are very important to them. A group of kids gather around a flag pole to pray for their school and the God-haters demand that the kids be expelled, then proceed to write their congressman with the tired old line: Separation Of Church and State (which to my knkowledge was concerning the state CONTROLING the church, not the citizens public worship). The kids of the same parents that demand seperation of church and state are cursing and using God's name in profanity and it's overlooked.
They don't mind offending Christians with their blaitant rebellion, but don't want to be offended by a Christian's public position on right and wrong.

Did you know that the Roman Empire fell from within? Ultimately, it was the morale decay of it's citizens and their rampant disregard for decency that brought it down. America has been likened to the Roma Empire because of it's strength and independance. And just as Rome, we too are moraly deficient and foolishly rebellious against God. It won't be G.W. Bush that will bring this country to it's knees, it will be it's citizens.

So keep doing whatever you want, foolishly daring God to do something about it. Mock a Christian and accuse him or her of being a fanatic everytime you offend. Go ahead and get all bent out of shape everytime you hear a Christian make a Biblical reference that offends you (because you can't argue it's truth and wisdom). In the end, you'll have no one to blame but yourself.

Amended @ 1630: I want to say note that I do realize that not all those who do not follow the Christian Faith are guilty of what I went on a rant about. And I well aware that there are some so-called-christians who are very quick to point the finger and judge. However, what I concluded my rant with was not my judgement. It was my conclusion based on what I see in America today and the extremely LIMIED knowledge history that I posses. I don't hate those who aren't Christians, and it wasn't too long ago when I didn't follow Christ. And still I have a lot of growing to do. I'm not perfect by any means.
Notwithstanding (hope I used that word right) I believe the Bible and take it seriously. From the examples I learned from the nation of Isreal (from the Bible), from history, and fromwhat i see going on around us, I can see that America is headed for a serious time-out from God, not because the earth isn't loaded with Christians, there are those that don't follow Christ that have outstanding morales, but because of our morale defiecencies as a nation.

Amended on 06-01-05 @ 1650
Just after posting this rant, my co-worker read to me a news article from the web about a (so called) christian pastor who was arrested for kidnapping a 14 yr. old girl, making her a slave, and trying to force her to act as his wife. During his trial he was thrown out of the court room for disrupting the court proceedings. Can you guess how? If you said by obnoxiously reciting verses from the Bible as loudly as he could, you win. This is read to me just after posting this rant. No wonder people don't want to have anything to do with Christianity, when nut-jobs like that try to use the Bible to justify their sins. And yet, I too feel some what ashamed of the rant I posted. Don't get me wrong, I ment every word. But actions such as the hypocrate reverand and my anger fueled post do nothing for a person's desire to seek a relationship with Christ.
Therefore, I'd like to apologize for the rant, not because it wasn't true, for that is after all my opinion based on what I've read from the bible, but because it doesn't demonstrate love, which is what Christianity is founded on. Thus, it was un-necessary. Forgive me. You all are entitled to your own opinions. That's what makes this country so great. As the creator of a web comic staring Godzilla colectibles said in one of his comics - the same creator that I all but slammed in my original rant - "I don't agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
Sorry, everybody. I wasn't exactly acting on the directions of God when I wrote the rant.
I would like to say that the pastor I mentioned is not a representative of God. Neither is the guy who walks around condemning everybody to hell and never really talking to any about Jesus or inviting anyone to the church they attend. A Christian may not be perfect, but they certainly don't pull that garbage. I'm not judging. It's just fact. To be honest, I have to work hard daily and depend on the strength of the Lord to keep from doing those things (though it's not hard to avoid kidnapping female minors for my own sick perversions). Just keep in mind that the "so called christians" are getting more attention than those true Christians who share the good news of the gospel out of the love in their hearts for Jesus and for our souls.

'Til next time, as you were.

Rant #5: Pot shots from the Democrats; Mainstream's embrace of Homosexuality

First, I'd like to address the whole "we don't like Bush, so lets make him the butt of our jokes at every possible occasion" issue.

Now I may be wrong (happens quite often) but I thought the Florida re-count was motivated by the Democrats as well as the re-counts that followed. Sure, George Bush lost the popular vote, but the Electoral College votes are what determines our president. I thought that was old news. It seemed as though each time the votes were re-counted, Gore lost by more and more votes. It seemed as though the Democrats initiated the re-count, then criticised the Supreme Court for stepping in and preventing any more tax-payer money from being spent by declaring Bush the president after three re-counts showing Bush as the winner.
Then, this last election disappointed most Democrats even further after Bush won both the Popular and Electoral College votes. I say most Democrats were disappointed because I know of one Democrat at my place of business who voted for Bush. I work side by side with a Democrat who stated that all the Bush-Bashing on MTV didn't make him want to vote for Kerry. He said he didn't like the tactics used by MTV and the other stations. President bush won without dispute. Next thing I know, I hear a handful of Democrats formulate their own conspiracy theories as to how Bush got elected. The most popular was the hackable electronic ballot machines. One spoke of the president winning in states with more votes than registered Republicans (as if a person couldn't vote any other way than they registered). The thing about it is none of the Democrats would have disputed the election results if Kerry had won and I doubt the Republicans would have either.
Now the Democrats are hell-bent on preventing the Republican led House from having their way. They seem to be acting as little kids throwing fits because the big kids won't let them play outside of the rules.
I used to be a Democrat. Being a black man, I was led to believe that Republicans were anti-black. But I saw how the republicans would take defeat with stride and get work done anyway. Then I noticed how the views of the Republicans were closer to my views. I also saw how Former President Clinton was an embarasment to the military and common decensy. He hated the military and loved the gays. The only thing I could see he was good at was looking good for the camera, say what the mainstream wanted to hear, destroying the morale of the Armed Forces, and getting out of trouble.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but one may as well face the facts and accept that the desired candidate lost. Sour grapes. Get over it.

Now, on to Homosexuality.
I recently watched an episode of Cold Case Files that all but celebrated Homosexuality. It was practically trying to force the idea that a gay lifestyle is perfectly alright. Now if there had been a character on the show that was portrayed as absolutely disagreeing with the life style (not like the brother and boyfriend of the white girl that fell for a black girl but a neutral character of the present day that openly didn't accept homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle) you can bet you'd hear about it on the news the following evening.
It's no secret, I believe homosexuality is a sin before God, and you can't live a lifstyle such as that and believe you're saved. You cna't live in sin at all and expect to be called a Child of God. Romans Chapter one calls it a sin and I believe it's somewhere in Deutaronomy where God calls it an abomination. "The Bible was written by men" you may say, but when was the last time you subjected yourself to rules and morales that absolutely condemned your way of life?
I don't hate gays. I've meet some very good gay people. The best neighbor I ever had was a bisexual housewife. Now that woman could show a Christian a thing or two about loving your neighbor. But I believe the Bible. Hell is no joke folks. A good life won't cut it. It's gotta be a life saved by Jesus and subject to the dominion of the same. I don't hate gays. I hate their lifestyle. God didn't create gays, our society did. I'm heartbroken by the idea of a gay man or woman that will attempt to serve God without forsaking the very sin that makes their efforts fruitless.

I know what you're thinking. "Well, you posed a question in an earlier post whether or not bondage is allowed in sex." First of all, it was a question posed concerning a married couple whom faithfully serves Christ. Second, it wasn't ment to be serious. I don't think I could bring myself to bind my wife, a faithful servant of God and created in God's image, for the sake of getting off. Even if it is acceptable in the sight of God, it wouldn't feel right to me.

That's all I have. I'm completely spent now. I don't have time to check my spelling because I'm at work, so I'll probably check it tomorrow.
And to all you gay folk, I don't hate you. I love you just as much as any other soul.