Religulous

I don’t know. This is the statement Bill Marher makes in his documentary Religulous. I watched his movie tonight and it has provoked much thought. I don’t know what to make of it. It is not the best or most balanced documentary I have ever seen, I think Michel Moor has made more legitimate films, but he did bring up many arguments that require much thought. Mr. Maher at least tries to attack all religions equally, with the exception of atheism, and comes to the conclusion that all religion must cease to improve the state of mankind. To my understanding he believes that religion will be the currier of the apocalypse if not checked immediately, and replaced with humility and doubt. His perspective is, as he sees it, the only logical conclusion when weighing all facts, as he understands them. There were only a handful who appeared to be somewhat intelligent in the parade of ignorant people who make up the religious leaders whom he decided to flaunt in the face of his audience. Through all the self-righteous, slanted, Colbert-esk Q & A he did, it hurt me to see the Christian leaders he spoke with looking like the most ignorant, prideful, greedy bunch. This more than anything ells offended me. Not because Mr. Maher shined a spotlight on what is the biggest shortcoming of Christianity but that we as Christians have such a dark side. We have fallen so far from what Christ told us to be. The church or body of Christ is possibly the farthest thing from what it should be; Christ. I saw that Christians are using the message of Christ as a means of financial and social gain. This is wrong! Popoff and others like him are doing harm to Christ and his body I don’t know how to stop them without being just as guilty as they are.I know all I can do is live as Christ wants me to and there is a pattern for that and that pattern is Christ. He lived among the sick, poor, broken and sinful and exploited no one, except for the glory of God. I do not have that ability to exploit, except in myself, and I think it my duty to exploit myself as often as there is opportunity for the glory of God. I hope that anyone who watches Mr. Maher’s movie will know that there is much poor representation of the truth. Among other things, he says that that none of the gospels’ authors were eye witnesses to the life of Christ and this is not true Matthew, Mark and John were all eye witnesses Luke is the only one who was not an apostle and could be argued was not an eye witness. Please live as Christ love all mankind, help the poor, care for the sick, God loves all those he created and that includes every one of all backgrounds regardless of religion, social status, race, gender, or sexual orientation. Be as wise a serpents and as gentle as doves. Don’t be some ignorant religious fanatic quoting all the quips that are ingrained in us as the right answer. There is one thing that can be mocked but not refuted and that is unconditional love. We don’t need to argue with people until they have an epiphany, that will never work. We must love them unconditionally and let Christ lead them. II Thessalonians 4:11I Love Bill Maher!

Who knows?

So, I have heard it said that you could write a book about any one. I think this is true but who would care to read it? Please let me introduce myself, I’m a twenty two year old. Well that’s about ware this should end but I Want to look busy because I’m sitting in Starbucks and every one ells looks busy on there Dells and Macs doing something important. Something ells about me I am broke. That’s why my computer sucks, I’m drinking tea, because its three dollars cheaper then the delicious espresso, and I can’t afford to get on the convenient Tmoble wireless network. Life kinda sucks but that’s ok. It is a new year and I can’t wait for the next one. My new year’s resolution was to quit …, it has only been about thirty six hours and I’m ready to quit quitting. What can I say, I’m a quitter.
I like watching people, but who doesn’t? There is an old lady here who is trying to hard to look young with her young daughter who is trying way to heard to look old. They are sitting here having a conversation that I can’t hear because the Chilli Peppers are playing little to loud in my ears. It must suck sitting and looking what you want in the face and knowing you can never have it, or that you can’t have it yet. The worst part of it is that neither is content and they would probably trade for what the other has only to be just as in content. It’s funny but too sad to laugh at.
So if you were in here looking at me could see through this persona that I am trying so heard to project? Probably, but there are things you would never guess, things I would probably never tell you because I would be to busy trying to figure you out from across the room to actually have a conversation with you. This is one of the saddest things about our culture, we could sit in a crowded room all day and never speak a word to any one. All we need to be able to do is order a drink and be able to punch in a credit card number so we can access the internet because it’s the only way to contact that friend in Denver who is always on instant messenger. Ya, he is a friend but I want to talk to some one now, for real, who is real and not going to sine off in the middle of the conversation and leave me sitting here alone, surrounded by people.
This is my plea just say hello. Don’t always walk past me avoiding eye contact and acting like you have something way better to do than look me in the eye and say hi. There is no better way to waste time than meeting people. Of all the things in the world there is nothing more interesting than people. When you can get past the show we put on for others you will see they are the best thing ever. Some of us are cute some of us are not bit it’s the ugly ones who are my favorite because they are a challenge. Beautiful people are usually dumb and it takes all of five minuets to figure them out. The ugly ones are a real treat because they are the masters of putting up walls and hiding who they really are. But if you can find an ugly person who is beautiful and you can see that beauty you may have found a life long friend or if you are an ass you can truly heart some one deeply and make them never show that beauty to the world again. The choice is yours. But it always starts with hello.
So I was reading a book trying to look like every one ells and I saw a someone I kind of know. He is a man who is having some struggles at the moment that I don’t think I should know about but I know you should know about them. He is just sitting across the room trying to look like no one but I recognized him. He didn’t recognize me because I am a no one but I went over and said “Hay man it’s Greg. I’m friends with your little brother.” “Oh, hay, how are you doing Greg?” he said and then we were off on awkward conversation about life I tried to tread softly on the touchy subjects and tried to steer the conversation toward work and travel. It went ok, I hope he does well and makes good decisions, he had been a real dumb whole of late but I think he is a good guy who just messed up. I hope we run into each other again because I know I would help him if I could.