February 8, 2008
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"Give Your Heart To Jesus, Miguel...But Your Ass Belongs To Me"~ Satan
Please excuse the mini hiatus from my beloved Xanga, but I've been really busy at work...keeping the parking lot clean is a never ending assignment it seems. Seriously though, between work and family, there has been little time for anything else. Let me just apologize to my faithful subscribers who come visit looking for an update. It's weird but I feel guilty when I don't post. As ridiculous as it may sound, I feel an obligation to post for my subscribers and friends. Of course, truth is, you can more than likely visit a chimp at your local zoo and be just as entertained and uplifted as when you come to read my stuff. But in my mind at least, I feel I have something worthwhile to say most of the time...okay, some of the time...er....okay, once in a while...okay, okay, on rare occasions. Moving on...
What ever happened to true Christianity? Was there ever a time when people really lived in peace and harmony? Ever a time when everyone loved each other and didn't see religion as an exclusive club that made you that much better than the man beside you? A time when you truly wanted to extend a helping hand to someone in need, without any hidden agenda, or thoughts of your reward in heaven? Was there ever such a time? Is there such a place now? If there is, I've never heard of it.
The message used to be about hope. After all Gospel, derived from old English god-spell, which means "good news" or "good tidings." These days it seems it's all about damnation and destruction and how if you don't belong to THIS church, you belong to the Devil. And what's up with all these churches that dedicate so much time tearing down other people's beliefs and religion? Don't they have better things to do with their time? I mean, seriously...wouldn't that time be better spent looking for people who don't believe or know about Jesus than to print pamphlet after pamphlet about how THAT church is wrong because they sprinkle water on people. THAT church is wrong because they believe that only 144,000 will be saved...or because they dance around and clap during their service and not being reverent.
Are you serious??? What the hell is wrong with you people? How can you distort the message in this way? Do you know why that is? I'll tell you. Because people rarely read and ponder the Bible on their own. They'd rather read the condensed version from Pastor Bob, or Brother Earl, or Reverend Smith.
---Gotta go to work... more later..
Comments (33)
I think most people I see who are "devout" Christians these days tend to just use Jesus to forward their own "moral" values. Screaming at someone about abortion and going off on how homosexuals shall destroy good living and such really isn't what Christ was preaching, so far as I ever read.
You are right,I have no idea what is wrong with them,they have become so hardened to the truth that they work against it.
Glad to see you back.
Kathi
They are wrong, I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing somewhat with the Drako guy, except I don't think it's most devout Christians but I do see convuluted teachings being popularized.
think you answered what's wrong -in the title -'slong as we got this mortal ass - it kinda --want's to be his...
Convoluted is right...Jesus didn't shut out anybody!
those last few pictures make me very sad/sick. no wonder people have a mixed up view of Christians.
People have a really impressive capacity for stupidity.
I figured out how to make those lunatics shut up.
Just ask Kinkos to stop printing their signs.
I sometimes wonder if they read the same Bible as I did........................
thought provoking post! I believe everyone needs to work hard to make it to heaven.. however, i don't believe any one denomination / religion has exclusive rights.. the only requirements according to me are belief in God, last day and leading a righteous life .. i see religion as a personal relationship between me and God .. we should focus on improving ourselves instead of just pointing fingers at what everyone else is doing wrong..
sorry went on a rant there .. but it's something i'm passionate about .. living in peace and tolerance ..
Ok . .
1-I don't have to pay to come see you, I would if I want to see a monkey @ a zoo
2-If I toss you peanuts, you won't pea in my direction (I hope not), a monkey might
3-Monkeys are furry . . . er, you claim to be too . . .ok, I'll give you that one
4-You're bilingual!
5-You traveled in gangs, monkeys in packs . . . hmm, ok, another similarity
6-You are a responsible adult . . . er, most monkeys are more responsible than some adult . . . this isn't going so well
7-Wait! you can type! yeeayy!
8-You have interesting, if not shocking, messages to deliver
9-You take criticism, no matter how poor, well . . . monkeys tend to need more encouragement, thus are high maintenance
10-I feel like I'm visitng w/an ol'buddy when I'm here . . . and your xanga doesn't smell like piss . . . yeeayy!!
Why I listed all that? I have no fking clue! My head doesn't make sense these days. It just spins around'n round. Oh yeah, you're funner than visiting a monkey.
You make a great point about "organized" religion. I was brought Catolica, of course, and have issues with it. I don't believe there ever has been a time of true brotherly love . . . the closest I can think who come to that kind of bliss are the Amish.
Loving CoffeeRevolutionary 's comment
Buen fin de semana, m'jo!
You got a good point there.
Can you even imagine what it will be like on the final day of judgement when He returns and takes His people and who gets left...? Can you even imagine what it will be like for those people in the pictures above when they have to be judged once and for all, and what the look on their faces will be like when they realize Ooh crap.. I was wrong!!
I work with a lady who is well into her later 60's and she says G-d Damn just about every other word.. The other day I said " I cant believe you havent been struck by lightning yet Judy.. and she says "well I'll just strike him right back".. I fear for you Judy.. I really fear for you..
Scary shit..
I've missed you Miguel.. Wheres that silly pirate friend of ours.. I miss her too.
This makes my stomach churn. How disturbing and sad.
AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! You may enjoy reading civildis today.
Have you read the book Blue Like Jazz? It gives me A LOT of hope and aligns well with my own beliefs.
ive seen these people--westboro baptist church. they are a cult and they are going to die out because they have stopped allowing sex even in marriage. but the little kids in the group spouts the evil they preach. of course, the kids don't know better... but i think the state should take them away and teach them. no kidding, i think teaching hatred is abuse.
thanks for the post.
People turn me off religion more than religion itself does.
I couldn't agree with your post more! I wonder if these people really believe Christ would want us to pray for dead soldiers or refuse someone love because they are "queer". ugh
omg, that was totally scary. i'm so glad i don't live in the bible belt...
I completely agree. These are the crowds; the mindless people who hear things and believe them, or follow people without questioning them. Obviously the majority of them have a family Bible on display in some special place (ie. the attic?), but I'll bet you any amount of money that they have never actually picked it up and studied it. These are the same people who cheered and voted to crucify Jesus, and most of them had no idea why. They are blood-thirsty.
It is those exact people that give Christianity such a bad name. Of COURSE there are true on loving Christians out there, but they're not the ones we hear about.
Those people in those pictures; those people are not Christians. If they actually read a word of the new testament, they would know that the main, most important, message of Jesus is love. He hung out with the the outcasts; he befriended the ones who the world rejected. The Bible specifically states to LOVE our enemies, and to judge NO one.
These people are not followers of Christ; they are followers of themselves. If they're going to turn homosexuals away from the church, then they might as well lengthen the list and add liars, cheaters, pedophiles, adulturers, murderers and theives on there as well. Isn't all sin the same in God's eyes? It is. And therefore the pews in that church should be completely empty every sunday, for no one is pure enough to attend. "May he who is without sin be the one to throw the first stone."
That isn't a real church sign. If you'll look closely, you'll see that right underneath the church name, there's a website address "churchsigngenerator.com". Go to that site, and that church sign is one to choose from.
religion scare me
or rather, extremists
totally agree with what you're saying though
and i don't know you very well.. or at all
but everytime i see/hear about cholos
i totally think of you. haha
You're a good cheer-er up-er.
I would always use the general hooker entrance.
I totally agree...
Those "sign carrier" Christians will be mighty surprised when He says," Depart from me ye workers of iniquity. I never knew you." Regarding the comment of MomGone Madd above: As the mother of the pirate of whom you may be referring, we hope, soon. Always enlightening to read your mind, Miguel, my Brother.
Those pictures are so sad.
Man has bastardised the Christian message. They do not follow the holy books. They pick and choose what they want to espouse and disregard the rest. This is religion not faith. It is people like this that turn so many people away from seeking the Lord. These people are not Christians. They have not turned their lives over to the Lord, they are merely trying to make themselves look good before others
I love your posts, Miguel.
Whenever anyone includes in their own post a query for good sites to read, I always mention yours.
I felt the same way--an obligation to post, and it started to really stress me out. It began to feel like a job. Then I cut way back on posting as well, because of feeling so stressed and pressured.
Hope you are doing well?!! We miss you here, around these parts...
*poke*
Oh those stupid fucking fluorescent signs from the Phelps'. They're all a bunch of cruel, hypocritical pieces of shit. Oh, and did I mention I live in the same town as them? Yeah, they fucking suck. I have a sign for them.
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