Over the last few days this topic has come up in multiple settings in my own personal life thus I have decided to barf it up here. On Tuesday my mom and I were discussing this on the way to Karate. There is an image of the Christian church in our society and culture that has become so twisted and distorted that I no longer wish to associate myself with it. However, we have aloud that. I have let that happen. I haven't spoken up against it. I haven't said, um NO we actually don't believe in burning Korans. I don't... but the church should have been outraged by that man. I sure was but why didn't I hear THAT side of the church's response? I heard Obama's response to it but not the church's. We should be the ones speaking up. We have lost so much value in our society. The church use to be such a fundamental in our country. It's not. It just isn't anymore. That is not our societies' fault. That's our fault. We can do better than this.
Today while I was not being taught at school I watched a documentary about the 2006 (I believe) instance where a (I will briefly summarize) French magazine published cartoons about Muhammad. They are pretty offensive. (Some of them were actually quite true and quite entertaining) but yes they were pretty offensive. The point is the extremists were outraged. Now they were idiots and sued which is dumb because they obviously haven't read anything about freedom of speech in the last few I dunno centuries... but anyways-why doesn't the church get outraged about stuff like this? WE NEED TO. One of my coworkers asked me about the said Koran burning over the summer and I simply said that the guy was a bigot and I hated the fact that he was doing it in the name of Christianity because the two simply were not related. It's the concept that I agree with. At least they spoke up. Now... how they did it...mah dumb. (I'm talking about the French thing now) BUT they did something. They didn't sit back. I applaud them for that. That takes more guts that I often have.
I don't really have a point to this I think it's just a rant. I want the Western Church to be something it's not but I think that's my problem. I'm focusing too much on the church and not enough on Christ. He's the only one we are to look towards for the answers to these subjects. At RUF (p.s. good teacher that guy) this week the speaker was talking about how we are so obsessed with the concept of balance. Almost every human being I know is caught up and lost and consumed with this concept. Work, school, family, friends, social life, home life, career plan, travel... whatever it is we try and figure out how to make the vast amount of opportunities we have available ... work together into a limited and confining amount of time. As Christians we squeeze God into that mess,as well. However, 'that guy' suggested to us that 'getting right with God' (as it's often put) isn't about balancing how much time you spend with him but the freedom that you enjoy in him. If you experienced that sort of freedom you can relate. I think when I most felt free is when my measuring stick for what's important in this lifetime was more Biblically set. It's lost some of that which I don't like.
My prayer: I want to be free in Christ. It's so worthy of my energy. And again that "saying" (Freedom in Christ) has lost its meaning... it's said so much and we just don't think about all these terms and WHY we say them the way that we do. I'm so caught up in myself- you know college age really is such a selfish age. What am I going to do? What am I going to learn? What classes am I going to take? What kind of job am I going to get? What career am I going to pursue? No wonder I get so depressed! I'm focusing on myself ALL THE FLIPPING TIME. You're never happy when you are like that.
I watched the Social Network (fabulous film) but so sad at the same time. Watch it. but so sad.
I hate film. It's so HARD! (Photography reference) I get so frustrated that I can't see the picture immediately. Impatience thy name is Shanna. Any tips with film? I just don't know how to meter well. I guess you just have to learn your camera. Mah I'm lost in the fact that I own an AWESOME digital SLR and couldn't care less about my film right now...hmmm... gotta start caring about the film that's the one that comes with a grade. psh
That's all. God bless you all and enjoy the long weekend! I plan to take pictures and eat Pho which I have never had and want to try. :)
-Shanna :)
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