Catholics ‘piss’ed off

I couldn’t resist using this pun in a headline, but seriously I think they have cause.

Apparently HBO thinks it is funny to have a character in one of their shows urinate on a picture of Jesus. The Catholic who owns the home in the show then thinks that Jesus is weeping in the picture.

So should we be ‘piss’ed at HBO, or thank them for giving R Kelly a new job (I really don’t think I could take another ‘Trapped in the Closet’ video)?

Hey ladies…

My girlfriend forwards me all articles she comes across related to christianity. This one she found on the blog Jezebel.

The Jezebel post refers to this article about being a Christian woman. Now this woman’s teachings no way reflect the view of this blog. However some of her views might be more cultural standards than Christian standards.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

good spousekeeping

Martha Peace on how to be the wife God intended

• On feminism: “Instead of dwelling on what I think I deserve, I should be thinking that I am to serve the Lord graciously, however He chooses.”
• On widowhood: “Younger widows are to remarry rather than have idle time to gossip.”
• On extramarital friendships: “Turn from wrong thinking about the other person to right thinking about God and your responsibility to honor and worship Him.”
• On pms: “Lord, forgive me for maligning You. Instead, use me for your glory however you choose. If the pms symptoms have to continue, they’ll just have to continue.”
• On vanity: “Beauty is one of the ways the adulteress draws her prey…[but] it is all right to have some external adornment, because stripping oneself of all makeup and wearing only plain, drab clothing does not make a woman more pleasing to God.”

However the quote you ladies should focus on the most is:

“If you disobey your husband,” Peace admonishes in The Excellent Wife, “you are indirectly shaking your fist at God.”

No need to ask for comments because I am sure that our female readers will feel inclined to talk about their views on Christian womaness.

[Check out the full article and the image above at MotherJones.]

Porn lovin’ Christians

Recently a study was done examining the economic trends of pornography.

It is an interesting enough study, and it is for the most part fairly scientific, however when you give a thing of science to the media it becomes something new altogether.

Initially it was porn lovin’ red states. What better way to get back at your conservative enemies than by associating them with something they claim they are against. Now the study did not measure the political affiliation of the people purchasing the pornography, the racial make up, or even marital status. However the media is allowed to make any inference they want without retribution.

So lets look at the medias’ logic progression:

Southern States <3 Porn

Southern States = Conservatives

Conservatives <3 Porn

Conservatives = Christians

Christians <3 Porn

I knew it was only a matter of time before CNN aired an interview like this one:

So hats off to the media for perverting science to suit their agenda. They are using our oldest trick against us.

The Dark Pastor

Over the weekend the Dalla Morning News broke this gem about preachers learning how to fight.

Jeff McKissack is spreading the Batman gospel to youth pastors in Dallas and across the country. He hopes to convert them into followers of the Keysi Fighting Method, the street fighting style used in recent cinematic blockbusters.

Vigilante preachers will be preaching the gospel during the day and delivering justice in the night. If I had known this is what being a youth pastor was about I would have definitely chosen a different career path.

“People do crazy things, and we live in a crazy world,” said Galen Davis, a junior high youth pastor at Calvary Church in Irving. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with learning to protect yourself.

So if someone was trying to rob you, what do you think Jesus would have you do?
A) Give them your money.
B) Beat them to a bloody pulp.
C) None of the above.
I think these guys have watched The Second Chance a few too many times:

Giving up Facebook for lent

Probably one of the most popular news stories this year is how everyone is going to give up Facebook for lent. We all know that this sacrifice will end in utter disaster because Facebook is more addictive than crack.

A good friend of this blog tried to give up Facebook, not for lent, and he even went as far as to disable his account. Needless to say he is back at it.

Personally I think Facebook is such a powerful tool that can be used to God’s glory I don’t know why anyone would want to give it up for lent. Facebook should be in every Christians tool bag as a means for discipleship and ministering. It is like saying you aren’t going to see your family for lent, not very practical or glorifying to God.

However if you are one of those people that keep sending me Little Green Patch requests then I hope you take a Facebook fast for the rest of your life. This also applies to mafia, zombie, marvel comic book characters, or any other Myspace-style application you can think of.