Look, Folks…
I read the most mind boggling bit of … stupidity … on Facebook today. This blog actually gets pushed to FB as a Notes feed so my family can keep up with it. I have quite a few friends who avoid FB like the plague (good on you, I say), but still read my blog. So, the push is a nice feature…
Anyway…you know, generally I see people fired up for their beliefs and I’m all about that. Right on. If you are going to believe something – then bloody well believe it. I mean, take it in, hold it tight and make it real. Whatever it is you believe. K? See how this works? Yeah. I’m very open minded. I’m very objective and actually can see other perspectives fairly easily – most of the time.
But this…drivel. I mean…Ok. I’m probably being overly harsh; but, I gotta say…I have a hard time believing that if the good Lord stepped out of the ether and said, “Yo, let’s check out a flick” or “Let’s hit the bookstore and find some awesome libros to puruse”…and, I responded, “Dude! That would rock. I have so wanted to catch the latest Twilight film.” Or “Man, I’m so up for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Or “Yeah, one of my favorite authors has a great book out. A prequel to her Black Magician Trilogy.”….I seriously cannot wrap my mind around the concept that then and there my soul would be rotting in hell because my relationship with the Big Guy was so horribly compromised.
Dude…seriously. I gotta say, I’m pretty flumoxed that people believe that if you enjoy a book about vampires, werewolves, demons, wizards, myth, magic, whatever that you are sinning and your “walk with Jesus is compromised”…Seriously?
I mean, believing in them, worshipping them…ok, then, maybe you would have trouble with the whole Christian thing given certain aspects of the faith – however, there are some denominations and such that could roll with the believing in them…though, the worshipping thing would be right out.
But, to enjoy a work of fiction. Fully comprehending that it is fiction – and, thus a large portion of why you are enjoying it…and, saying you’ll go to hell for doing so?
I just….seriously?
My brain hurts.
