There are some topics that I am sure of but can't seem to get on paper. This is one like that. One I know I want to talk about but can't get my thoughts together and organized. When this happens, the best thing I can do is just say it as plainly as I can and wait for the fallout.
Christians, our faith is not a joke. If those in the media and our society use it as fodder for comedy, it is because we ourselves make our faith a laughing stock. I hear people frustrated, saying "They would never talk about the Muslim faith like that" or "They never disrespect the Jewish faith" spreading the feelings that our faith is picked on and picked apart; oppressed and maligned. We not only make it easy for them to insult us, we insult ourselves and we insult our God.
We are the ones who took our most sacred days, Christmas and Easter, and handed them over to secular marketing. The Muslim and Jewish faiths understand that their holy days are just that. Holy. Sacred. How can we possibly expect the world to take us seriously when our mascots are turned into cartoon characters? The virgin birth isn't enough? God coming to the world or dying for its salvation is not enough to celebrate on their own? "Look kids! Look at Santa and the Easter Bunny. Arn't they precious? Arn't they funny? Ignore Jesus bleeding on the cross and eat your chocolate. Hilarious.
We are the ones who turned our faith into a political requirement instead of allowing our faith to rise above government and focus on the eternal. We are more passionate over our tax rate than we are about the poor. We want our politicians in church on Sunday but turn away quickly when their sin is brought to light. Ha ha. Just another joke. Another Christian caught with his hands down his pants or in someones wallet. Now we hate him. Isn't our inconsistancy just a giggle a minute?
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