The Davinci Code

First off, I haven't read the book. It became just a fad so fast that like the pogs, tickle me elmo and furrbies, I waited. Now the big thing is Sponge Bob. I think I'll continue to wait.

If your faith is so weak that it's going to be changed by a simple movie, by all means, go see it. Hollywood's version of events they weren't there for 2000 years ago are obviously all true. (Sarcasm). I've seen the reviews of United 93. I won't see that movie simply because that was a tragedy I lived through and there is nothing glamorous about tradegy.

Anyway, back to the rant. The Catholic Church is very much against any Christian seeing this movie. However, I vaguely remember reading that one of the movie's stars even said it's nothing but hooey and Hollywood entertainment. I am not Catholic, but do attend church. Our substitute Pastor said in his sermon this morning that Hollywood is trying to say that Christ was not divine, and He was married and had children and all that is not true, and we know that because Christ died for us. Like my mom says, even if He was married with children, that still doesn't change what he did for us - suffer and die. She has a point. My faith is not changed my a simple Hollywood movie. I would think it would be an entertaining view of what could have happened, but nothing more.

You know what my favorite book is next to The Left Behind series and the Christian faith series by Kathryn Kingsbury? It's "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal". Now, come on. That's one entertaining story. I laugh my butt off every time I read it. And I think I've read it 7 or 8 times in the last few years. But even I know it's fiction.

I'm strong enough in my faith not to be tempted by Hollywood. I tell you what. if Christ had a family, or even a childhood best friend, makes no difference to me. When I get to Heaven, I'll ask him.

Patriot Guard Riders

Something I still have on my personal AIM profile: I find it so disrespecting and so dishonorable for a group of so-called Christians to protest a miliatary solider's funeral with chants of hate that God hates America because we embrace homosexuals. Shame on this minister and his entire congregation for preaching hate. They say that God hates us so much for embracing homosexuality that a solider's death in Iraq is his own fault. What is this world coming to? I can't wait for that minister to meet his maker only to be sent to Hell for preaching the opposite of the Bible.

The Patriot Guard Riders are a group of people on motorcycles that carry US flags and attend military funerals to muzzle the sound of the protestors. Thank God for them. No family should ever have to go through that kind of garbage at the loss of a loved one fighting for our country.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of this war, pulling out before we are finished puts many lives in danger. Al Quieda is waiting for us to leave before they strike the new Iraqi government and the country falls back into terrorism. The US people can't have it both ways. Those that protest the war and the fighting are the same people who will say, at the immient death of the Iraqi people, that we didn't do enough to help the people. Like throwing money at them is going to solve the problem.

Thankfully, Congress passed a law - in almost record time I bet - to stop protesting at funerals within 500 feet if I remember rigtht. There is no need for people to actively preach hate. If you don't like this country so much, you know how to LEAVE. No one is stopping you; that's the beauty of the United States. You are free. Try taking your biased, hate crazed messages to any other country in the world. You wouldn't make it a full day.