Making Mockery of Christianity
Posted by thelamp on April 20, 2007
They called it a “drill,” but police in Burlington, N. J., accomplished little more than inciting fear and divisiveness recently when they portrayed “Christian terrorists” during a school-safety exercise. The activity purportedly was designed to prepare students, faculty and administrators for reacting to emergency situations on school property.
So, here’s the scenario they concocted: two angry Christians storm a school and gun down several students. The reason for their rage? The gunmen came to get justice because one of their daughters had been expelled for praying before class. Yeah, right. Can anyone even imagine the fallout if the police had pretended to be gays angry about being denied the privilege of going to the homecoming dance?
Everyone knows that practice makes perfect, which is why emergency exercises should be based on realistic situations. The purpose is to allow those in authority to evaluate plans and procedures. Does anyone believe this is a realistic scenario? Burlington residents should be quivering in their boots right about now, if there is a plan or procedure for taking out Christians in public school hallways.
The characterization of Christians as gun-toting extremists is particularly disturbing. Yes, evangelical students have sought the right to pray, distribute faith-based literature and even sing a song of praise on school campuses. There is no record, however, of Christians taking a public school under seige as a means of securing their constitutional rights.
Youth raised on a steady diet of popular culture instead of the Bible can’t make such a claim. Think back to 1999, when the worst school massacre in U.S. history left 15 dead and 23 wounded at Columbine High School. The first to lose her life was a young lady who proclaimed her faith in God. This is reality.
Those who talk of tolerance are quick to create programs that make homosexuals comfortable and welcome in America’s public classrooms. Apparently, the secular world believes Christians don’t warrant the same compassion or courtesy.
Source: www.centerformoralclarity.net
Jeremiah Jones said
Well sir what would you prefer senario to be about muslim terrorists? Well then thats descriminating against muslims. The point of this exercise is safety and that is the main focus. Besides you act as if Christians are discrimnated constantly in America. How the HELL can you think that? Nearly every single politician in this country practices some form of christianity. Do you ever see people protesting christian worship or saying that christians are evil? No because in this part of the world at least Christianity is the dominating force. People like you make up this sence of false discrimination in their head because you do not like it when people resist your beliefs being pressured upon them. As the the homosexuals, yes they do deserve more support than christians do. Has it ever been hard to be a christian in America? NO, but at this time especially it is very hard to be an out gay man in America because people like you cant pull your head out of your ass to see that their not hurting anybody. Your an idiot.
thelamp said
Sad to say, American Christians really do not truly understand what descrimination or persecution of religion really is. We have minute examples–Columbine, a very few others–but we truly do not see the constant barrage of terrorism. What we see a slanted Muslim view that has taken main stage and is comes against the American/Christian mindset and ideology. Let’s get this apparent, the US is not a Christian nation. At one time we could say the US was founded on Christian principles, but we have given over to self–self indulgence, self gratification, self-esteem (taken to the wrong extreme), and self-preservation. The phrase that could sum up American belief is “whatever you feel is right, do it”. What is sad is that absolute standards are thrown out and replaced with tolerance and a lot of blurring of the lines. This even reaches down to the arena of hoomosexuality. 2% population given perpahs the loudest voice (if not, only second to the NEA) while a LARGE percentage just looks the other way. Our attitude: if it doesn’t kill me or my children right now, I don’t care. But what is really going on is not an “immediate death” but a slow death. You throw a frog in a pot of boiling water and it’ll jump out. You place a frog in room temperature water and slowly heat it up, he’ll cook.
Now why do I say all this? John 3 states that man loves darkness. Light (Truth) exposes darkness. That is why what is suppose to be good is viewed as bad and what is bad is now good.
Common Sense said
>>Sad to say, American Christians really do not truly understand what descrimination or persecution of religion really is.
Common Sense said
“Sad to say, American Christians really do not truly understand what descrimination or persecution of religion really is.”
And they never will. It’s impossible for Christians in America to EVER know what discrimination is, it’s a clear cut case of the largest sect in the country wanting to make pretend they’re a persecuted minority, and everyone needs to feel bad for the overpriviledged.
Sure, there’s hypocritical whinings and murmurings every once in a while. “Boo hoo, we can’t force our religious doctrine as fact on all students in public schools, we’re discriminated against”, or one of my favorite, “WAH WAH, we’re not allowed to persecute minorities and force the law to treat like them second class citizens because of what our Magic Book says! They’re violating our Constituional right to violate the Constitutional rights of all non-Christians! Christianity is a persecuted minority! Wah!”
thelamp said
I will concur that American Christians do not know what persecution is in comparison to what the Muslims have done in nations such as Malaysia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, etc.
Goldmare said
Indeed, Christians of North America (and most of Europe) really don’t know what it’s like to be under physical persecution anymore (i.e. being imprisoned or killed for their beliefs), but that doesn’t mean that rights are not at the very least overlooked. What I mean is, one may not see direct action against Christians on a large or even noteable scale, but there is a subtle element, where other groups (religious or not) that are in the minority are getting more rights than Christianity. It’s one thing to give more rights to a certain group, it’s another thing when you only do so for one group, and not another.
For instance, here in Canada (Toronto, specifically, though it may occur in other cities as well), Muslim mosques can have their prayers spoken over megaphones so that people can hear it for a few blocks in each direction, whether they want to or not. However, if a Christian church were to do that, there’d be an immediate outcry, and likely a petition to make them stop (which they probably would end up having to do). So, it’s not okay to step on the toes of minorities–we should even bend over backwards to accomodate them–but if they fall into the majority (whether by religion, or race, or whatever), then they’re not important enough to get that kind of consideration, is that it?
I’m afraid that just doesn’t make sense to me. If a certain right is given to one group or sect, then it should be given to all. That’s what equality is all about. In the context of the original post, this means that this would be acceptable if there were documented cases of people, of any religion, attacking a school and killing students because the school’s rules offended them, but as far as I’m aware, there’s not, so it’s an unrealistic drill, as the writer stated above.
As far as my own response to the original post: I understand what the writer is getting at. I wouldn’t want the example to have been Muslim terrorists any more than the one that they used, as that wouldn’t be realistic, either. what I’d rather see is an example of what’s already been documented: troubled teens and young adults lashing out against their peers, for reasons likely unrelated to any religion whatsoever. THAT makes sense. Parents going postal over lack of certain religious freedoms (regardless of which religion is involved) is not. Besides, Christians on the whole in North America are far too complacent to do something like that (note that I’m talking about the majority here…there are exceptions). We are a lukewarm church in this day and age. They’d have probably said something (“That’s not fair! blah blah”), but when they are ignored, most will simply leave it be, because they themselves don’t really care enough to make a big issue if it (especially something as “small” as prayer in school… they’d probably just tell their daughter to pray silently, or do so before entering school instead, so they wouldn’t “step on toes”).
We need more Christians with backbones, really. Thankfully no one could say anything about me praying before eating my lunch, since it was in a public cafeteria and I was on free time. -_-
thelamp said
I agree with what you said towards the end of your post. Many Christians (NA) are very complacent and perhaps we even lazy. Most Christians are too consumed with being an outcast versus being conformed to Christ. I really like the movie Late One Night. Although very low budget props and poor acting, one thing I liked was “If you Christians really believed in hell, you would do everything in your power to stop us (sinners) from going there”. Later on he said “but if Christians really don’t believe in hell, why should we?” The sad reality is people don’t want to accept absolutes that hell and heaven are real and there is only one way to get to heaven. Even though it may be said, it seems to be rhetoric rather than reality.
BTW, thank you for posting your views. You’re welcome to post many other views and comments on other posts.
Goldmare said
Yes, that is true. Jesus told us to proclaim to Gospel to the whole world, and we in general are getting lazy about it. We all want to, but we don’t. We’re either lazy, don’t have enough faith, or haven’t taken the time to increase our own knowledge enough to qualify us to educate others. Or even all three (now that is a sorry state… one which I myself am guilty of, much of the time). My faith is the primary issue… I have been backsliding for some time, but I hope that getting into these religious discussions will help me refocus my priorities.
And you’re welcome.
I love these kinds of discussions. They get the brain muscles working. I will likely begin perusing your archives in the near future as well. 