Last night I saw a show on CNN called "This is Life." I've seen this show before and I notice a common trend about it. The show highlights the aspects of life that are very seedy. Past shows were about strippers, motorcycle gangs, heroine users, etc. Reaching an all time low, last night's show was about Satanists. This group wanted to erect a 9 foot statue of baphomet in Detroit. The group behind it was the same group that had the statue of the Ten Commandments removed from a courthouse in Oklahoma. Their argument was religious freedom and not having one religion forced on people by the government.
The host of the show, Lisa Ling, who strikes me as one big knucklehead, interviewed key individuals from the group as well as some of their members. Then there was an unveiling of the statute of baphomet and church groups in Detroit gathered outside of the building to protest it.
I think the thing that bothers me is twofold. The first is that Christians are always portrayed as the enemy or as a group of "weirdos" on television. The second is that this issue is not really one of religious freedom. Its veiled by that cause but in reality, its so much deeper than that. Christianity, in its truest sense and purpose, is not a religion. It is very far from it. Jesus did not come to create religion but rather to create relationship with God the Father. It is through Him that we are reconciled to God from the sin of Adam.
Satan is the enemy of your soul and those that follow him are sorely misled. They worship the statue and engage in all forms of debauchery thinking that this is freedom. And yet the evil they worship is the same evil we see in terrorism, hate, violence, corruption and all other ailments of the human race. Even sickness. What is it that Satan has that anyone would want to even be associated with him? These people have no idea that Satan hates all mankind, is a serial killer and would slash their throats in an instant.
Does that sound harsh? This isn't a game, you know.
This show inadvertently promotes evil by showing this type of "journalism." There was the mother who's son was gay and was made fun of and he overdosed accidentally. They show her sadness and her longing to belong to a group that does not promote a religion that rejects homosexuality. Then they showed members of this group going into pregnancy counseling offices to secretly tape them trying to talk women out of abortion by telling them about the health risks. And that they must be Christian organizations. Again, Christianity is bad. That's the message.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The Bible talks about the day when evil will be seen as good and good will be seen as evil. This must be that day. And it will get worse. Pretty soon, any mention of Christianity will be deemed politically incorrect, intolerant and discriminatory against anything and everything the world deems as proper. Is the this "blurred lines" people talk about?
I am led to believe that the dangers of being lukewarm in a person's faith in God are very real. If you are not serving the one true God, then you are serving the enemy. You might think you are a casual observer but think again. If you take part of this promotion of evil as good, you will have to explain it one day. Claiming it was just journalism won't save you. And I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
