My Facebook is lighting up with praises to God for saving the ministry headquarters of Summit Ministries. Summit is a Christian organization that claims to have absolute truth on everything in life, purportedly receiving its direction from the Holy Bible. Thus, they look at themselves as blessed by the Almighty because, after all, why wouldn't the Almighty bless those that are perfect in purpose?
Then, the Colorado wildfires.
Summit Ministries was spared. Sure, they had to move their classes to another facility for a while, but no property damage was reported on their campus. Thus the praises to God on my Facebook.
Why does God care more about Summit Ministries than the hundreds, even thousands, of families and businesses that lost property and even homes - everything they own. Why would God burn the forests, home to millions of rabbits, dear, bear, bugs, spiders, birds, and even bees. Why would he do that and then create this magical wall around some ministry that is doing what he wants?
I bet if you took a poll, there were many families and business owners that were praying profusely to their god - more than likely the same god Summit Ministries pretends to know perfectly - and yet their livelihood went up in smoke. Why them and not Summit?
What would the rabid excitement be like on my Facebook wall had Summit Ministries evaporated in a wall of flames? Would the same crowd that praises their god for sparing their pet ministry also praise that god for taking it away? Or would they ask for lots of money, rebuild, and then praise god for giving them lots of money to rebuild and make things better.
However you slice it, a Christian ministry can never be judged by God and yet, everyone else gets his judgement. The hypocrisy is sickening to me.
Let's all agree that stuff happens, fires burn, lightning strikes, winds blow, and people die. It's life people! It has nothing to do with a higher power. If you're spared, grab a shovel and help those who weren't as lucky. Stop the sanctimonious and finger poke in the eye praising of your god who seems to be pretty picky these days with whom he spares and whom he doesn't give a crap about.
That is all.
Love,
I. C.
Then, the Colorado wildfires.
Summit Ministries was spared. Sure, they had to move their classes to another facility for a while, but no property damage was reported on their campus. Thus the praises to God on my Facebook.
Why does God care more about Summit Ministries than the hundreds, even thousands, of families and businesses that lost property and even homes - everything they own. Why would God burn the forests, home to millions of rabbits, dear, bear, bugs, spiders, birds, and even bees. Why would he do that and then create this magical wall around some ministry that is doing what he wants?
I bet if you took a poll, there were many families and business owners that were praying profusely to their god - more than likely the same god Summit Ministries pretends to know perfectly - and yet their livelihood went up in smoke. Why them and not Summit?
What would the rabid excitement be like on my Facebook wall had Summit Ministries evaporated in a wall of flames? Would the same crowd that praises their god for sparing their pet ministry also praise that god for taking it away? Or would they ask for lots of money, rebuild, and then praise god for giving them lots of money to rebuild and make things better.
However you slice it, a Christian ministry can never be judged by God and yet, everyone else gets his judgement. The hypocrisy is sickening to me.
Let's all agree that stuff happens, fires burn, lightning strikes, winds blow, and people die. It's life people! It has nothing to do with a higher power. If you're spared, grab a shovel and help those who weren't as lucky. Stop the sanctimonious and finger poke in the eye praising of your god who seems to be pretty picky these days with whom he spares and whom he doesn't give a crap about.
That is all.
Love,
I. C.
