Well...here's my first official rant

As I expected, I am already having a difficult time being fathful to this BLOGGING thing. I am just so God-Forsaken forgetful. Alas, that is I.
Anyway, finished the first draft of a short film I hope to shoot in a couple of months. That was my first draft I've ever finished from Open to Close. That's exciting. I mean I've probably written enough stuff to fill the Library of Congress, but never actually finished anything. Honestly it was quite a good feeling. I mean, it was a jolt of energy man!

I have a proposal: Pat Robertson said on 700 club (which I stumbled on, and watched out of curiosity I PROMISE!!!), that God spoke to him several specific things about the year 2006. One of the things was that there would be another Supreme Court Justice stepping down, opening up a spot for a 3rd nomination for the Bushster. Here's my deal. It says in 1 Corinthians (and elsewhere) that when a "prophet" speaks, the other believers should test the word in the Spirit. Okay, we got that.

Maybe I'm just tired of seeing Pat Robertson making headlines. So maybe I'm biased. Maybe I'm a little cynical about the fact that he is a public face of my faith. Maybe I'm tired of the fact that everytime he talks, it seems like a Special Interest group meeting instead of a Ministry. Maybe I'm jaded because he always has that smug look on his face that says, "I have the Republican constituency in my back pocket, and I'm not afraid to flaunt that power!" (Although, I'm not sure who has got whom in their back pocket) Overall, I think I just don't like the fact that he represents Christ AND he thinks he's a badass.

So keep that in mind when I write this:

Maybe it's time we keep our "prophets" accountable. Especially the ones with a very very public pulpit. I'm sorry but when was the last time someone prophesied something very specific about you or a church or a country. When was the last time you wrote it down, word for word. Sometimes those things actually happen, but many times they don't. When was the last time (after it didn't happen) you found the person who prophesied it and said, "Um, what the hell?"

OKAY, OKAY. I don't mean some nice person (meaning well) say's something like "God says this year you will see increase..." And you have the crappiest year of your life. I'm not saying find that person and beat them down. What they said might have been a good intention, or vague, or a little out of place, but certainly that person meant no harm. And keep in mind it is always possible that God is working in a way fulfilling that in a way you didn't see or have the wisdom to see. That is a possibility here.

But I digress, that is beside the point of what I'm saying.

I'm saying someone as public and outspoken as robertson has made a public statement to millions of people about something VERY VERY VERY specific (and political). "A Judge will step down, etc..." So here's my proposal. Someone (everyone) write that down. Keep it on your desk, in your pocket, or a swiss bank account, whatever. Come December 31st, 2006, if that shite has not happened yet...well...I don't know. I just don't know. But don't you think something should happen? Somebody should say something obvious like, "Um, I think this guy made that shite up..." I mean, why do we forget this stuff and not hold people (especially people who supposedly "represent" most of us) accountable for the things they say? It's biblical for the love of God!!!

What would Paul have done if Thomas stood up in some Roman Ampitheatre (in front of thousands) and was like "GOD SAYS by the end of this week, Ceasar will step down." Meanwhile, 25 years go by and Ceasar is still on the throne. Well, Paul would be pissed. He would repremand Thomas, and probably say something like, "Look, you should probably not talk for a while..." Right?

And as a little sidenote (a funny one). Something else Robertson said was that if Florida (orlando in particular) did not stop being so damn gay-friendly, it would get hit by a natural disaster like earthquake, meteor (yes you read that right), or a hurricane. Whoa! Wait...a hurricane? Hold on now Patsy, next you're gonna be sayin' attacked by Dinosaurs! Of course it is gonna get hit bya hurricane!!! It's F'ing FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look, I'm sorry. I went off. You might hear me talk about Robertson often on this page...if I can keep it up. Cause he does this stuff ALL THE TIME, and he goes unchecked BY THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. Which is sad, because it is the media who calls it like they see it with him, while we hide our heads in the sand.
But you know what the truth is? I'm a hypocrite, because I harbor what could be considered an unhealthy degree of cynicism and anger toward the Religious Right brand of Christianity. Maybe I should learn to redirect my feelings toward that in a more positive direction instead of blowing hot air and such. But you know what? I can't help it, so maybe I'm not much better than him or them. Forgive me God and help me.