Are we so much better?

As I see the violence and threats of violence in Europe over the publication of a cartoon protraying Mohammed, I can't help but notice how Christians in this country think they are so much better. After all, they follow the prince of peace, a God of love, the golden rule, the "pray for your enemies" guy named Jesus. But wait, everytime there is any portayal of anything that Jim Dobson, Pat Robertson, AFA, etc. don't like, they start plotting against and threatening anyone affiliated with it (producers, actors, sponsers) via boycotts, protest marches, and sometimes veiled threats of violence (always veiled so if called on it they can back out). The main topic that they seem unable to ignore these days is homosexuality. They claim that they are tired of having it shoved down their throats. But, Brokeback Mountain is a movie they have to pay to see, so why not just stay out of theaters showing it. The Book of Daniel is on a channel that they could easily pass up for another channel. Companies, like Ford, should not advertise to homosexuals because they shouldn't want the "tainted" money that comes from gays. But no, anything homosexual is to be crushed, censored, hidden, and destroyed....in the name of God of course.

And while they claim to love the sinner and only hate the sin of homosexuality, when Chad Allen portrays Christian missionary Jim Elliot, who died with three other missionaries in the jungles of Ecuador, these same "Christians" scream bloody murder that having an openly gay actor portray a Christian missionary is evil. So, if the actor is straight and the message is gay it is evil, but if the actor is gay and message is Christian, it is evil. So, it looks like anything gay (person or message) is to be condemed. So that blows away the lie that they love anyone who is gay. Looks like no matter how they live or act, they are to be condemned.

It's interesting to note that Jesus didn't follow the cultural norms of His day and automatically condemn the lady caught in adultery, Matthew, or Zacheus (condemned for their actions), the leper (condemned through no fault of his own), or the Samaritan woman (condemned because of who she was). Jesus could seperate the sinner from the sin, and through love, won them away from their sins. Jesus could also see that each person on this planet is a creation of His and has value. Unfortunately, so many Christians and their leaders today, especially in the US and Europe, have no problem condemning anyone or anything that they don't agree with. Looks like they don't follow the example of Jesus any better than many modern Muslims follow the example of Mohammed.

May God open their eyes so that they may see everyone as God sees them.