Every Sunday, my cousin and her friend take me to a different church. Today’s was an English speaking one at Sutera Resort (Yes!). It was very friendly and… rich. When the guest speaker went up to preach, we found out that he was an ex-pat hailing from South Carolina! Well, this should be interesting…
Oh, it was very interesting alright. He spoke really slowly, really loudly, and overly-dramatized. I exchanged looks with my friends over some of the random comments he would insert in his sermon.
Interesting comment #1: “We didn’t come from monkeys!”
Interesting comment #2: “For over 30 years, my dear brother was addicted to (“Drugs? Money? Gambling?” I thought)... homosexuality!”
Interesting comment #3: “All of you Indians and Chinese- Quit complaining about the affirmative action in Malaysia!”
Interesting comment #4: “I spent a lot of time counseling drug addicts, rapists, criminals, and homosexuals in my career…”
Since when were gay people put in the same category as drug addicts, rapists, and other criminals? I’m completely straight… but I never quite understood the disapproval for gays... especially in religion.
It reminded me a lot of another lecturer I heard at a Christian youth convention this past January. Her name is Carrie Abbott from somewhere in the south. She also painted this perfect, idealistic picture of “God’s people.” Her main message: “Men should act like men. Girls should act like girls.” I felt like she stereotyped these roles a lot, though. Is it “unnatural” for a girl to want to play with trucks and climb trees, etc. as a child?
I had a big of a debate with her after the seminar. Maybe, I was a little outspoken but I just couldn’t understand the close-mindedness of some of her opinions. Her most interesting comment: “Homosexuals are a deviation from what God intended.”
Excuse me? Someone was quite the judge. Eh, I'm being kind of rude. I’m getting ahead of myself. I’m a pretty liberal Christian and I like challenging these ideas, too much. Sometimes, these church services seem so showy and fake. The intentions of the congregation are pure but it’s easy to be influenced. I’m too careful of my beliefs (good or bad thing, again.) Or, I think I’m just paranoid of BRAINWASHING. Muahaha.
I still don’t understand how others can judge people so harshly and be narrowminded. I’m tired of hardcore atheist, scientists who are like, “Haha, how can you believe the world was created in seven days?” And then the really conservative Christians make comments like, “Pua humans didn’t come from chimps!” I’m sure creation is a lot more complicated than the simple human mind can comprehend… so… shut up about the monkeys!!
Besides, that’s not what evolutionists are saying!
I hate it when people don’t do their research…
Overall, a nice service, though...
Apologies, if this entry has offended you.
Yesterday, one of my really good high school friends, Selena, came to visit me in the city. I love how everyone wants to treat you to stuff when they hear you're a poor college student living and working on your own. Her family took me to see Spamalot on Broadway. It totally exceeded my expectations. The humor was a bit controversial... but just enough. I loved it.
