The First Truth- God

        There are few things that I believe to be an absolute truth. The existence of God, the positive power of happiness, the destructive power of anger (a demon I continue to fight everyday), and the importance of being at  least a little bit crazy.

PART 1: God

      

         The existence of God, has never really been a question for me.  I don't struggle with my faith in God, but I do find myself frequently confounded by many that follow him.  As followers of Christ we are challenged to be as much like him as possible, to live our lives as he lived his.  Christ was loving, compassionate, fair and honest. While being subjected one of the most sadistic death sentences in history, he spoke of forgiveness.  He didn't speak of hate, or vengeance, he spoke forgiveness. So why is it that so many followers of this great man are so driven by hate? So many believers viciously denounce and degrade other religions, sexual preferences, and political views.  It absolutely sickens me. You don't agree with another religion? Fine. You think homosexuality is a sin? Fine.  You disagree with someone's political views? Fine! In what scenario is attacking those that have a different world view going to persuade them to change their mind and follow a fear mongering hate monkey such as yourself? You have a right to your opinions, and you have a right to voice them, but you don't have to do so in a moronic, borderline militant manner. As Christians we are called to be a light in the dark, not a screaming lunatic in the crowd. You  want to show the true power of Christ?  Do it with compassion, acceptance and love.  Let God be the judge of what is right and wrong, we need to simply spread the word, and that word is LOVE.

      I'll end with a quote that I both love and hate.  I love it for its honesty, and hate it for its truth.  “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” - Mahatma Gandhi

       I'll admit, I got a little carried away on that first bit.  I wrote more about what bothers me about Christianity than why I believe the existence of God to be an absolute truth, but it's my blog dammit and I'll do what I want.