Thursday, September 28, 2006

Hate: Hypocritical Jesus Freaks

I could certainly have made this entry a general hatred of hypocrites. It bugs the tar out of me when people say one thing and do another, although I probably wouldn't be opposed to a hypocritical racist now that I think about it. I'm also not a big fan of politics and general ass-kissing and most of the folks involved in both activities are hypocrites in my opinion. They'd just as soon stab you in the ass as kiss it.

So my hang-up with Jesus Freaks (or Bible Thumpers, if you prefer) is that it's pretty easy to be a hypocrite when you're holding yourself up so high (and/or mighty). In western Michigan where I live, there are boatloads of Jesus Freaks. I got no problem with that. If you dig your savior or god, you go right ahead and dig him/her. I don't care if it's the same one that I dig - you're entitled - thanks to that good old US constitution which covers the bases pretty well. I think both John Lennon and Rodney King had it right and I generally have a live-and-let-live approach to life. Like I said in my People Watching post, I dig watching people in their natural habitat and I generally find people highly interesting albeit irritating.

So, because of the copious amounts of Jesus Freaks in little old Grand Haven, MI, there are just that many more hypocrites. Again, it all comes back to holding yourself to a standard that really only one guy could maintain. He is my savior of choice and I dig the stuff he did - especially that whole nailed to the cross thing. That's hardcore. So lots of other people dig JC too and they try to follow his lead on being a good citizen. Cool. Good. Go for it. But, before you go spouting off about what he did and what you do, you better be squeaky clean, my brother.

Here's an example for you: I used to work with a guy who was a big fan the Son of God and did the whole bible study thing at lunch and the WWJD bracelets and the whole bit. He could rattle off bible passages like I do with lines from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The problem with this dude is that anytime we went on some company sponsored event he was all about taking advantage of expense reports. He packed a PB&J sandwich that his dutiful wife made at home when we were at the office but when we had to go somewhere he would start off with a salad and soup, then move into a big steak for the entree, followed by dessert and a drink or two. What would Jesus do? I don't know, but I don't think he would screw the company out of $50 for lunch! Believe me, I'm not hung up on letting the company hook you up every once in a while but that's ME! I'm not the one trying to come off as a super-duper virtuous citizen here. I am what I am and sometimes that ain't too pretty. I'm SUPPOSED to hose the company, he isn't!

So this is not a rant on religion. I'd prefer that you didn't blow up me or any of my friends and family with a roadside bomb in the name of religion but if that's what you believe, that's what you believe. Not my style, but whatever. Something tells me that I'm not going to change your mind, even though we Christians are supposed to do some of that. For that matter, I dare say that any Christian who is intolerant of fill-in-the-blank is a hypocrite. (Being intolerant of stupid people doesn't count.) This IS a rant on making sure you are really as upstanding as you say you are.

Sorry for such a heavy topic today, gentle reader. It was prompted by somebody that is normally reciting chapters and verses but one day this week was cussing and swearing like Artie Lange on a roll with Crazy Alice. I'm no religious scholar (not really a scholar of any kind, actually) so I'm not going to get into a religious/philosophy discussion here. I'll just offer a little bit of free advice: JC had some pretty big sandals to fill so you'd better be up to the challenge, especially that deal about casting stones.

To the untrained eye, it would appear as though I, too, am throwing stones. Well, you're right, and I'm getting ready to chuck a big rock right at your melon, you darn hypocritical Jesus Freak!

36 comments:

MJ said...

Nice. I prefer Bible Thumper. I couldn't agree with you more...there's a lotta "Do as I say, not as I do" attitude out there.

And for the record, I hate stupid people.

Anonymous said...

You live in Grand Haven and the best hypocrite example you could come up with is some WWJD-wearing freak who abuses the company expense account and lays a few F-bombs here and there? Please, that's a bit amaturish for GH. . . . GH is much more "blessed" than you portray. Perhaps you're familiar with the "I hate fags - - particularly if they work at Chase Bank - - beasue God does too" rant that appears with some frequency in the Trib (local rag). Even better, I always enjoy the Public Access channel when it airs church group meetings of those who have "found" Jesus (he was lost??), and the newly-saved person proclaiming how he started making more money since Jesus came into his life. Jesus apparenlty has an inside line with the Fidelity investors, in addition to having the ear of the Almighty. Nice haircut, BTW, some hot chick must cut your hair.

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I am a Jesus Freak but I also hate hypocrites. I am also a hypocrite. I say things and do the opposite all the time in the name of parenting (you should never eat candy before dinner), lawful citizen (speed limits?), and as a Christ-following, bible-thumping, Jesus freak. The problem is that some people hold themselves higher than others. There is not a human alive that hasn't preached one thing and then done another at some point in time. It's the people that act holier than thou that pisses everyone off. As a Christian I am also sick of people preaching to me about how things should be and yet they don't live up to the standard they set for everyone else.
I follow Jesus because he loves me the way that I am. The messed up, disorganized, hot-tempered, selfish, hypocritical person that I am.
It took me years to understand that God really does just want the real me to come to him. You may be able to fool everyone else into thinking that you are the best of the best of Christians but you can't fool God. It's when we recognize this truth that God can really do his work in us. The people that recognize their faults and don't try and hide behind a "Christian" mask will be truly blessed by God.
The reason I hate holier than thou Christian mentality the most is because it makes us all look bad. But I guess that true of most stereotypes.
I maybe half black but I can't dance or sing worth a dam.
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I do not believe that apart from JC I have met anyone perfect and in a way we are all hypocritical. This is why I am a Christian and go to church because I am not squeaky clean by a long shot. I think that if we rant about hypocrisy and not recognize that we are human and have a share in that hypocrisy is probably the definition of what hypocrisy is. The bad news is no-one is innocent of hypocrisy, the good news is his grace is sufficient.

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