Kev -- did you ever watch MTV's "The State"? One of the funniest shows they ever ran. :)
I'm not a preacher, but if you follow the teachings of Jesus, it was he who said: Do to others as you would have them do to you. That's from Luke 6:31 , and reading all of Luke 6 isn't a bad way to spend five minutes of your time. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%206&version=NIV I guess a lot of Christians understand the Golden Rule and practice it in their daily lives. Others, however, especially political Christians (and specifically those promoting Christian Nationalism) seem to ignore the Golden Rule. They don't care about humanitarian issues. They claim they either don't exist, aren't the problem of the United States, or are the fault of the victims. They counter with distractions like, "Why do you care so much about THEM when you should be caring about the REAL people who matter?" Sorry, but I don't recall Jesus ever dividing people into those who matter more and those who matter less. Of course, Jesus also said not to j...
Wow...Kevin Rector...whatever happened to that guy?
ReplyDeleteHmm, I wonder when the last time I was "that guy". I don't think that I've ever been "that guy". Kinda makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder who "the dude" is that would wonder whatever happened to me.
Anyway, yes I watched the State and thought it was hilarious. Probably the only good show MTV ever had.
Interesting that many of the people from The State went on to do Reno 911 which is not very funny at all.
"The Dude" is someone from your high school chess team now located in California.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, part of the first season of "The State" is available on iTunes.