So I come across a blog post discussing a certain theological topic the other day, and since I had a few minutes to spare I posted a comment and used the example of an episode I saw on a sci-fi show to illustrate my point. This pastor dude then comes on and starts belittling me for watching sci-fi shows and using them as an authoritative source on Christian teachings (which wasn’t true, I was just using it as a metaphor.)
I got cheesed off, so I retorted in my usual charming way by calling him a pedantic weenie and that he should be thankful I didn’t attend his church, or I would have thrown salmonella infested tomatoes at him while he tried to give his coma inducing sermons.
Or something like that I think. I can’t remember the exact words I used. :-D
What really frosted my chocolate chip cookies though was that the blogger wrote a new post the next day emphasizing a lesson he learned from watching a STAR TREK episode. So does this same pastor dude jump on his case too for daring to use a heathen, secular show to illustrate a biblical point? Nope, he praises him for providing an “excellent illustration.”
I can’t win. Anybody else, saying exactly what I would have said would have been lauded for their boundless wisdom, but for some reason the Christian community at large seems to think I have the mark of Cain, and in some freakish supernatural way, somehow they all know who I am too. I could be a complete stranger on the street and yet I can always tell who the Christians are because they’re the ones running away from me.
“Great Caesar’s Ghost, it’s Lincoln! RUN!!“
If anyone wants to know why I have such a smart mouth now, this would be one of the reasons. There’s only so much of this a man can take in his lifetime before he dispenses with the niceties and decides, “To *&%$ing hell with tact.”
Deep down I’m still a nice guy though. If I had any friends you could ask them.
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Oh, you poor thing… I’m still here, and let me give you a great lesson on this from Beverly Hills 90210.
Dude, don’t ever mention 90210 on this blog again.
That was hysterical Linc. I don’t understand why you are not rich, just from your humorous writings. You say things just the way they are, which is what makes them so funny. Most wouldn’t be that brave.
CnsrvYank1: Thanks, you’re one of my favorites.
Ironically enough, I read a verse in Ecclesiastes just last night expressing that people who are successful become that way “by time and chance” rather than by any particular skill. They were just in the right place at the right time. me on the other hand, should just be thankful a piano hasn’t dropped on my head with the luck I have.
I do believe God has better things in store for me, and someday I will be able to earn a living just by being a smart mouthed little snot. :-D
Alright, alright, I give up. They don’t have good lessons anyway. Here’s one from Barney the Dinosaur that I think might help!