What do we Defend?

Hey everyone!

A few months ago, I shared a blog post written by a friend about her thoughts on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The response I got was shocking. I’m not going to go into the details of everyone’s comments, but they were all to the effect of “That’s wrong! How dare you go against a movie that I enjoy so much!”

I was amazed, and saddened. Now, I’m going to point out, that those of you that did comment made some very interesting points, a few of which were valid. But the real issue that I saw was not that someone chose to speak out against what they saw as evil; it was that people chose to stand up for something that has no eternal value.

Answer me this: Why is my generation so ready to stand up and defend a film of this world, specifically created to entertain, but will ignore the pressing issues of today? Abortion, for instance; we all know it is wrong… why don’t we do anything about it? And yet, we get all up in arms when someone says something against a movie that they feel strongly against.

To put it plainly folks, you are speaking out of both sides of your mouths. (This is something that even I struggle with!) I’ll admit… I’m not the best example. But I pray that this post will make a change in you and me.

Take a stand people. Not for your favorite film, or the music you listen to, but for Christ! If you really want to make a difference in this world, you have got to get His word out, and you cannot do that when you are arguing that Lord of the Rings is a worthwhile pastime.

Anyway… this has just been on my heart for a while… Had to get it out into the open. Any thoughts? Comments? Reiterations? Rants?

Please comment below what you think!

As always,

God Bless!

-Jeremiah

P.S. If you were offended, either ask God why, or (to put it bluntly) consider leaving. I’ll be doing a lot of posts like this… and if you don’t like the sound of this one… this may not be the place for you.

Just sayin’ =)