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much to late with a vision of the cross - 2000-08-23
They interviewed Dirk from Survivor (the Christian guy who lost a lot of weight) on the 700 Club, and he said he felt that he was voted off the island because the power of Christ was so much stronger in him than everybody else, and they felt it a threat. (It was, actually, because he had lost a dangerous amount of weight.) Well, I don't agree with Dirk. Before I go on, I would like to make it clear, in case you haven't noticed, that I am trying to keep my faith and beliefs inconspicuous. Some Christians may not agree with this at all... But I do it for reasons twofold. Reason the first: My beliefs and philosophies change quite a bit, and for me to declare something firmly one day... well, it may easily change the next. I don't want to seem wishy-washy. Reason the second: It is quite simple... I don't know how much people want to hear it, and I want to talk about it. My old "Life After God" page was the hardest one I've ever uploaded... With that said, let me say this: I find Dirk wrong. I think he is one of the better, least annoying Survivors. Has some personality. But I don't care for his preaching. Forcing faith on non-belivers is just annoying to watch or listen to, Christian, or not. What I'm trying to say: How is the power of Christ any more present in Dirk than it is in Rudy, who wanted to use Dirk's bible to wipe his ass? Christ's power is within us all... It's up to us to choose whether we want to believe in it, and benefit from it. Dirk, apparently is doing that, in a way I don't really agree with. People like Creed, well, they are doing it right, in my opinion. They are inspiring without being imperative. I don't like being told I'm going to Hell. I like being told somebody else's opinion without feeling like I'm evil or being demeaned. And Creed writes about their opinion, and never says "do as I say or be eternally damned" But understand that I'm confused and all I know is that I believe in a higher power, and Christ, yet I don't know how far I want to take that into my life. Sometimes I feel better all by myself. Sometimes I find Marilyn Manson to have some valid points. And shut up, he's not Anti-Christ, hell, he BELIEVES in Christ... Just, please, do your research before you damn somebody. I'm getting pretty feisty typing this, ready to attack religion, but how am I supposed to do that, when I believe? I am looking for the ultimate discrepency between faith or spirituality and organized religion. That is what I am striving to attain right now. And I like it here. Christians will probably damn me for not being an official Christian. But how am I not? I believe in God, the Bible, Christ... All of the good things. I just don't like being labelled a Christian, and subscribing to the beliefs of one church or religion. It's like how I labelled Dirk the "Christian Survivor". He is another Survivor... That is it. He is no better that he deserves a title. We don't say "Christian Policeman", do we? Or anything else to that effect... I started out only wanting to talk about Dirk and Survivor... And now it is well past two, and I need to go to bed. I hope I haven't offended any Christians. It would be really sad if anything I said is offensive to them. And I hate to label you. From now on "Christians" don't exist in my eyes... Only "believers of Christ" or "spiritual people". Send your commendations and condemnations to this address. I really want to start hearing from a lot more of you a lot more. Get off your asses and talk to me.
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