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• Thursday, September 11, 2008 03:55 PM

  The media is afraid of the wrong things. And the wrong people.

  Based on the criticisms of this article, Billy Graham should now be labeled as a freak, too, I guess. Seems anyone who talks of God—and how one can have a real relationship with Him—is a labeled a freak.

  In His time, Jesus was labeled a freak. A fanatic. A looney. His message was incredibly radical. (And it still is.)

  It's incredulous that Palin is being labeled a freak for being a follower of Jesus, while Obama is being praised and likened to Jesus, since Jesus was now, apparently, also a "community organizer". The fact is: Jesus was anything but a community organizer. Jesus preached the Gospel and revealed Himself as the only true way to God. The Gospel does not unify. It divides. It separates the believers from the non-believers of Christ. How has it come to this in America — that Christianity is increasingly under such extreme attacks? That Christians cannot hold their own beliefs without being labeled as freaks? Everyone is free to believe (or worship) as he or she wishes, but not if you are a Christian. If you are demonstrative of your faith in any way, you are fanatical and should be watched carefully.

  Yes, there are some members of churches who speak in tongues. It's a form of prayer and it is freaky to those who have never witnessed it or are not familiar with it. But it is Biblical. And a God-given gift. Do not criticize or cast suspect on things unfamiliar to you. Do not be so quick to publicly rush to judgement. Palin's faith appears to have served her well. She has a good head on her shoulders, and, apparently, very sound judgement when it comes to moving a community or state forward. Her record is one of progress. Why is she being called out for having spent time as a member of a charismatic church? Has she killed someone? What do her ACTIONS in office tell us? We know she hasn't killed anyone. And we know she's pro-life. (Apparently, being pro-life is becoming extreme now, too—to believe in protecting the lives of "the weakest of these" is somehow crazy, when not too long ago, the opposite was true. Killing babies who are nearly full-term is ok. But don't start talking to God if I can't understand you!)

  Give me a break, people. There's real discussion of real issues. Then there's rhetoric. Enough already.

  Enough.

  —Alacrity Read Alacrity's other letters
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