After a lengthy sabatical, he sits in front of his computer, fingers ready at the keyboard. So much to say...so much to write. Topics race wildly through his mind, each fighting for the right to take their rightful place on the field of honor...the blog. Many will read the entries. Some will cry. Some will laugh. But one thing is certain...he must write, because he is...the Media Pastor.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

LifePointe and U.S. Ain't So Bad, After all...


Anyone who claims Christianity has to many rigid rules is, with all due respect, nuts!

Has anyone been following the case in the Sudan of the British school teacher who let her class name their Teddy Bear mascott? The kids chose "Muhammed" (after a popular student in class), and subsequently, the teacher was arrested for "insulting" Muhammed, a major offense in those "advanced" countries.

She could have recieved 6 mths in prison and 40 lashes, but luckily only recieved 15 days and then will be deported. Unfortunatelty, the "enlightened" and forgiving people of The Sudan have been protesting outside the jail for days demanding her execution. Her execution over the naming of a Teddy Bear.

A little lesson on the Sudan. It has had militaristic, Islamic based governments since Britain left in 1956. There have been numerous conflicts within the borders over the past 4 decades, including the most recent one in 2003 which killed 400,000 in Darfur. The borders are so strongly guarded that humanitarian aid cannot get in. Khartoum is the capital of this largest African nation. They can't plant anything because of the eroded terrain and massive droughts, and they can't hunt because they have killed off every species native to the country. 400,000 citizens live with AIDS, and 23,000 die annually from it. Unemployment is over 18%, and over 40% live in poverty. Human trafficking is a huge industry in this country, with young boys kidnapped and taken to neighboring nations as camel jockeys (no joke), and young girls sold as sex slaves.

But right now, their biggest issue is with a British school teacher who let a group of 6 year olds name a teddy bear "Muhammed."

Makes Christianity look like a piece of cake, huh?

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