Better than Jesus.
Inspired by a Facebook interaction, in which I was permanently self-censored by a friend, I have decided to do a list of ten things that I believe are better than Jesus. I believe that there are many things better than Jesus. You are free to disagree with me. If you don’t agree with me, I don’t mind, and I will not cut you out of my life because you disagree with me. In fact, many people on Facebook clearly do not agree with me and make it well known in their status updates that they think Jesus is awesome.
It is important that you know this, because it is who I am. Just as non-Muslims can freely depict Mohamed in humorous political cartoons and Muslims should not care, Christians should understand that not everyone thinks Jesus is the best.
- My wife, Jillian, is better than Jesus.
- My kids, all four of them, are better than Jesus.
- Brian Boitano is better than Jesus AND Santa Claus.
- The Beatles are bigger and better than Jesus.
- Natural Selection is better than Jesus.
- The Big Bang Theory is better than Jesus.
- Evolution is better than Jesus.
- Batman is better than Jesus.
- All of humanity is better than Jesus.
- Friendship is better than Jesus.
So there you go, it’s 100% out in the open now. No question about it: I don’t think much Jesus. Sure, that’s mostly because I don’t believe in him as a god or even that he ever lived as a man.
So, go ahead and censor yourself from me if you can’t bare to be friends with someone who disagrees with you.
This post may seem a bit down, depressing and a bit rash. That’s because it is… a bit. It may seem a bit out of character… Sure, I’ve defended my atheistic morals and have written passionately against Intelligent Design and for equal rights. But mostly, I’m pretty tame when it comes to talking directly about Jesus. Because I do try to keep it respectful.
It is a bit of a downer because I’m feeling a bit down. My friend who dumped me for Jesus was a good guy, although crazy at times. We went through some interesting years together and I was always there for him, even when others turned him away. I thought my friendship meant more to him than this, and I’m a bit disappointed to find out how little our history means to him.
Especially since the only damnable offense he can come up with, after I challenged him on the bullshit offenses he tried to use at first, is that I participated in a thread on my own Facebook profile about South Park’s Brian Boitano WWJD parody. He can’t handle being friends with someone who thinks Jesus isn’t the best.
Really? REALLY?
What a great way to belittle and spit on what I thought was our friendship.
He did make it clear though: He doesn’t have a problem with me so much as he has a problem with what I say. Yeah, once you figure out how that’s different, let me know. What I say IS a large part of who I am. You can’t have one and not the other.
/rant
September 21st, 2009 at 8:31 pm
“Just as non-Muslims can freely depict Mohamed in humorous political cartoons and Muslims should not care, Christians should understand that not everyone thinks Jesus is the best.”
A Muslim would not be who he says he is if he did not care about a political cartoon defiling his prophet. In the same way, a Christian would not be who he says he is if disrespectful/disparaging words about Jesus did not cause his heart a little grief. Your heart, of course, would hurt to hear those kinds of things about your wife and your children.(I’m not saying you have been disrespectful, but only commenting on your statement above). Believe me, I understand that everyone does not think Jesus is the best. I understand that you do not think that Jesus is the best. That certainly doesn’t stop me from loving and valuing you.
But, understanding doesn’t make it easy to hear or accept – that the Savior that I love means nothing to you. It grieves my heart, and I can’t help that.