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When Tommy Speck asks Hedwig about her accepting Jesus as her lord and savior, Hedwig looks fondly at him and replies "No but I love his work."
Evo invited me to see "The Passion of the Christ" yesterday and throughout the movie, asked me questions such as:
"Who is that?"... that is Mary Magdalene, the "prostitute" (refer to "The DaVinci Code" (Brown) or "Lamb" (Moore)) that Jesus saves from stoning.
"Who is that guy"... John the Beloved, even though Peter was the rock, I think John was his fave. After all, he entrusted his mother Mary and John to care for each other once he dies.
All he gave Peter was the role of the first Pope, really.
I went on to whisper background info on the Sanhedrin v. Jewish people, Pontius Pilate v. Herod, Jerusalem v. Bethlehem, Latin v. Hebrew v. Aramaic, Veronica et al.
It amazed me that he had so many questions about what I considered to be basic knowledge about Catholicism/Christianity. But then again, I went to 12 years of Catholic school and I spent every Spring going through the Easter ritual of Ash Wednesday, Lent, the Stations of the Cross, rosaries and the wonder of Easter Sunday where we actually celebrated the risen Lord.
It has been years since I have gone to Church out of my own volition/sense of guilt/sense of religious duty. I guess I started to have an issue with the hypocrisy, the guilt, the disconnect with me as a parishioner in today's world. But I went to the extreme of associating the Bible and Jesus with the people (a segment of the religious right such as Bush) who foul the teachings and use the Bible for an agenda of hate and discrimination.
I may never find a place for me in church and I am ok with that. Watching this movie reminded me that I don't have to believe in everything the Bible says (jonah and the whale, garden of eden) or the interpretations of crazy fanatics for that matter (gays are going to hell). Remembering back on the teachings of Jesus, I recall fundamental revolutionary lessons such as "love your neighbor as yourself" and "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." He stood up against The Code of Hammurabi, against a flawed system. I remember Him standing up against authority in the face of injustice, to tell people that there is a better way to live your life celebrating love and equality instead of controlling people with fear and hate.
I wonder if Bush is reading the same book I read as a CHILD and understood the meaning back then that seems to elude an old man today. Maybe someone slipped Machiavelli under the dustcover of the Bible on his nightstand. Or rather, maybe he checked out the wrong book on tape.
After the movie Evo asked about the accuracy of the movie. I told him that it held pretty true to the Bible stories I remember. Whether or not that grants it historical accuracy is another matter altogether.
Evo: I liked that part about "love your neighbor, do good to those who hurt you."
Moi: Yeah, that's in the Bible. Along with some other really good teachings, proverbs.
E: I sort of feel bad now when I cuss using Jesus' name. He was a really good guy, wasn't he?
It is interesting to see a non-Christian person be able to take the good that Jesus and the Bible have to offer without the stipulation of feeling compelled to go to Sunday Mass or thwarting the lesson for personal gain. In life, one of the greatest things we can hope for is inspiration. Evo inspires me to laugh. KittyDelite inspires me to be creative. All my friends, all my family, inspire me to love. And my homeboy Jesus, He inspires me to know that no matter what Bush does to the constitution, if Jesus were around today, He would probably be signing a petition, writing his congresswo/man, marching with PFLAG at the Gay pride parade, and telling me "hey there's always Canada. Love whomever your heart guides you to."
Evo invited me to see "The Passion of the Christ" yesterday and throughout the movie, asked me questions such as:
"Who is that?"... that is Mary Magdalene, the "prostitute" (refer to "The DaVinci Code" (Brown) or "Lamb" (Moore)) that Jesus saves from stoning.
"Who is that guy"... John the Beloved, even though Peter was the rock, I think John was his fave. After all, he entrusted his mother Mary and John to care for each other once he dies.
All he gave Peter was the role of the first Pope, really.
I went on to whisper background info on the Sanhedrin v. Jewish people, Pontius Pilate v. Herod, Jerusalem v. Bethlehem, Latin v. Hebrew v. Aramaic, Veronica et al.
It amazed me that he had so many questions about what I considered to be basic knowledge about Catholicism/Christianity. But then again, I went to 12 years of Catholic school and I spent every Spring going through the Easter ritual of Ash Wednesday, Lent, the Stations of the Cross, rosaries and the wonder of Easter Sunday where we actually celebrated the risen Lord.
It has been years since I have gone to Church out of my own volition/sense of guilt/sense of religious duty. I guess I started to have an issue with the hypocrisy, the guilt, the disconnect with me as a parishioner in today's world. But I went to the extreme of associating the Bible and Jesus with the people (a segment of the religious right such as Bush) who foul the teachings and use the Bible for an agenda of hate and discrimination.
I may never find a place for me in church and I am ok with that. Watching this movie reminded me that I don't have to believe in everything the Bible says (jonah and the whale, garden of eden) or the interpretations of crazy fanatics for that matter (gays are going to hell). Remembering back on the teachings of Jesus, I recall fundamental revolutionary lessons such as "love your neighbor as yourself" and "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." He stood up against The Code of Hammurabi, against a flawed system. I remember Him standing up against authority in the face of injustice, to tell people that there is a better way to live your life celebrating love and equality instead of controlling people with fear and hate.
I wonder if Bush is reading the same book I read as a CHILD and understood the meaning back then that seems to elude an old man today. Maybe someone slipped Machiavelli under the dustcover of the Bible on his nightstand. Or rather, maybe he checked out the wrong book on tape.
After the movie Evo asked about the accuracy of the movie. I told him that it held pretty true to the Bible stories I remember. Whether or not that grants it historical accuracy is another matter altogether.
Evo: I liked that part about "love your neighbor, do good to those who hurt you."
Moi: Yeah, that's in the Bible. Along with some other really good teachings, proverbs.
E: I sort of feel bad now when I cuss using Jesus' name. He was a really good guy, wasn't he?
It is interesting to see a non-Christian person be able to take the good that Jesus and the Bible have to offer without the stipulation of feeling compelled to go to Sunday Mass or thwarting the lesson for personal gain. In life, one of the greatest things we can hope for is inspiration. Evo inspires me to laugh. KittyDelite inspires me to be creative. All my friends, all my family, inspire me to love. And my homeboy Jesus, He inspires me to know that no matter what Bush does to the constitution, if Jesus were around today, He would probably be signing a petition, writing his congresswo/man, marching with PFLAG at the Gay pride parade, and telling me "hey there's always Canada. Love whomever your heart guides you to."