One of the fears that many people have had since 9-11-2001 is another terrorist attack by Muslims here in the United States. To be sure, not all Muslims believe in violence; the problem is that those who pose a threat do not wear placards, saying, “I am a Muslim terrorist.” By the time we find out, the damage has already been inflicted. Many wonder, “Why do they hate us?” One reason is that they are anti-Christian. One need only look at the intolerance of predominantly Muslim countries toward Christianity for evidence of that claim.
What don’t they like about Christianity? If they knew the religion the way Jesus designed it, things might be different, but first of all, they see Catholicism masquerading as Christianity; second, they see division in the form of a multitude of religious denominations all claiming to represent Jesus. Third, in nations where Christianity prevails, they see moral degeneracy. They see a United States president pushing for homosexual marriage and lighting up the White House in rainbow colors as a victory celebration. And they see what was displayed on three pages of the Orlando Sentinel as despicable.
Last week we gave Carol Burnett’s answer to, “What Do You Think of Comedy Today?” This week we might ask the same question concerning “Naked Boys Singing.” Three large, mostly nude photographs of the “stars” appeared in the Calendar section of Friday’s (2-5-16) of the Orlando Sentinel. The accompanying article makes it clear that onstage they are totally bare, thus not having nearly the moral conscience of Adam and Eve when they learned what nakedness meant. They were actually ashamed, but these men, many of whom are from Orlando, are not. How is it that such things are permissible? What happened to community standards? The influence of Christianity is practically nil.
If these men left the theater dressed as they are on stage, they would be arrested. So why will citizens go to a theater and pay money to watch these perverts? There was a time when Christians would have protested such an event, but society has been overtaken by secular humanists, who have tried to trivialize sin as this “entertainment” article does. God neither winks at nor accepts such sin. How seared must a person’s conscience be to even write an article promoting this event? If Muslim hostility increases towards “Western values,” will we really need to wonder why? Our country is embracing what is ungodly and profane.