We live in a society of extremes. Extreme rights, extreme lefts, extreme sports? Well maybe extreme sports doesn't fit but you get the picture. Christianity is no exception. We as Christians seem to get engulfed in a sub-culture that is filled with extremes. We will go to church 5 days a week, only listen to Christian music, only hang out with our Christian friends.We forget that Christ hung out with the lowly. He hung out with prostitutes, and tax collectors. He hung out with the outcasts.
I was taking back a years worth of bottles to the store the other day. I came across a guy who was asking for bottles that the machines didn't except. He wasn't begging for money, or asking anything other than the cans that people would end up throwing away anyway. My first thought was, "get a job lowlife." Seriously, I actually thought that. I just wanted to take my cans back without being bothered. I realized in the next moment what a prideful ass I am. I realized how high I hold myself. But then the reality hit me that I was no better than anybody else there. At any moment, life could hit us and we could be the ones asking for rejected cans.
Not only do we hold ourselves in high esteem, but we fail to see our own depravity. You see, we roll in the mud, yet fail to see that we are doing so. We ride these moral trains that we can't even uphold ourselves. We look at others and think, "I would never do that." Or, "look what a mess so and so's life is. Thank God I am not like them." We are the biggest pharisees of them all, and whats worse is that we don't even see it. We are too engulfed in religious things to really see who we are in the flesh. Take a look, its ugly.
Any one of us is capable of any amount of evil. We watch our television and rejoice when we see men like Osama Bin Ladan executed. Yet if we were born in the middle east, we may have been by his side.
In Christ we have been made new. I will say it again, IN CHRIST. Why do we continue to walk through life in this bullshit sub-culture, acting as if we have obtained something by our own efforts? I do this daily. I think I am better than you. I think that I am something really special, but I am not. We are all flawed human beings that constantly make a mess of things. Its time that we start giving credit to who deserves the credit, Christ. Because in and of myself, I am just another fool. A fool who has taken the best seat in the house, only to be asked to sit in the back row.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A faith that sanctifies
Questions about sanctification have been around for a long time. I will go out on a limb and say they have been around since the 1st century. These question vary, but most of the questions I hear, and that I have had, center around how it happens. We know that we are justified by the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, but what about sanctified? Are we sanctified by Christ, or by our own efforts? Is it Christ plus our own efforts?
We have these questions because we do not understand the scriptures. Lets be honest, they are pretty confusing at times, and we have heard countless preachers tell us contradicting interpretations of them.
I'll be upfront, I'm a pretty big faith guy. What I mean by this is that I believe that it is faith that not only justifies you before God, but also sanctifies you. I believe that you have no power within yourself (in the flesh Romans 7:18) to ever accomplish anything that is of any value. I am one of those guys who takes verses such as Hebrews 12:2 pretty serious. "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Faith without works is dead you say? (James 2:17) For it is God who works in you to both will and to do for his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13) If God even places the will for us to do good, then why do we believe that it is our works that sanctify us?
It seems some have come up with a union of the faith vs works problem. They throw out the phrase "it is faith THAT works." Now I have no problem with the doctrine of a faith that produces works, as I just said, it is God who works in you. The problem arises when we try to measure the work that faith produces.
Living in America, we have a very capitalistic mind frame. If we do this, we produce that. This carries over to our spiritual mindset. Churches measure success by attendance, revenue, etc. Christians measure their success by how much money they give, how nice they were to their neighbor, and how little they cussed that day.
This is a very worldly perspective. Two things seem to happen, 1)we beat ourselves up when we don't measure up, or 2)we fill our hearts with pride with this idea that we are doing well. Both our equally destructive. Galatians 3 says it like this, " 1 [a]You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? 2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of [b]the Law, or by [c]hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun [d]by the Spirit, are you now [e]being perfected by the flesh? 4 Did you [f]suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works [g]miracles among you, do it by the works of [h]the Law, or by [i]hearing with faith?
When we fix our minds on Christ, all these things seem trivial. We start believing that God will work in us to both will and to work. We stop trying to measure up, and start resting in Christ.
We have these questions because we do not understand the scriptures. Lets be honest, they are pretty confusing at times, and we have heard countless preachers tell us contradicting interpretations of them.
I'll be upfront, I'm a pretty big faith guy. What I mean by this is that I believe that it is faith that not only justifies you before God, but also sanctifies you. I believe that you have no power within yourself (in the flesh Romans 7:18) to ever accomplish anything that is of any value. I am one of those guys who takes verses such as Hebrews 12:2 pretty serious. "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Faith without works is dead you say? (James 2:17) For it is God who works in you to both will and to do for his good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13) If God even places the will for us to do good, then why do we believe that it is our works that sanctify us?
It seems some have come up with a union of the faith vs works problem. They throw out the phrase "it is faith THAT works." Now I have no problem with the doctrine of a faith that produces works, as I just said, it is God who works in you. The problem arises when we try to measure the work that faith produces.
Living in America, we have a very capitalistic mind frame. If we do this, we produce that. This carries over to our spiritual mindset. Churches measure success by attendance, revenue, etc. Christians measure their success by how much money they give, how nice they were to their neighbor, and how little they cussed that day.
This is a very worldly perspective. Two things seem to happen, 1)we beat ourselves up when we don't measure up, or 2)we fill our hearts with pride with this idea that we are doing well. Both our equally destructive. Galatians 3 says it like this, " 1 [a]You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? 2 This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of [b]the Law, or by [c]hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun [d]by the Spirit, are you now [e]being perfected by the flesh? 4 Did you [f]suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? 5 So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works [g]miracles among you, do it by the works of [h]the Law, or by [i]hearing with faith?
6 [j]Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Therefore, [k]be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. 8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God [l]would justify the [m]Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.” 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with [n]Abraham, the believer.
10 For as many as are of the works of [o]the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM.” 11 Now that no one is justified [p]by [q]the Law before God is evident; for, “[r]THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” 12 [s]However, the Law is not [t]of faith; on the contrary, “HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE [u]BY THEM.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A [v]TREE”— 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might [w]come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." (Courtesy of http://www.biblegateway.com)
When we fix our minds on Christ, all these things seem trivial. We start believing that God will work in us to both will and to work. We stop trying to measure up, and start resting in Christ.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The struggle for meaning.
Life is a constant struggle. We fight depression, health issues, social issues, and the list goes on. I, as an American, often times downplay my own pain, in the name of physical comfort. I go on about how in other countries, people are hungry, sick, and oppressed by their government. There is some truth to this. We, as Americans are very fortunate. I will never argue against that. But what if my pain, causes the same stress as others with more obvious problems?
Humans are amazing at adapting. Throughout history, people have lived in horrendous conditions. They fought to survive these conditions. What if something like depression, causes the same amount of emotional stress as somebody in hunger? What if we are all in the same condition on this earth, no matter if we are rich or poor? We are all in a constant struggle to survive, emotionally and physically.
I personally, am in a constant struggle. A struggle to see purpose, hope, love, beauty. Often times, I struggle even to fulfill even the simplest tasks. I struggle because I am depressed. I am depressed because I struggle to see the things mentioned above. But what if, all these things that I struggle with have purpose. What if that purpose is to point me to the one whom these thing belong to? C.S. Lewis once said that he who's sole purpose is to find peace will never find it, but he who's sole purpose is to find Christ shall have both. I have to remember that it is not those things that I long for, it is Christ. I must remember that this life is a constant struggle, but Christ remains the same, and I remain in Christ.
At first, I am tempted to tell you to fight to keep your mind on the things that are meaningful, but that falls short. If we search for meaning, we shall by no means find it. If we search for Christ, we shall have Both.
Humans are amazing at adapting. Throughout history, people have lived in horrendous conditions. They fought to survive these conditions. What if something like depression, causes the same amount of emotional stress as somebody in hunger? What if we are all in the same condition on this earth, no matter if we are rich or poor? We are all in a constant struggle to survive, emotionally and physically.
I personally, am in a constant struggle. A struggle to see purpose, hope, love, beauty. Often times, I struggle even to fulfill even the simplest tasks. I struggle because I am depressed. I am depressed because I struggle to see the things mentioned above. But what if, all these things that I struggle with have purpose. What if that purpose is to point me to the one whom these thing belong to? C.S. Lewis once said that he who's sole purpose is to find peace will never find it, but he who's sole purpose is to find Christ shall have both. I have to remember that it is not those things that I long for, it is Christ. I must remember that this life is a constant struggle, but Christ remains the same, and I remain in Christ.
At first, I am tempted to tell you to fight to keep your mind on the things that are meaningful, but that falls short. If we search for meaning, we shall by no means find it. If we search for Christ, we shall have Both.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Why I believe in liberal grace.
"For we are the circumcision, who worship by the spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the FLESH. Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Isreal, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of a Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church, as to the righteousness under the law, blameless. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worthy of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord." Philippians 3: 3-8.
I have heard a lot of outcries about grace. People protesting what they would call the "liberal" teaching of grace. They claim that God requires us to work. Work on not sinning. Work at loving better. Work to build what they would call The Kingdom.
Revealed within this concept are a few thought processes. 1) People have confidence in their flesh. They believe that they have the ability to build this so called Kingdom. 2) They don't really believe in grace. They subconsciously(or consciously) believe we are still under some sort of law.
Paul in Philippians talks about not having confidence in the flesh. He was not talking about committing what most would call sin. He was talking about having confidence in fleshy works. Working out religious do's and dont's. Working on a religious kingdom that is completely contrary to The Kingdom of God. Philippians 2:13 says, "For it is God who works in you to both will and to do for his good pleasure." What? God is the one who does the work within me? This is exactly what He does.
Ephesians 2:10 says "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. " So it is God works in you to both WILL and TO DO for HIS pleasure, AND we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ for good works which HE prepared beforehand. What does this mean? This means that God has already laid out the things that you WILL do. Why? Because you are HIS workmanship. The pharisee works and toils in vain, walking in dead religious works that he may take glory for himself. The saint rests in Christ. Because he knows that Christ will work in him as HE chooses, because they were set out for him before the foundation of the earth.
Religion loves to bind people in chains that Christ has broken. People will accuse you of being a wolf, of teaching cheap grace, of being an apostate. We are securely seated in Christ, who is the author and finisher of our faith. (Heb. 12:2) I will continue to teach "liberal grace" because Christ has given it liberally to me.
I have heard a lot of outcries about grace. People protesting what they would call the "liberal" teaching of grace. They claim that God requires us to work. Work on not sinning. Work at loving better. Work to build what they would call The Kingdom.
Revealed within this concept are a few thought processes. 1) People have confidence in their flesh. They believe that they have the ability to build this so called Kingdom. 2) They don't really believe in grace. They subconsciously(or consciously) believe we are still under some sort of law.
Paul in Philippians talks about not having confidence in the flesh. He was not talking about committing what most would call sin. He was talking about having confidence in fleshy works. Working out religious do's and dont's. Working on a religious kingdom that is completely contrary to The Kingdom of God. Philippians 2:13 says, "For it is God who works in you to both will and to do for his good pleasure." What? God is the one who does the work within me? This is exactly what He does.
Ephesians 2:10 says "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. " So it is God works in you to both WILL and TO DO for HIS pleasure, AND we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ for good works which HE prepared beforehand. What does this mean? This means that God has already laid out the things that you WILL do. Why? Because you are HIS workmanship. The pharisee works and toils in vain, walking in dead religious works that he may take glory for himself. The saint rests in Christ. Because he knows that Christ will work in him as HE chooses, because they were set out for him before the foundation of the earth.
Religion loves to bind people in chains that Christ has broken. People will accuse you of being a wolf, of teaching cheap grace, of being an apostate. We are securely seated in Christ, who is the author and finisher of our faith. (Heb. 12:2) I will continue to teach "liberal grace" because Christ has given it liberally to me.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Imagined Hurdle: The Cause of My Anxiety.
Most people who get to know me well, notice I am high strung. My wife can attest to this. I like things controlled. By controlled, I mean comfortable. As soon as a little chaos enters the scene, I get stressed. When I get stressed, I get consumed by whatever happens to be stressing me out. This is what I would consider my biggest character flaw.
I have car trouble, days over for me. Somebody says something that upsets me, days over for me. The list goes on and on.
I checked my blood pressure the other day. Not good. I am now anxious about my blood pressure, which raises my blood pressure. This is problematic for somebody trying to lower it.
Lately I have been really anxious about my future, my job, my wife's job, my son's well-being, etc. I am anxious about what I can bring to the table to provide for them. I am anxious about whether or not I have what it takes to be a man that my family respects.
At the center of all these anxieties, is a single fact. I don't trust God. I don't trust him when he says my needs will be met. I don't trust him when he says that he is sovereign, and I sure as hell don't trust him when he says that my identity lies in who he is.
So as my fears unravel, I am realizing that the problem doesn't lie in the things mentioned above. It lies in my unbelief.
I look at the life of The Apostle Paul. In 2 Corinthians 11, he lays out his life for us. He spent his life being beat up. He said he received 39 lashes 5 separate times. He was thrown in prison, beaten with rods, shipwrecked 3 different times, he was stoned, eventually to death. He also said he went countless nights sleepless and in hunger. But Paul continued to trust in God's sovereignty, in God's grace, and in God's goodness. He still believed that God would provide for him.
When I say I want God to provide for my needs, I usually mean I want him to keep me comfortable. But as we see in Paul's life, this wasn't the case. He was usually anything but comfortable. But living in America, I have grown accustomed to my needs consisting of 3 large meals, a warm bed, internet, cell phones, video games etc. What a joke! "God please provide for my needs so I can be a glutton and waste my time with senseless stuff." This is what an honest prayer from my mouth would look like. There are millions of people in this world who are barely getting a healthy calorie intake for the day. But like I said, I have grown accustomed to such a lifestyle and I blame a God who "doesn't provide" when these things are taken.
When I really stop and look at my life, I have a lot to be thankful for, and very little I should really be anxious about. I start getting a little perspective when I look at the world and I realize what a spoiled child I am. I realize I need to let go of all these things that I can't control. Until I am starving, in prison, or have a mob of angry Jews throwing rocks at me, I'm going to try and relax, thanking God for all the great things I do have in my life.
I have car trouble, days over for me. Somebody says something that upsets me, days over for me. The list goes on and on.
I checked my blood pressure the other day. Not good. I am now anxious about my blood pressure, which raises my blood pressure. This is problematic for somebody trying to lower it.
Lately I have been really anxious about my future, my job, my wife's job, my son's well-being, etc. I am anxious about what I can bring to the table to provide for them. I am anxious about whether or not I have what it takes to be a man that my family respects.
At the center of all these anxieties, is a single fact. I don't trust God. I don't trust him when he says my needs will be met. I don't trust him when he says that he is sovereign, and I sure as hell don't trust him when he says that my identity lies in who he is.
So as my fears unravel, I am realizing that the problem doesn't lie in the things mentioned above. It lies in my unbelief.
I look at the life of The Apostle Paul. In 2 Corinthians 11, he lays out his life for us. He spent his life being beat up. He said he received 39 lashes 5 separate times. He was thrown in prison, beaten with rods, shipwrecked 3 different times, he was stoned, eventually to death. He also said he went countless nights sleepless and in hunger. But Paul continued to trust in God's sovereignty, in God's grace, and in God's goodness. He still believed that God would provide for him.
When I say I want God to provide for my needs, I usually mean I want him to keep me comfortable. But as we see in Paul's life, this wasn't the case. He was usually anything but comfortable. But living in America, I have grown accustomed to my needs consisting of 3 large meals, a warm bed, internet, cell phones, video games etc. What a joke! "God please provide for my needs so I can be a glutton and waste my time with senseless stuff." This is what an honest prayer from my mouth would look like. There are millions of people in this world who are barely getting a healthy calorie intake for the day. But like I said, I have grown accustomed to such a lifestyle and I blame a God who "doesn't provide" when these things are taken.
When I really stop and look at my life, I have a lot to be thankful for, and very little I should really be anxious about. I start getting a little perspective when I look at the world and I realize what a spoiled child I am. I realize I need to let go of all these things that I can't control. Until I am starving, in prison, or have a mob of angry Jews throwing rocks at me, I'm going to try and relax, thanking God for all the great things I do have in my life.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
The shoebox god.
I was told once in a debate that comparing religion to science, is like comparing apples to oranges. He went on to explain that what he meant, was that religion is faith based, (according to him, belief without evidence) and science was fact based. This is a funny statement to me. This is the way most people argue when it comes to topics of faith. Statements filled with more rhetoric than sound arguments.
My initial emotional response to statements such as these is annoyance. Annoyance, because it becomes apparent that I am being fit into a stereotype. and as much as I am guilty of placing people within other stereotypes, I hate being placed into a stereotype. The stereotype that is in place for unthinking, unintelligent religious fanatics that hold up signs protesting against gay marriage etc.
But the more I think about this statement, the more I have to agree with it. I am not a big fan of religion. Religion, gives the God that I know a bad reputation. This god, (the god of religion) is more in place to justify ones own beliefs, (political, social, moral etc) rather than the God that I know, who shows love, grace, and acceptance to people.
Some of the religious people I know, are some of the worst people I know. They use God to fill the world with hate to anybody who doesn't share the same opinions as they do. This isn't a god I want to believe in either. This is a god who is made up of anti-scientific, propaganda, who likes to take the money from people watching cable t.v.
From this stand point, I have to agree that religion is like comparing apples to oranges. But the God that I know, is the God who is the cornerstone of all knowledge. If God is real, then he cannot, by definition, be anti-scientific. He is the center of all truth.This is not a god of the gaps type god. This is the God who has created everything we understand, and everything we do not understand. Science discovers mechanisms, but mechanisms must not be confused with agency.
The problem is that as soon as I mention God, people automatically assume I am talking
about a god who fits within a system, a religion if you will. But the God who I know, does not fit within a religious system. Religion is a box that we create god to fit in, and this god, is the small minded god that we use to confirm our personal identity.
If we are a Republican, we assume God is also a Republican. If we are a Democrat, we assume God is a Democrat. If we are American, we assume God loves Americans more than he loves the rest of the world.
This is what I like to call the shoebox god. We carry him around so we never have to be challenged. After all, if the God of the universe shares my views, then who can argue with me?
But this is the religion that makes people hate god. The god who is accused of being anti-scientific, who hates homosexuals, who is going to send every non-republican to hell, and this is the reason why I hate religion.
My initial emotional response to statements such as these is annoyance. Annoyance, because it becomes apparent that I am being fit into a stereotype. and as much as I am guilty of placing people within other stereotypes, I hate being placed into a stereotype. The stereotype that is in place for unthinking, unintelligent religious fanatics that hold up signs protesting against gay marriage etc.
But the more I think about this statement, the more I have to agree with it. I am not a big fan of religion. Religion, gives the God that I know a bad reputation. This god, (the god of religion) is more in place to justify ones own beliefs, (political, social, moral etc) rather than the God that I know, who shows love, grace, and acceptance to people.
Some of the religious people I know, are some of the worst people I know. They use God to fill the world with hate to anybody who doesn't share the same opinions as they do. This isn't a god I want to believe in either. This is a god who is made up of anti-scientific, propaganda, who likes to take the money from people watching cable t.v.
From this stand point, I have to agree that religion is like comparing apples to oranges. But the God that I know, is the God who is the cornerstone of all knowledge. If God is real, then he cannot, by definition, be anti-scientific. He is the center of all truth.This is not a god of the gaps type god. This is the God who has created everything we understand, and everything we do not understand. Science discovers mechanisms, but mechanisms must not be confused with agency.
The problem is that as soon as I mention God, people automatically assume I am talking
about a god who fits within a system, a religion if you will. But the God who I know, does not fit within a religious system. Religion is a box that we create god to fit in, and this god, is the small minded god that we use to confirm our personal identity.
If we are a Republican, we assume God is also a Republican. If we are a Democrat, we assume God is a Democrat. If we are American, we assume God loves Americans more than he loves the rest of the world.
This is what I like to call the shoebox god. We carry him around so we never have to be challenged. After all, if the God of the universe shares my views, then who can argue with me?
But this is the religion that makes people hate god. The god who is accused of being anti-scientific, who hates homosexuals, who is going to send every non-republican to hell, and this is the reason why I hate religion.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Marketing off of a tragedy...9/11
Though 9/11 is well past us, I have been thinking of a couple of issues that have risen. I have been careful to fully develop my thoughts on these issues due to their controversial nature.
First off, one thing we can all agree is this, what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, was a horrible thing. Many lives were lost. Lives that have infinite value. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters wept that day, and continue to weep for their lost loved ones.
The issues come with the propaganda, and our mindset about the event. For example, there seems to be a mindset amongst Americans, that American lives are far more valuable then the rest of the world. We weep when American solders die, but scoff when Afghanistan soldiers die. We think nothing of it when innocent people die in Lebanon from American bombs, but when events such as 9/11 occur, we are horrified and pray for the families.
The second issue that comes to my mind is the marketing schemes centered around the tragedy of 9/11. Within the first year, Hollywood produced a film about it. Millions of well intended people spent there money to see a film that in my opinion, was only made to make a buck. We have 9/11 memorabilia such as collectible coins, shirts etc.
People often buy these items and feel good about it. What they don't understand is that they are giving their money to the wolves, who care much less about making a difference, and much more about taking advantage of gullible people. This is an act of evil. It a market that is saturated with blood money.
Now, if these items are sold to raise charity, I am all for it. What I cannot stand for, is marketing off of a tragedy. It is our responsibility to know who we are giving our money to and why.
First off, one thing we can all agree is this, what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, was a horrible thing. Many lives were lost. Lives that have infinite value. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters wept that day, and continue to weep for their lost loved ones.
The issues come with the propaganda, and our mindset about the event. For example, there seems to be a mindset amongst Americans, that American lives are far more valuable then the rest of the world. We weep when American solders die, but scoff when Afghanistan soldiers die. We think nothing of it when innocent people die in Lebanon from American bombs, but when events such as 9/11 occur, we are horrified and pray for the families.
The second issue that comes to my mind is the marketing schemes centered around the tragedy of 9/11. Within the first year, Hollywood produced a film about it. Millions of well intended people spent there money to see a film that in my opinion, was only made to make a buck. We have 9/11 memorabilia such as collectible coins, shirts etc.
People often buy these items and feel good about it. What they don't understand is that they are giving their money to the wolves, who care much less about making a difference, and much more about taking advantage of gullible people. This is an act of evil. It a market that is saturated with blood money.
Now, if these items are sold to raise charity, I am all for it. What I cannot stand for, is marketing off of a tragedy. It is our responsibility to know who we are giving our money to and why.
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