Southern Baptist Convention-2006 June 7, 2006
Posted by collegeclectic in Economical, Religion.10 comments
Just real quick, I wanted to let everyone know about the 2006 Southern Baptist Convention annual conference that will be held in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The conference will be held on June 13-14. It is definitely something to check out and try to attend. You will need to register online; see website for details.
I only recently found out that the Convention will be bringing in an extra 20,000(+) people to Greensboro. This is a major event and as said, thousands of Baptists will be attening from all over the southeast coast. Personally, until recently I had only heard about the 102 SuperJam Concert that will also be held in the Coliseum. This is an annual 'Hip-Hop' concert that of course will also be bringing an extra 20-30,000 people to Greensboro from all over the US; but it is always good to hear that a Christian event is drawing the same amount of people as any other.
On another note, annual events like these always bring good business to Greensboro. Events of this size usually quadruple revenue sales for that week or weekend. On the business end, this June will be an amazing month for Greensboro. Ciao.
The DaVinci Code May 30, 2006
Posted by collegeclectic in Religion.1 comment so far
I just wanted to take a minute to talk about this whole DaVinci Code deal. Is it really that serious?!? It’s clearly stated that it is a FICTIONAL movie. Is one movie going to make you doubt your lifetime of faith? Of course everyone knows Jesus is the most controversial figure in history, but come on people!!! Other than Jesus, government and government cover-ups are other controversial issues in history. I took some time to talk with students from various colleges and here are some of there views.
One: "The book has been around for decades so why only recently is this movie going to make such an impact. It was just a well written script that made you think." “You can’t read(the book) but you’ll be quick to believe some bullshit in a movie” “It was a book first and it’s fictional like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea or The Chronicles of Narnia”
Two: “Not to say that any of it is true, but say he did have a bloodline, would that be such a bad thing?” “Shouldn’t you be scared of all these movies like The Omen, saying that the Devil has a son or an incarnate possessing a young child?” A recent movie like Constantine, was a movie about Heaven vs. Hell and how the spear that stabbed Jesus in the side had the power to bring Satan’s son to our world. “Nobody pays attention to that sh!%# because it’s FICTIONAL!!”
Three: "One movie that this was compared to is, National Treasure. It was also just a well written script that was saying there was a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence" "It went into all this detail about how Presidents and Political figures went through so much to hide this invaluable treasure placed, underground of one of our famous historical monuments. The treasure hunters had to defy death, solve impossible codes and puzzles, and finally make the ultimate decision on to uncover this conspiracy or keep it concealed and preserve the basis of our government. All of this questioned the foundation of our government and really had people thinking there was a map on the back of the declaration" – All that hype lasted for about a month people!
Four: Lastly, from a person who didn’t see the movie – “I just didn’t want to see it. It wasn’t my type of movie. I didn’t think it was any different from seeing any other movie like Elizabeth Town, Silent Hill, X-Men, or any other movie that isn’t my type” “I didn’t put any preference toward it just because it was about Jesus; The whole history thing just isn’t me”
And to conclude, to all the Christians that are so offended and think that this challenges Jesus’ holiness, if we are such Christians, don’t you think God will have his way? Other religions, atheist, and devil worshippers challenge God all the time. And if we are such Christians, why are we judging people who go see the movie? Why are there reports of people getting threatening phone calls in their home for seeing the movie? Why are people getting discriminated against at work for seeing it? Why have people been attacked while waiting in line to buy their tickets? Ask yourself these questions my fellow Christians.
– God Bless