Expelled

Friday night Mark and I went to see Ben Steins new documentary film, Expelled. It is very thought provoking, and I still have not wrapped my brain around all of the thoughts and ideas presented in the movie. In fact, I was going to wait a few more days to comment on it, but tonight I started a new book that will require probably more than a few blog posts. Therefore, I wanted to put a few thoughts down about Expelled before it loses it's place in Ronda's blog train of thought.

Obviously there are so many holes in the theory of evolution that even the worst archer in the world could shoot an arrow through it from miles away. Therefore, I am not even going to comment on that idea, except that it is scary how much damage it can do to the minds and hearts of our kids. When you take away the fact that they have a creator who loves and values relationship with them above all else, as well as with everyone else in the world, you take away any value of life at all. Then we wonder why abortion, drugs, murder, disrespect for authority, and...exists to the extent it does in our world today. Why care? If we all evolved from a big mud pit, and will eventually return there with no hope of anything after death, what's the point? In the end, love is a waste of time-if there is no loving God who took the time to create us, a world for us to live in, and a way for us to have relationship with Him forever, that is.

The overarching thought I had throughout the whole movie, and the emotion I still have two days later, is pity for those whose total lostness was obvious. They are not willing to entertain the thought that there might be a personal creator God, because then everything they have built their lives on will crumble. They must perpetuate the lie, because the truth would force them to face the error that will affect them for all eternity. One day these people will have to stand before the Lord and realize what a horrible mistake they've made. Even worse, they will be held accountable for all those whose lives they influenced-and there will be nothing they can do about it. The pitiful and dangerous consequence of pride.