Thursday, August 05, 2004

Going to the movies

In my church, there is a rule against going to the movies. I think it's an archaic rule that has outlived its usefulness. It was allegedly set up to protect the christian members from damaging their ministry due to prevailing views on christians at the time. This view has changed significantly but still the rule remains like a tattered hymen guarding the doors of the temple with a false sense of chastity. In fact it does more harm than good as it causes a lot of christians to become guilty of disobedience. I am doing my best to not break the rule but it hurts when elders and other senior people in the church deliberately disobey the rule. How can I respect them if they disobey the very rules they expect me to obey? They have no moral authority to tell me anything now, can they? I also am upset as the young chrisitians have no idea of the power of the vote and what can be accomplished if we organise ourselves and form a strong lobby. We outnumber the older folk but they are more disciplined in their methods than us. It's a frustrating situation but I won't give up. This movie rule must go!!!

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