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So today I read on the ole’ face book that there is a petition circulated to have Burt and Ernie come out of the closet since they are to some obviously homosexual partners. They need to have a wedding on Sesame Street to show kids that being gay is an acceptable lifestyle. Well I consulted none other than TMZ, that great bastion of Entertainment Knowledge and they state on their website the following.

Sesame Street has finally responded to age-old rumors that Bert and Ernie are gay -- claiming the infamous room-sharing man-puppet odd couple are JUST FRIENDS ... and have no sexual orientation whatsoever.

A petition emerged online this week, urging the creators of Sesame Street to marry the two puppets -- but the Sesame Workshop just posted a message on its Facebook account, writing, "Bert and Ernie are best friends."

The statement continues, "They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves."

"Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics ... they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation."

In my opinion, while I can still say this in an ultimate tolerant society, this is completely stupid, and no I don’t regret using the word stupid. I also want you to know that I am not the least big politically correct, big surprise eh? The leftist are always trying to push their socialist political agenda and their perverse moral agenda on us. They work hard at pushing this agenda on kids. I also recently read an article stating that several Disney channel stars were obviously gay. The attack has been moved from the courts to kid’s television. To pervert a generation is to make that generation accept the alteration when they get older. The same thing happens on shows like Degrasi where main characters are homosexual. Many of the youth I have spoken too over the last few years see no problem with Homosexuality. Their ethic base is formed by media not by scripture. Also, these are Christian Church going kids who give me these reactions. Where have we gone wrong?

The GLBT crowd has done their work well. Where they are leading us is obviously of satanic origin. The issue has been at work from ancient times among the Greeks, Romans, and others. Down through time the problem is that for these people, sex is not only an urge it is the goal of life. Like most addictions you need a new kick of perversion for the next hit to have any power. They have opened themselves to the perversion and it spirals them downward. They cannot see any innocence, no real friendship, nothing that does not bare the stain of their perversion, and yes according to the Bible it is a perversion and a sin see Romans 2. Many would see something showing up in the relationship of even Jesus and John the Apostle. There is no room for love only love that involves sexual relationship.

We live in a day of darkness. Men today deal with the fear of how they will be perceived and have locked themselves behind unfeeling walls. Wives suffer and Children suffer because the male in their family dare not express his feelings lest he be considered effeminate. I see a real need for our church and for other churches to work to develop in Men the ability to express themselves and grow into the men God wants them to be.

Is Jesus coming back on May 21?

Just to let those who have been watching to much Royal Wedding coverage or the Mavs stomping the Lakers (Lackers), I wanted to let you know that Jesus isn't coming to Earth on May 21st. For one thing we have a church work day on that day and really need to get some things done. Another issue is that Harold Camping says that is the day. You may remember Harold Camping for his prediction that Jesus was coming in 1994.I guess Jesus broke down somewhere between here and Heaven and couldn't get a ride. Or maybe he just didn't want to come to earth during the Clinton Administration. Harold Camping preachers that all churches are wrong because the Holy Spirit has left the modern day church. I guess he and the Holy Spirit have coffee at Starbucks on Monday mornings or something. Maybe he gets secret messages via his Dish Satellite size ears, I dunno. All I know is what the book says Jesus Himself in Mark 13:32, look it up for yourself beloved. Jesus (you know the guy coming back) also says alot about dudes trying to say when he is coming in Mark 13:21-22. Of course that stuff is in the Bible and you have to believe the Bible to belive that stuff. Seems like we all want Ear itchers these days instead of the book itself. I heard one guy asking about all the money Harold is getting from those who follow him. The caller into Camping's radio show asked if he was going to give it all back. I guess he was on a cell phone in a tunnel cause they cut him off. Oh well, whenever Jesus does come back the Hale Hacienda is ready to go, this $5 gas is killing us. Smile Beloved God has great plans for you.

Katy Perry and the Decline of Western Christianity

So, the other day I am delving into Youth culture. I watch a video by Lady Ga Ga, kind of like Marylyn Manson meets Madonna – unique but strange. Then I view Katy Perry’s Firework video. She is a great singer, I like her energy in interviews, but I know that she has made some really bad choices. For one the guy she is married to is …. Well let me say unique. The song that propelled her to stardom was “I kissed a girl” which talks about a young lady’s exploration of lesbianism. Katy is still exploring her world and its complex realities. Then upon reading her bio I find that she is the daughter of not one minister but two ministers. I also discover that she had a Christian music career under her real name Katy Hudson. I listen to some of the cuts, same voice different message. Her music label went under and she became Katy Perry who kissed a girl and now has fireworks exploding out of her chest. So, Pb, where are you going with this? Let me ask a question. How does a girl who grew up in a Christian home and church now spend her young adult life promoting choices that are completely against everything she was brought up to believe? More importantly, why do we see this trend, although not as dramatically, repeat it in our churches today? I am not looking for someone to blame I am looking for some way to get around this trend.

It isn’t something new. Colonial and early America saw the same trends. One generation was Biblically sound and then the next fell out of church. Since the Church was the government they put rules on the populous making them attend church. This filled up the pews but did nothing for the hearts. People were willing to go through the ritual but had no relationship with Christ. Society’s morality plummeted as church became an empty exercise. How did they change it? They didn’t. God brought a revival called the “Great Awakening” that changed churches through changing people. So what do we who live in this century need to be doing with an increasing lost generation? Do we need to look for a great awakening to end the apathy of our churches and re-salt our society? What can we be doing?

It seems to me to be a waste of time, teaching and resources to spend so much time in our kids lives from the Nursery through High School, just to see them run away from the church when the reach college level. This is going to have to be a joint effort of God instructing and us doing. We have to evaluate not only the church but the home as well. If we say one thing and they see another in the home what good is it to teach them. Permissiveness and the desire of Christian parents to be “friends” instead of mentors is a large part of the problem. I don’t think this idea can be solved in one blog; I just want to put the question out there and see if it evokes any responses. Let me know what you think.