Wake Up, Open Your Eyes, and Fight

Culturally Dispair 

This wasn't what my blog was intended to be about.  I'm not one to voice my views loudly for all of the world to hear.  My thoughts are my own and the majority of the time they remain private. If there is controversy or anything major happening in the news, I will remain silent or share thoughts with a close few. The opening of the Olympics however has pushed me to my breaking point.  This has nothing to do with being a homophobe, transphobe, or whatever phobe you would like to call me.  This is about the blantant mockery of the God I serve, and the God my heart continually longs for.  Some say that this was not a mockery of Christ but a portrayal of "The Feasts of the Gods" by Jan van Bijlert.  

If this is true, and this was just a display of Bijlerts famous work then why did the Paris Olympic Commitee apologize for the opening scene to Christians and Catholics across the world?  One of my biggest issues with the very public display is the blatant nudity.  Families from cultures and religions have traveled from across the world to attend the Olympics; along with families that tuned in to see the opening act and were faced with having difficult discussions to have with their children about nudity and sexuality.  Children should not be exposed to these things.  

What kind of world do we live in where a grown men can be nude in front of minors and be celebrated all around the world?   Instead of shaming by his gross disgusting display of sex and pedophilia.  In many countries across the world these people would be imprisoned or killed for their sex crimes.  Open nudity and sexual pleasure should NEVER be displayed in public much less in front of children.  Shame on you Mr. Jolly for creating this gross scene of lust and shame on you for your open mockery of Christ, and shame on you the Olympic Commitee for allowing this to happen.

As I have stated in the beginning, I am not one to share my thoughts on worldwide events or even happenings here in my own country, state, and city, but this has gone too far.  I am still trying to sort my emotions of anger, sadness, and brokenness but I know through it all God is in control.  

His Word says...  

There are very few things in my life that I will fight for, but I will stand and fight for my God the one True God, and the innocence of not only my child but children around the world. 

 In college I worked for an organization called Emma's Home.  Emma's Home was an organization that fought against sex crimes and human trafficking.  I worked with minors who had been rescued out of the life of prostetution, rape, and trafficking.  I lived in a home with them and heard their stories.  As our world faces an all time high in human slavery and trafficking we should not be celebrating open nudity and promiscuity.  Instead we should be fighting against such things as public pornography and raising awareness to the people who are suffering and needing to be saved.  

We need to wake up.  We need to open our eyes, and we need to fight against the sinfulness of the world.  Let us no cower in the face sin but let us stand up and pray for guidence on how to share the goodness of God in such a broken world.