disappointed.

tuesday night, a historic thing happened in our country. november 4th, 2008 will go down in the annals of history as the night that america changed, hopefully for the better. some have even said it was the day that the civil rights movement really "ended". or the real beginning of race reconciliation in the US. who knows if any of these bold statements are true, or will turn out to be true, but i think we can all agree, regardless of party lines or beliefs, that history was made, and it really was a beautiful thing. i thought BO gave an excellent acceptance speech, and i thought JM gave an equally impressive concession speech. i was impressed with the way he put down those who were booing and yelling in his less-than-impressive crowd of supporters. my disappointment in these JM supporters leads me to the real point of this post.

facebook statuses. regardless of whether we want to admit it or not, 99.9% of us have facebook accounts that we check pretty regularly, some more regularly than others. on tuesday night, as history was being made, it was tough to enjoy it after seeing the things people were saying on ol' FB. i was embarrassed to live in the south, and embarassed for a lot of these so-called facebook "friends". i wrote down many of these statuses and comments, so let me share just a few with you, as examples (imagine names behind each of these. i'm obviously not going to use names...that's not the point of this). on some, i will follow with a little bit of commentary, and maybe that will ruffle some feathers. we'll see. i'm not trying to, but this is just how i see things. i am a flawed, wretched sinner just as we all are):

"...can't wait for the socialist takeover."

          -i realize that BO's potential policies of "redistribution of wealth" may seem really scary to some. but to say that our country is going to become "socialist" is a reach. and guess what? campaign "promises" often do not come to fruition without serious and major overhaul. 

"...is scared for the country! i would leave and go somewhere else but i am going to have the shit taxed out of me now."

-i don't follow. is there a new "leave the country" tax in BO's plan? if there is, please correct me, and i'll also make sure not to leave the country.

"...says goodbye checks and balances."

-does a dem majority in the senate and house and a dem president REALLY mean the END of checks and balances? relax.

"...HIS MIDDLE NAME IS HUSSEIN!!"

-um, yes. our current president's last name is "bush". and i had no idea that presidential prowess was based on one's middle name. i mean, we've had presidents named millard and grover too. 

"...is moving to Europe because I refuse to live in a country run by the Anti-Christ."

-i'm still looking for BO's ten horns on his head, etc. if you still believe he's the anti-christ (or ever did, for that matter), then you have real problems. 

"...can I leave the country for the next four years?"

-sure. bye. watch out for that new "leave the country" tax though.

"...President is a muslem. his religion believes in doing away with the infadels. U have to be kidding me. This is America?"

-first off, the fact that you can't spell "Muslim" completely discredits your opinion. but, you obviously have a very small understanding of Islam. and BO as far as i can tell is a christian. he's allowed to have muslim friends. he's also allowed to have crazy friends with wild ideas (because we all have friends who are crazy), but that doesn't apply here. and america is not technically only a "christian" nation. yes, i'm a christian and i'm still allowed to say and think that. 

"...PALIN 2012!"

-do you really want a GOP elected in 2012? if so, then there couldn't be a worse choice. this must have been a democrat in disguise.

"...is wondering why am i going to struggle in school, work hard and become a nurse, if all the money I make is going to be taxed to randoms who don't deserve it?"

-stop listening to your daddy. it doesn't work that way. and while we're talking about the "randoms who dont deserve it", i'm pretty sure this person who wrote this is a believer. therefore, go read psalm 82:3 and acts 2:42-47 and get back to me. god's word doesn't teach capitalism. 

"...how much do you wanna bet obamma dosnt make it to the white house!"

-again, the spelling rules apply. but honestly, i think he could possibly be right, and i think that would be absolutely awful. and if you would think that were a good thing, i don't even know what to say to you. and don't say "no one would want our president to be killed!" i've heard it uttered, trust me. 

"...Get ready for a country dominated by illegal immigrants, homosexuals, rampant abortion, and oh yeah...people steal your hard earned money."

-i think i've covered all of this. i don't want to get into abortion. 

"...is hoping for a crazy white man with a rifle...where is Dick Cheney when you need him?"

-wow.

"...read Revalation 13."

-i did, and i don't get it.

"...he's going to reverse segregation. back of the bus, whitey."

-you've got to be kidding me.

i'll stop there, but there were more. oh, and just to address the many others that mentioned moving to europe or canada to avoid the "socialist takeover", do a little research and realize that THESE COUNTRIES ALREADY HAVE THESE "SOCIALIST" ECONOMIES! so, for the life of me, i can't figure out why you would want to move from our country which has a small chance of developing this system to a country that has already had this in place!?!

i think most of these comments stem from a lack of knowledge of the issues. they don't have any idea what the real policies are or any real understanding of our situation. they also need a HUGE dose of perspective. 95% of these people list themselves as christians on their facebook pages (yes, i checked). and i would direct them towards this video. john piper states perfectly how ridiculous it is that a christian would put so much hope in ANY candidate. in ANY human being. our Hope is in Christ alone. He is Sovereign, and He is GOOD. i love piper's point around the 5:10 mark in the clip. just watch it.

everyone just calm down. 

one thing i was not disappointed in this week was my roomie dan's choirs last night at their choir concert. i was incredibly impressed by his choirs, and also by eron's auburn high choirs. it's so great to see these men who are my friends, former classmates, and brothers in Christ up on stage doing what they love. being successful and affecting the lives of so many kids. great work kids, and great work friends. can't wait until the spring.