Shut up and do something!

New rant about everybody's favorite subject: Revelation! Actually it's not really about the book of Revelation it's about the predominant Christian mind set. First thing to clear up is that Revelation have little to do with the end of the world in practical terms. Revelation is not a road map to the end times so stop asking it for directions!!! All the damn Christians I meet have this mind set like we are fighting some kind of holding action against evil or that we are making some valiant last stand. It isn't true people. Nowhere does it say "Christians will loose!" or "Not everyone can be saved!" Alright not everyone will want what we got but people spread it around a little, geez. My time with The Salvation Army is proving to me that an organization can be more than the sum of it's parts. Here is a Christian organization riddled with petty bureaucrats, people who lack vision and a few fools as well. It also has a bunch of great people that allow this massive organization to respond to a crisis sometimes before the authorities. They have a belief that you just have to respect: "Do whatever you can to help people get back on their feet with dignity." So they do big things like homeless shelters, foodbanks and emergency relief but they also do small things like finding families a place to stay when their home burns down, ensuring that soldiers on the front lines can have some coffee and a snack. Ya that's right The Salvation Army goes to war with there little trucks full of coffee and treats since world war one. They were in Afghanistan until they were asked to leave by the government. The Salvation Army believes that though they may be "Christians" they will help anyone regardless of race, religion or beliefs. Some of you might catch the irony of that last statement but my point is simple:we should help everyone regardless of who they are while (key point) maintaining their dignity and giving them the help they need so tomorrow they can stand on their own. Man there are so many points I could just go off on but I won't. Suffice it to say that in a place I least expected it I found a group that shares my goal and it has given me great hope that others do to.