This is messed up!
My brother sent me this story today, and I was shocked!
And to think that people are actually taking up the challenge...
And to think that people are actually taking up the challenge...
"Brian and Kelly are co-founders of the Rational Response Squad... And recently they came up with a new way to publicize their cause. It is called the Blasphemy Challenge.
What they did was challenge people to make videos of themselves, denying, denouncing or blaspheming the Holy Spirit, and then post them on YouTube.
"We wanted to do it in such a way where we stripped the power from religious institutions that instill fear in people," says Brian. "And we did that by blaspheming the Holy Spirit, by showing that we are not scared of this unforgiveable sin.""
At the actual site the following:
"There's only one catch: We want your soul.
It's simple. You record a short message damning yourself to Hell, you upload it to YouTube, and then the Rational Response Squad will send you a free The God Who Wasn't There DVD. It's that easy.
INSTRUCTIONS:
You may damn yourself to Hell however you would like, but somewhere in your video you must say this phrase: "I deny the Holy Spirit.""
All this brought to mind a passage from Luke 16:27
"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment. Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'"
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If you're interested I actually wrote a blogsite against the "blasphemy challenge" here:
blasphemychallenge.blogspot.com
interesting, but more so tragic! unbelievable!
This is so odd. I don't know what to think or say. I'm proactive in sharing my faith, I believe in being proactive in sharing my faith, so, does that mean I'm obliged to allow them the space to declare their lack of faith?
I suppose it does. But stillI am stunned by it. I found myself wincing out loud as I read through that article.
Ohmygoodness.
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