Judge lest thou be judged

My father sent me the following forward in hopes that I would be impressed with Jim's stoic adherence to his spiritual beliefs. Instead, I am ashamed to be a Christian. A judgmental heart, stupidity and hypocrisy are not Christian traits, Jim.

"If more of us took a stand maybe we could have some decent TV programs. Jim Neugent is a coach in Childress, Texas.

Jim writes:
My name is Jim Neugent. I wrote to ABC (on-line) concerning a program called "THE PRACTICE." In last night's episode, one of the lawyer's mothers decided she is gay and wanted her son to go to court and help her get a marriage license so she could marry her 'partner.' ! I sent the following letter to ABC yesterday and really did not expect a reply, but I did get one.

My original message was:

ABC is obsessed (or should I say abscessed) with the subject of homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK. THE PRACTICE can be a fairly good show, but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his
mother being gay and made him look like a whiner because he had convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a "gay basher." Read the first chapter of Romans (that's in the Bible) and see what the apostle Paul had to say about it.... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that
an alternative lifestyle? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that, too.)
--Jim Neugent

Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:

How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and read the declaration of independence (what our nation is built on), where it says
"All Men are Created equal," and try treating them that way for a change! Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence. You are in minority in this country and your boycott will not affect us or our freedom of statement.

Jim Neugent's second response to ABC:

Thanks for your reply. From your harsh reply, evidently I hit a nerve. I wll share it with all with whom I come in contact. Hopefully, the Arkansas Democrat Newspaper will include it in one of their columns and I will be praying for you.
- -Jim Neugent

Note: Wouldn't Satan just love it if people stopped using the Bible for a
crutch? Please resend this to everyone in your mailbox.

-- Thanks, Jim Neugent"

Although I disagree with ABC that the Bible is merely a book of stories, I applaud them for putting this moron in his place. I'm not here to argue views on homosexuality. I'm here to say that Jesus would never have written as hateful and narrow-minded a letter as Jim's first. And to send the e-mail to everyone he knows is just begging for attention. If you're going to do something in the name of Christianity, make sure you're not doing it for your own personal glory. And make sure as Hell that it's something Christ himself would have done. Otherwise Hell is the only thing you'll be sure of, your hyprocrite.

I tire of the old generation's close-minded approach to Christianity. If God is truly the creator of the universe and if His ways are unfathomable by men, then don't you think there's more than one "right" path to God?

Perhaps I should write a letter to Jim's church telling the congregation that he is a sinner, and that as a result, he should be forbidden from worshipping with a body of believers. After all, if sin is so revolting, then how can Jim live with himself?