Last week I turned something upside-down. It is my WAKW 93.3 window sticker which says "Pointing the Way to the One!"
A few months ago, Star 93.3, a Christian radio station in
Cincinnati, replaced their local radio show with the “Wally Show”. At first I found Wally to be quite
annoying. But then I could see that not
only was he annoying, but he was just another phony Christian, possibly a "Tony Campolo" disciple.
One caller called in and said that she did not punish her
daughter for committing promiscuity but only advised her not to do it. Not only did Wally praise her for this
decision, but he went further and said that we should not rebuke people when
they sin. He said that Jesus never
rebuked anybody for anything. Wally
obviously doesn't know the Jesus of the Bible.
Not only that, but he contradicts himself. (He rebukes people for rebuking!) There seems to be this strange lack of critical
thinking everywhere you go. You can’t
get away from it.
But despite this, I kept listening to Star 93.3 in the
morning, on my way to work. After all, it
is still a family friendly station.
Well, then one day Wally criticized the “protesters” of that strip joint
that has been getting some publicity lately.
He said that it wasn't doing any good, and pointed out that the
strippers had responded by picketing the church that the “protesters” represented. But that was not what irked me. Wally asked for suggestions as to what should
be done instead of this “protesting” that would be more like what Jesus would
have done (or something to that effect).
A caller suggested that they offer to babysit the children of the
strippers while they work the strip bar.
Wally agreed and said that that was exactly what he was thinking. That was the last straw for me.
It’s not that I think that we shouldn't love our enemies and
do good to those persecute us. (And
strippers do persecute us Christians because they tempt to commit sins which
lead to eternal damnation. See Matthew
5:27-29.) But enabling them or
supporting what they are doing is an entirely different matter. Can you imagine looking after a woman’s
children while their doing that which is spiritual homicide? This is unacceptable and disgusting.
7 Be
not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh
reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting.
Galatians 6:7-8 (KJV)
An acceptable suggestion would be to help the women to find
real jobs. You could give to them tips
on how to write a résumé, give them clothes that would be good for a job
interview, etc. You wouldn't even have
to have any strings attached to this “clothing of naked”. But Wally seems to be satisfied with the
status quo of the dirty business of the strip club. As
long as it looks like we are doing something that “Jesus would have done” in
the minds of the mindless, he is satisfied.
What a hypocrite!
I have stopped listening to Wally’s morning show. I know that this does not hurt him at
all. That is not the reason for the
change. People like him make me
angry. He especially makes me angry
because he claims to be a Christian and thus drags the Name of Jesus through
filth. And there is just no point in
listening someone who makes you angry. The Bible
teaches that we should focus on the good.
8 Finally,
brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
