Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Positive Hypocrisy

I hate hypocrites. If anything, people should always be true to themselves, and actually stand by the beliefs they claim to hold. Today, I was thinking about a sermon in church and why it peeved me so much. Basically, it was about how one could cry out "Praise God!" in lieu of expressing anger. Blasphemy!

Now, think about it. What could be closer to the definition of using God's name in vain? Is this not outright blatant hypocrisy? This is precisely what peeves me about the falsely positive Christians out there. They are so outwardly happy no matter what happens, even when it is apparent that their joy is a paper thin facade that they are deceived into maintaining. Sure, it is well and good to be happy when one should be, but it's another to delude oneself into being happy when one truly isn't.

Indeed, I say that if one experiences negative emotions, they should simply embrace it. The emotions exist for a reason. And if they should wish to find ways to curtail excess negativity, that is a good time for prayer and meditation. Slapping an illusory smiley over the problem is not going to solve it, numnuts!

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