Prevalence of Culture

I do not think that those in America understand my concern over the prevalence of the American theological understanding and its impact upon the concept of God or Christianity around the world.  So, today I have devised a method, which is cruelly humorous in its communication.

This YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIWRh6RBog , is 30 minutes of traffic crashes from January of this year and a few more as well.  Many of these just make you wince because you can see them coming, they are avoidable from the viewpoint of the camera - and without exception, BLAM!  Always.  And a few you never see coming!

So, what does that have to do with America, culture and Christianity?  I want you to just listen to the the video recorders sound track.  By the end of thirty minutes you will be amazed by the sheer number of American idioms you will be hearing expressed by Russians, mostly in Siberia .....  Yeah, you will be amazed.  Oh yeah they are badly pronounced but at least twice Bruce Willis' words leap from the mouth of a surprised Russian!  Most prevalent is Nyet - No.  However, badly pronounced oh my God's, oh God, etc, sometimes even in Russian.  All make an appearance.

So, people of a foreign culture, under stress, break into American idioms.  Hmmmmm.  So, do you think that other aspects of American culture, also captured in film and shown throughout the world, might also be having an impact?

Well, from this immigrant's viewpoint, "Yeah."

And tomorrow I will begin the story telling to show you how Christianity went from Martin Luther, to America, then straight down the toilet of the 20th century - creating a new pagan faith.

If you are American, I hope it opens your eyes just a tiny bit, because by Friday you will be seeing God and yourself quite a bit differently.

Best get the iodine and bandaids, the next thirty minutes are going to hurt....