Assignment #10: Glee Review: You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me.

     I will say this now and stick by it: I have absolutely nothing against stupid shows.  I think many things that have no point are absolutely hilarious (see Bugs Bunny for reference).  However, thus far, Glee is not one of them. 
     Allow me to explain.
     I have two wonderful, amazing, spectacular friends named Katie and Regan.  They are Gleeks, which means that not only do they habitually discuss new Glee episodes before school, they also burst randomly into song in the hallways and squeal "GLEE!!" whenever the show is mentioned.  I do love them for it.  But I've never liked High School Musical, and the closest I get to absolutely loving a musical is Mary Poppins.  So, a TV show dedicated entirely to a Glee club that likewise bursts randomly into song (perfectly rehearsed and on-key, may I add) and consists of a gay, a few air-heads, one or two overly promiscuous girls, and a boy whose far too touchy for his own good, frankly doesn't appeal to me.  I like even less their presumptuous allegations on Christianity. 
     The line that stuck out to me most came from the main character of the episode, the gay.  He argues that there is no God by saying, "I don't believe in a God.  Why should I?  First He makes me gay, and then has all His followers going around saying it's something I chose.  Who would choose to be mocked and ridiculed every day?  Now He's taking away my Dad.  If there is a God, He has to hate me."  This is all said in a tear-filled, mournful way that would wring pity from a drill sergeant.  Upon examination, however, the statement is filled with fallacies and half-truths.  First off, the reasons he lists are irrelevant to why some one should believe in God.  Sure, they may be struggles for him, but those reasons in and of themselves are not evidence enough to discount God.  Second, homosexuality is sin.  Just type it into any Bible search engine to find tons of references condemning it. Being gay or lesbian is a choice, albeit perhaps an unconscious one.  "Male and female He created them" and "your [woman's] desire shall be for your husband" are both evidence within the creation account that God does not make people gay or lesbian.  Third and finally, Christ chose to be mocked and ridiculed, and many Christians all over the world in every circumstance undergo the same treatment for their religion's sake. 
     I could repeat several more lines from this episode that riled me up more than a little bit.  Our culture, more often than not, is ignorant about the real theology and reasons behind Christianity, and they twist this ignorance into assumptions and condemnations that should never have existed.  Every anti-religion argument in this episode had something logically wrong with it, but the sad thing is, most people are too desensitized, disinterested, or flat out lazy and stubborn to discover the truth.  It gives so much more meaning and purpose to our mission as followers of Christ: "How can they believe if they have not heard?"