No, I'm not talking about the many colors of stuff I was hacking up when I awoke this morning, though the same thought could apply.  No, I'm talking about something equally appalling.  It was a show on the History Channel that I watched while I layed in bed.

The History Channel is typically very good at reporting on events in great detail, so long as the events do not require any spiritual insight.  The very thought process that makes them good at reporting on things from World War II or medieval Europe makes them terrible at reporting on things of the Bible.  This morning's show was "Biblical Disasters", or something along those lines.  Basically, it was an attempt to review "Biblical disasters" -- everything from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah through plagues and pestilence to the worldwide flood -- and determine not only whether such events ever happened (remember these are secular humanists doing the reporting) but also what sorts of "natural occurences" could have produced such results.

One thought was that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah could have been destroyed by a volcano, or that sulfur or lightning could have ignited the oil-rich land.  Pretty amazing that the Lord and the angels would be instructing Lot and his family at the exact same time that lightning struck, or that the volcano would only target those two cities.  Their failure to examine the stories in their full contexts was sickening...even though I was already sick.

Whether they even realize it or not, they are acting as pawns in a supernatural battle, doing the deeds their father has chosen for them to do, and no, I'm not talking about God.  They are continuing to push an agenda of "not only is the Bible antiquated and inaccurate, but it's contents are nothing more than fanciful yarns of naturally-occuring events".  And what's worse, they're taking a verse here and a verse there, twisting them and quoting them "in more modern translations", and them using them to promote their own view of how they relate to the world we live in.

One more dastardly instance was when they quoted Jesus' statement regarding the Tower of Siloam (Luke 13):

They proceeded to paraphrase what Jesus said as "Sometimes bad things happen to good people" -- which is true -- and then interpreted what He was "really" trying to say: "Look to each other in times of calamity" -- which is far from true.  The Lord wants us to look to Him in times of calamity (as well as times of peace and plenty, btw) so that we can be able to more accurately benefit those around us.  They also totally niglected to address the second part of that section of Scripture that they themselves quoted, that the Lord told the people to repent or they would also likewise perish.  If He was just saying to "come together and look to each other", what would be the purpose of saying "repent"?  Maybe He just meant "repent of looking to God for help"...something they likely believe, but definitely not what He meant.

I know they're unbelievers trying to explain as best they can the things of God, but what sickens me most is that people who are curious about God and His creation or those who are young and impressionable in the faith will see shows like this and be confused -- or worse, be dissuaded from their faith, and suffer spiritual shipwreck.

Did anyone else see it?  What are your thoughts?