Mr. Wolf Goes to Piggytown

Here is a column I wrote for my journalism class.

Everyone remembers the story of the three little pigs. What if we looked at the story from the wolf’s point of view? Here is Mr. Wolf who maybe wasn’t trying to eat the pigs, but had a cold and was actually a building inspector.

As a child I actually didn’t like the pigs in the story because I thought they were lazy and deserved to be eaten for being so stupid.

To some Christians, Bill Maher, a journalist who has a show on HBO called “Real Time with Bill Maher,” is like the big bad wolf from the originally little pigs story. To me, he is more like the wolf with a cold version.

Maher made a documentary called “Religulous” that I watched a few weeks ago. From the previews themselves I was shocked at how he approached the subject of religion. Previews can be deceiving.

Maher is honest and tells those he is interviewing he is really looking for the truth and not trying to be controversial. He asks hard questions and points out some of the “Christians” hypocrisies. Some of the people were so appalled and would either ask him to leave or would just sit there with no answer.

I am a Christian and one of the interviews made me sick, but is a fact in some churches. Maher called out a pastor who was wearing an expensive suit and a lot of gold jewelry. The pastor’s excuse was that Jesus was rich and wore fine linen.
The Bible clearly doesn’t say that and Maher pointed that out to the pastor and stated that Jesus actually spoke out against the rich. During the interview it was apparent that Maher new more about the Bible and what it said than the pastor. The pastor tried to quote from scripture and fumbled over his words. He was exposed for the fool he is.

This movie didn’t make me question what I believe or make me angry just because a lot of the interviews portrayed Christianity in a bad light. In fact, the movie caused me to have a higher respect for Maher because I liked that he exposed people for what they were.

It also helped me see how many Christians are building what they believe on whatever they are told or want to believe (hay and sticks) instead of what the Bible says (bricks). I mean it is easier just to go to church and be spoon fed what the Bible says than to actually pick it up a few times a week and read what it says. I myself have fallen many times into that habit.

Regardless if it is a big bad wolf trying to eat you or just a wolf with a cold, the fact remains that if your foundation isn’t solid, you are wasting your time gathering sticks and hay instead of seeking bricks to build on what you believe is truth.