1/16/2007

Colby's Clubhouse

Having Verizon Fios TV gives new options of programing to enjoy... unfortunately the "Smile of a Child" network doesn't seem to be one of them.

SMILE is a network for children that feature "Christian friendly" programing. I often pause on the station when I channel surf, not because I'm a Christian child, but because I like to laugh at low-budget low-quality stuff. But when stopped to enjoy an episode of "Colby's Clubhouse" I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

When I tuned a group of kids were talking to a WWII veteran in a park... well at least a middle aged guy pretending to be a WWII veteran. After learning he was in the great war, one of the kids told him he must have had a lot of fun fighting. He told the children about how he fought for the country and saw a lot of his friends die.

To show their appreciation of his heroics they sing him a song, which includes the kids marching in place and saluting the American flag. The WWII vet is touched by their song, but unfortunately at this point a cop kicks the vet out of the park because "the park isn't a camping ground for the homeless."

The kids go to the clubhouse to talk to Colby, who, by the way seems to a Casio keyboard with a face made out of foam rubber. The kids ask Colby why God would let a person who fought for our country to wind up homeless. Colby tells the children, all we know about this WWII veteran is that he fought in a war. We don't know what he's done since, or what he'll do in the future.

So, in other words, he deserves it. Don't question God's way. Shut up kids, quit your whining.

Right before I flipped to the next station they decided to pray for the veteran. Better than nothing I suppose.

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Comments:
sick!
 
it shows by your attitude that your the one who needs the prayer as well as these veterans do. There are many veterans like this one who is on the streets who we personally deal with on a daily basis. Attacks like this on a program that is trying to bring awareness of the real situation in America and this is what many children think about war, which is sad. I have watched that program several times and I admire them for bringing it to people's attention because it is a real life situation here in America. The troops who make it back home are homeless and it is hard for them to start over as many of us Americans treat them like they weren't heroic. I appreciate all our troops are doing for us and I pray for our troops on a daily basis and I will definitely be praying that God shows you what that particular program was all about. I admire them for bringing it to people's attention. If you find it offensive why surf it? and why only listen to part of it and not the whole thing as it is repeated at least once a month. In fact I think it was just on last week. We watch smile of a child every night and they have awesome Christian teachings on it brought to young children of things that happen in every day life. Sorry but I'm not going to let anyone run a Christian Ministry down that is doing good and bringing Glory to God. I praise God for Smile of a Child and I know their servers are maxed out to capacity. If their programs were so bad they would not be maxed out to capacity. I feel this is a down right attack on Christianity and on God himself and I pity you on judgement day.
 
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