Straight From Pastor Ey

In his BreakPoint commentary, Chuck Colson noted “a bizarre trend” in Great Britain: (Quoting Time magazine) “More than 100,000 former Christians have downloaded ‘certificates of de-baptism’ in a bid to publicly renounce the faith.” He calls these documents as “apostasy certificate”. The National Secular Society (NSS) spearheaded this “de-baptism” campaign. They intend to “mock the practice of baptizing infants too young to consent.” (Some Protestant churches baptize infants. Here in Makati Gospel Church, we don’t do infant baptism. We only dedicate children. Biblically, we believe baptism is for adults. But we still need to be concerned with this atheistic trend.) Colson wonders, “Now, there have always been people who have walked away from their faith. But what’s behind this public display?” The reason, he thinks, lies in a statement from the NSS website: “Liberate yourself from the Original Mumbo-Jumbo that liberated you from the Original Sin you never had.” That is a scary though...

Last Friday, May 29, Jay Leno took the microphone for the last time “as the second longest-running host” of NBC’s top-rated “Tonight” show after 17 years since taking over the late night show from Johnny Carson (who led the show for 30 long years!). Back in 1992, Leno got “a chilly reception” when he got the job, beating “Carson favorite David Letterman” . But now Leno proudly pointed out (no pun intended!) that, just as he assumed the mantle with the show in the number one slot, he is passing it on to Conan O’Brien with the same ranking. He even lauded his successor, “You were the perfect choice. You’ve been an absolute gentlemen in private and in the press.” Near the end of his last episode, Leno said his goodbye. “Now comes the hard part,” Leno said as he gestured towards “the children born to show staffers during his tenure — all 68 of them, babies to teenagers, who filled the studio stage.” This was his answer to those who would ask about his “Tonight” feat. “That’s what I’d ...

One clip that is gaining so much attention in YouTube (No, I am not talking about those sex video scandals.) is the “Funeral” Family television commercial that the National Family Council in Singapore released recently.  It shows a moving eulogy of a wife for her late husband. When asked to share a few words for her dearly departed, she stepped up and said, “I am not going to sing praises for my late husband. Not today. Neither am I going to talk about how good he was. Enough people have done that here. Instead I want to talk about some things that would make some of you feel a bit uncomfortable.” Then she shared about her husband’s loud snoring and farting. Nervous laughter rippled through the funeral function room. Then, trying to hold back tears, she shared how she came to appreciate it. “Towards the end of his life, when his illness was at its worst, these sounds indicated to me that my [husband] was still alive. And what I would give just to hear those sounds again be...

Miss California Carrie Prejean stirred the proverbial hornet’s nest when she declared her personal, Christian conviction that she disagrees with same-sex marriage. It appears the hornets are still angrily buzzing and viciously biting. Right now there are threats of stripping her of her crown as Miss California. If that happens, eventually she would also lose her crown as the Miss USA 1st Runner Up and, if ever, a shot at the Miss Universe crown. Pageant officials are investigating Carrie for supposed violations of her contract. It is stipulated that she cannot make personal appearances and commercials or give interviews without permission from them. But she made televised appearances in her local church and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposing same-sex marriage. Lately, modeling photos of Carrie in lingerie taken while she was just a minor five years ago leaked in the internet. Now, officials are investigating whether this violates her contract where it...