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Each month I will keep a running list of news items, including info on my schedule, etc. It's in order from LATEST entry at the top on down to the OLDEST entry at the bottom. 

Here are the "News" archives, feel free to browse them for some interesting tidbits:

***This is the archive of the April  2004 news***

22 April 2004

Funny -- I just talked about the pollution here and in TODAY's paper there is a big article about how bad the pollution is. In many places of HK it has been recently measured as twice the limit allowed in most civilized countries -- in some road-side areas it is FOUR TIMES the levels... 

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Check this -- I mean, you MUST check this: http://www.globalrichlist.com 

21 April 2004

Those of you who are concerned to know about my "future" (see post below) -- sorry, I honestly can't say yet. We're still workin' on getting an answer. 

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The smog in HK is so gross this week -- well, at least on Tuesday it was horrible. I went down to the playground and sat to drink some cold tea, since it was, you know, about 82 degrees at 10am. Anyway, I'm sitting there looking up at the high-rises behind the school, they are 40-storeys tall -- but anyway, I mean the air was so polluted that it was hazy just looking across the stinking playground. When you looked up to the TOP floors -- well, it made you cough up lungs just realizing you were BREATHING that stuff. Just horrible. I won't talk more about it now, but there is NO question that the pollution in HK has gotten quite a bit worse in the mere 2.5 years I've been here. I've hardly seen China in the last 6 weeks, only a few days -- mostly it's just a horrible cloud of muck starting before you even get to the bay -- which is only a few hundred yards from my building! It's horrible. 

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Since you're all wondering what music I've been listening to, I'll tell you:

1) Wheat -- Per Second, Per Second, Per Second... Every Second
2) Fountains Of Wayne -- Welcome Interstate Managers
3) Cornelius -- both Fantasma and Point (and let me say, Fantasma is absolutely BRILLIANT)
4) Switchfoot -- The Beautiful Letdown
5) Every Little Thing -- commonplace
6) PuffyAmiYumi -- N.I.C.E. (and yes, I seriously listen to this)
7) David Crowder Band -- Illuminate
9) Plus Tech Squeeze Box -- Fakevox
10) Frou Frou -- Details 

Now, listen -- you may think I just threw some ringers in there to make you believe I'm so obscure and therefore cool. It's not true -- I expect you to find me cool regardless -- ha ha... No, seriously... I honestly just went to my bed, and typed in the CDs I've been listening to the last couple of weeks -- that's all. So there. Just because I live in Asia (and therefore have all these funky things to listen to), don't go getting all huffy on me...

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I'm gettin' my preachin' on this Sunday at Xi Lin Church -- if you are so inclined you might pray about that. It's two services, so I have to do double duty. Also pray for Celeste, the person who has to translate both times -- her job's a LOT harder than mine. 

18 April 2004

As my initial commitment to the churches here in HK ends in August, the time has come for me to really understand what the future of my ministry and work might be. On Monday morning (in the States -- it will be Monday night here in HK), I will be talking by phone with the Rev. Bob Watkins, who is the head of our churches' "Global Missions" unit -- my future work will be the main topic of our conversation.

If you are a Jesus-type person, then I really ask you to pray for this important discussion, that he and I might have wisdom and insight into the best direction to take. I guess I can't stress enough the gravity of the moment for me -- this is decision time, for sure. So much is at stake, and though I really am open to anything, I won't hide that this will be a pivotal phone call. 

So -- please pray for that, and I hope to be able to share more with you in a few days...

11 April 2004

"If goldfish are kept in a small bowl, they will remain small. With more space, the fish can double, triple or quadruple its size."

I would like the biggest bowl possible, please... 

(Happy Easter)

8 April 2004

"You know you're an evangelical if the fundamentalists think you're a liberal and the liberals think you're a fundamentalist"...
-- Alan Jacobs in The Boston Globe (4th April 2004)

7 April 2004

There's an article in today's paper about fatalities on China's roads -- here are the first two paragraphs:

Don't laugh because that's not supposed to be funny... There are numerous teachers at our school who have told me -- often! -- how afraid they are when they must return to China during the holidays (to visit their relatives or in-laws). They know that they are never more in danger than when on the open road in China. 

And of course I'm even MORE sensitive to it since my friend Erica was killed last July 10th, in HK's worst bus accident ever... 

Actually, I remember when I went to Beijing in 1999 -- as we were taking a bus out to the Summer Palace complex, we were held up in this massive traffic jam. Eventually we got to the source, an accident where a car had hit a guy on a bicycle. So I remember as we drive by -- and it's all in slow-motion in my mind, you know what I mean -- but anyway, here's the car, with a small bump on the front fender, and here's the mangled bike, and then, just lying in the road, is the bike rider, his head in a pool of blood. He didn't really look beat up or anything, but there he was, as if he'd just decided to get down and take a nap right in the middle of the road -- but in a crimson puddle, see... And at that moment, it honestly didn't occur to me that he was anything but just hurt badly, and "just resting" -- but of course he was dead, it just took me a second to realize that. 

And I remember sitting there, looking at him out that bus window, as we slowly moved past -- with the crowd of gawkers, the driver of the car, the policeman, ALL of them shouting and waving and blustering -- but not a single person was looking at that guy. No one. At least not that I could tell. Not even anyone else on our bus, and we had a whole bus full of Christians. It's almost like everyone was ignoring him -- maybe they were? But I just remember it so vividly, that scene, and here they all were over here directing traffic -- that was the most important thing, you see, "keep the cars moving" -- and there was that poor guy, dead where he fell, off to the side, head split open, in a pool of his own blood, completely ignored by everyone.

And maybe you know where I'm going with this, but as we finally moved past that intersection, I just imagined that guy's family. He looked to be about 35, maybe 40 -- what would his family do now? China is a brutal place to be without a bread-winner. Normal joe's don't have a safety net, especially not joe's who have to ride a bike. And I remember praying so hard for them (his family as I imagined them, I mean), and wondering if anyone else in the WORLD would pray for them... 

Sure enough, every time I hear about a big car or bus accident across the border, or every time one of my friends asks me to pray for them on their trip (because they're scared for their safety), or every time I go to China myself (and hold my breath through numerous close-calls) -- I never fail to think of that guy, dead in the road, and pray for his family, that God might still keep them... that somehow, some way, they'd find Love and Peace, even without their husband/father.

Anyway, not sure why I told that, but it's true... 

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I went to the bank again today, and I'm happy to report that the line was MUCH shorter -- today I was only the TWENTY-NINTH person in line, and with EIGHT tellers working (double yesterday's count!), I was at the window in a mere TWELVE minutes!!!

Now THAT's progress... 

6 April 2004

3am, HK time:

Recipe for waking bolt upright at 3am:
a) somehow gain about 15 pounds over a 9-month period (without being pregnant)
b) go for months without any really strenuous exercise
c) pick a random day to suddenly go on a 10.5km hike through steep mountains
d) get mildly sunburned
e) after hiking, go to restaurant 
f) at restaurant, order a dish that you've eaten many times and like a lot
g) receive dish from waiter, proceed to eat it
h) discover that they have put THREE TIMES the normal number of jalapeno peppers in the dish
i) struggle in vain to remove peppers, end up ingesting thousands* of them...   *(estimated number)
j) return home and suffer huge fits of allergic sneezing for unknown reason
k) allow weather to turn warm and HUMID, but live in a damp, uncomfortable apartment
l) go to bed expecting a good night's rest

Surprise moral of story:  "Sudafed, Zantac, and Vitamin C apparently do NOT mix"... 

(I have not had dreams this freaky for a LONG time, dude.)

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Brother, can you spare a dime? Actually, a dime in HK$ is only worth about 1.5 cents in US$, so if it's all the same, I'd like to borrow a few THOUSAND dimes, if that's okay. 

The reason being that I have NO cash. On Saturday, I went to the ATM to withdraw some money, and for some crazy reason could NOT get my PIN number correct. Finally, it spit my card out and said, "Sorry, you've exceeded the number of tries, contact the bank."

No biggie, I think -- I'll remember the number and get some money later. 

No dice. The ATM's of HK completely lock me out -- "too many attempts" -- so I really can't get any cash, and it's a holiday weekend, and I have NOTHING but some loose change. 

Okay, nevermind, I always keep a stash of $500 HK (about $60 US) at home, I'll just use that...

No dice. For some reason which I will never, ever understand, I must have taken that money and used it for something, without "replenishing" the stash. 

So, seriously -- can you spare 4000 HK dimes? 

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A few upcoming items submitted for your prayerful consideration, you spiritual warriors, you:

1) Don't forget Haley and her family (see yesterday's post below).

2) This week I'm playing in a big evangelistic event for teenagers over in Central -- excited about it, but praying it's actually effective somehow.

3) My friend Ken has submitted his application to the HK Academy of Performing Arts -- I hope to be able to help him begin his preparation of application materials in May.

4) Ken and his friend Matthew also want me to help them try to record some of their songs -- I hope to be helpful and wise in this, seriously. 

5) I will be speaking at Xi Lin church on April 25th, must do my preparations these next two weeks. 

6) I also will be speaking to the teenagers at Yao Dao church on May something-or-other, the 1st or 6th, I think. I REALLY could use prayers for that one. 

7) I begin teaching a special evangelistic English class at Xi Lin church in mid-May -- this is a new one, and I must prepare the materials from scratch. I'm VERY concerned about making this helpful but thought-provoking for the teenagers who will join. They will all be the equivalent of high school seniors, preparing for their big pre-University exams next spring. 

8) They've asked me to help prepare another video to promote "Education Sunday" in HK Presbytery (which is in early September). This may be a HUGE job, and since it will be in Chinese I'm thinking it's going to be pretty difficult to pull off. 

9) My Uncle David is still fighting his health problems, he is heavy on my mind these days. 

The list goes on -- but lo and behold, I think I'm getting sleepy again, so I'm gonna try to go to bed....

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7:20pm, HK time:

I assume at least some of you are aware of the turmoil now stirring in Greater China. 

In Taiwan, the recent presidential election has sent the country (oops, "renegade province") spiraling into a state of confusion and crisis. I doubt we can call it "chaos" but I wonder if you've seen the images of the recent violent protests there, or if you are aware of just how tenuous the current situation is. Most would laugh at the suggestion that China will use the current climate to invade the island, but don't hold your breath. Surely anyone with even a cursory knowledge of recent history will understand that the tanks rolled in Beijing only 15 years ago during another period of (much more peaceful) "turmoil" -- they will SURELY roll into Taipei should the Communists get too spooked.  

The majority in Taiwan prefer the status quo, with NO reunification but also with NO moves towards independence. The referendum held simultaneously with the presidential election saw less than 50% even responding, according to the news -- a strong indication that the people there want NO changes. However, the general view is that the People's Republic are MAINLY alarmed that the KMT party (Chiang Kai Shek's old party) has now itself signaled a shift in focus -- they have now lost two elections in a row, and in a bid to remain "relevant" compared to the traditionally "pro-independence" party of Chen Shui Bien, they are now seen by some as avoiding discussions of the island's future altogether. This upsets the central Chinese government, since an already unstable situation feels even LESS predictable to them now. I guess the Communists preferred the "devil they knew" to the "separatists" like A Bien (as he is called by his supporters). 

Those who see the island moving inexorably towards eventual independence have suggested that major changes will at any rate take place BEFORE the summer of 2008 -- that's when Beijing will be hosting the Olympics, and the feeling is that in that context (the run-up to the Olympics, with the world's eyes on China) the Communists might hesitate to respond with full force should the island declare independence. Again I say, don't hold your breath, they'll smash anything and everything in Taiwan should they openly declare independence -- unless there are a couple of American carrier groups parked on either side of the Straits (something that may not happen anyway, but DEFINITELY won't happen should John Kerry be the president, by the way). 

And then there's Hong Kong. Poor, little Hong Kong... 

The news in HK today centers around the central gubment's declaration that they alone will decide the future of political development in HK, despite what HK's "mini-constitution" (aka, the Basic Law) says. In effect, the NPC has stood firmly on their rights to interpret the "intended spirit" of the Basic Law, whether that relates to the actual TEXT of said law or not. This is typical, and should come as no surprise. Remember, kids, when we talked about China being a lawless country? Remember when Uncle Glenn explained that crossing the border into China is like going into a Wild West cowboy town where anything can happen due to the lack of rule of law? If you've got white skin you'll probably be okay -- but pity the poor ethnic Chinese (of any nationality) who looks at a cop funny (or the rich ethnic Chinese who fails to give enough $100 handshakes to the right people). 

Yeah, I knew you'd remember us talking about that... 

Today's "clarification" of the "democracy issue" is not the end of the world, it is not the end of HK as we know it -- but it is most CERTAINLY a move by Beijing to reign in those in HK who actually expected that they had "a high degree of autonomy" -- as most had assumed (foolishly) until now. Some would suggest that you may now start the clock as the people of HK slowly begin to lose their freedoms in myriad ways, though I hope it's not that bad of a sign. 

In fact, there have also been "violent" protests here in recent days in anticipation of today's announcement, though on a VERY small scale -- I think those will continue to a certain extent, increasing the tension here. But in fact, I expect that the people of HK are much too weak politically to actually sustain any firm protest movement against the government, past an initial potentially-violent "push back" as they realize how far they've "fallen"... how much they've "lost"... 

What I mean is, half a million people might take to the streets for a peaceful protest march (last July 1st), but don't expect people to care THAT much about democracy to really FIGHT for it. Things just aren't that bad for that to happen. 

Don't forget, though -- for those who think that the tanks would "never" roll down Central, think again -- it's more possible today than ever before in the last 7 years. I don't think it will happen -- can't imagine it, really -- but I'm just saying... 

I do have to say, I am completely at a loss to understand how ANYONE in HK, particularly people born and raised here, could have expected ANY other result. The "democrats" (those pushing for universal suffrage in electing HK's chief executive by 2007) are all up in arms over today's decision, but come on, people, where have you been?!? The central government -- and I hope you are sitting down for this one!! -- but the central Chinese government actually believes (so they say) that there are rebels and insurgents planted in HK who are pushing for HK to become an independent country. Certainly, part of that is just commie-speak -- they'll say anything to make a point, no matter how outrageous -- you have to understand that about them. But seriously -- THIS IS HOW OUT-OF-TOUCH, AND FRANKLY STUPID, THESE PEOPLE ARE. 

(I don't mean to be mean, but come on -- "Welcome to the Republic of Hong Kong"?!?!?)

Nevertheless, the amount of political largesse that some HK people grant the central government is beyond my non-Chinese mind's ability to comprehend. I heard someone recently declare how glad they are that HK is no longer under British control -- that's very "patriotic" and I respect that... I just pray their kids don't end up rotting in a Chinese prison for treason because they talked about Jesus to the wrong person... 

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You can BANK on it...
HK banks are famous (or should I say "notorious") for their lack of service. I don't know about the normal media outlets (in Chinese), but the English-language newspapers here have articles about it, and English-language magazines consistently have articles, cartoons, and editorials about it -- it's just horrible. It's so horrible, in fact, that I have not been to the bank -- now listen to this -- I have not been to the bank since June of 2002. My experiences in the actual bank, trying to talk to a "live" person, have proven so bad that I do all my banking online or via ATM's.

It was with this in mind that I ventured into my local bank today to try and resolve my lack-of-cash situation, as spelled out above (from my 3am posting this morning). 

First of all, when I arrived at the bank and queued up, I counted myself as being -- are you listening? -- I was the 46th person in line. Don't scratch your eyes, it's not a typo -- I was the FORTY-SIXTH person in line!!!! I may have been even farther back, considering some of those old people are so short that maybe I didn't see their heads to count them. This was about 11:30am on a Tuesday morning, mind you.

Okay, just for kicks, I started my stop watch. After 15 minutes, I was less than halfway through the line. After 20 minutes, however, I was in the last "home stretch" -- and sure enough, at almost 25 minutes exactly, I was finally "on deck" to be the next person served. 

When was the last time you waited in line for over 25 minutes at the bank? I mean, I'm almost POSITIVE that I've ridden roller-coasters with shorter lines. Think about this -- if they'd had TV's on the walls, I could have watched an ENTIRE EPISODE of a sitcom, INCLUDING the commercials. And please note: this particular bank has 14 teller windows, and for almost the entire time I was in line, they had -- I keep asking, are you listening?!? -- they had FOUR tellers. Oh, they had three women standing out front directing traffic, saying, "good morning" to everyone; and yes, they had about 8 people in the "service" side of the bank, where they sell loans and other "extra" services. And those 8 sales guys were having a party, frankly -- they must have been talking about last night's comedy specials or something, they were laughing so hard. And of course they had almost no customers (though they were busy when I finally left).

Meanwhile, with FORTY-SIX people in line, there were FOUR tellers. 

FOUR. 

With FORTY-SIX people waiting... 

FOUR...

So I finally get up to the counter, and explain my problem and my need to withdraw some cash. "Where's your passbook?" -- "Uh, it's at home, but never mind, here's my withdrawal slip, and here's my ATM card and my HK Identity Card," I said naively. 

"I'm sorry, sir, you can't make a withdrawal without your passbook."

(I will allow you to insert your own ideas of what went through my sanctified mind at that point)...

And just so you know, when I left (having accomplished ZERO), the line was actually LONGER... 

5 April 2004

Today is Ching Ming festival, a public holiday from school. Traditionally this is a time for families to go clean the gravesites of their loved ones, but it seems fewer and fewer people are actually doing that these days, perhaps since now very few people are actually buried. I mean, they're all cremated, but instead of having a gravesite in the countryside or something like that, they are interned in a wall-o-graves, and I don't mean that to sound disrespectful but for the life of me I can't think of what the word is to describe "a building with walls and walls of little cubby holes where people's urns (ashes) are kept." 

(At least I think all that's accurate, I guess I should ask about that before I go putting it up here)... 

Haley
Earlier today my friends from Xi Lin church went to visit our friend Haley. She is the one who was told she had about 2 to 6 months to live with her cancer -- that was about 2 years ago now, I think, and we honestly believe that it's in answer to prayers that she's still with us. 

Well, Haley is not doing very well, she's still hanging in there but she is now losing her balance more, is afraid to walk much (fear of falling), and I think they are trying to deal with the fact that she's not cured at ALL, but simply that for now she's still going... Maybe we are all supposed to be getting ready for her time to come, but no one wants it! We are very concerned for Haley's health and mental state, though I think I get the idea that she's actually doing okay -- it's everyone else who is struggling. 

Anyway, they were to go visit her today and have communion, so she's been on my mind even more than usual the last few days. If I can mention to you, as a prayer request, that you might remember Haley; her husband and 7-year-old son, who are not believers; and then also Haley's sister, Cindy, who is also a member of our church whose husband is not a believer. I think I understand that Cindy is really having a hard time, and maybe she sort of feels out there on her own, since neither of their husbands are Christians. Not sure. But anyway, you might pray for them all if you think of it. 

Sai Kung Hiking
I was NOT able to go visit Haley today as I had an appointment at 9am this morning with some young adults from Yao Dao church. After that, a group of people, mostly from Yao Dao, went hiking over in Sai Kung. We started at Pak Tam Au and then went over 10km -- and I mean it was a rough hike, you know? I'm so out of shape, it's pathetic. But the weather was PERFECT (cloudy, breezy, and cool) until the last couple of kilometers when the sun finally came out and baked us (yes, I'm sunburned -- and as usual, in all the most stupid-looking ways). 

The point is I had a BLAST, just so much fun I couldn't believe it. It was very cloudy and hazy today, so the views were not as spectacular as one wants -- but my feeling is that even the pollution (because that's what it is, by the way) can't stop the jaw-dropping, "shock and awe" capability of the HK countryside. I think most people can't imagine that in a "world-class" metropolis like HK you can go for a one-hour bus-ride and be entirely in the countryside, surrounded as far as your eyes can see by wilderness. It is one of the things I love most about HK. 

One thing I discovered today -- WALKING STICKS. Why didn't anyone ever tell me about this? I mean, I've always seen people out there with walking sticks, and in HK, especially, a LOT of people have the "real deal" sticks, I'm talking fiberglass and aluminum ones they bought at a "hiking" store or whatever -- I always thought they were pansies, I mean, you BOUGHT a walking stick?!? Pbbbbbssssttt!!! (that's the sound of an incredulous raspberry, in case you're wondering). 

But dude, walking sticks are the BOMB. I am going to go buy a freaking walking stick, and let me say even more importantly, by the power invested in me by the State of Unfitness, I am, God willing, NEVER, EVER going to go hiking without a good walking stick again. I could not have gone HALFWAY without the stick that Kit (Harris) and Mandy let me borrow today. I may even buy TWO of those things, dude -- it helped me THAT MUCH... 

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Anyway, the weather has finally flipped to The Dark Side, Luke, and it is possible that I will never be comfortable in HK's weather again (and those of you who are "in the know" can interpret that statement however you like, vis a vis my future plans)...

May God help us all to draw closer to Him, and may His will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.

2 April 2004

The Story Of The Saga Of The Discussion Of The Film Of "The Passion Of The Christ"

Let's back up a second, and get the whole story out.

See, a bunch of my friends here have been going back and forth (via their e-mail discussion list) about this movie -- and I'll be honest, it was bugging me (see yesterday's post below before reading further). They were saying and discussing some things that seemed a little odd to me, and the tone of their comments, at least the bit that I was understanding, seemed way off. So, being basically one of only two people who had actually SEEN the film, I sent an e-mail to everyone on the list that said, oh, exactly THIS:

My friend Emily, a member and former leader of this group who is living in the USA just now, ALSO wrote a similar e-mail saying, "Glenn is right, you should all go see it!"

But it had no effect, I think, as it seems the discussion (and warnings) continued...

So it was at THIS point that I kind of wrote a sarcastic and "more-mean-spirited-than-I-intended" entry here on Wednesday (March 31st), sort of making fun of all the CRAZY things people have apparently said about this film, most of which is so patently stupid and false that I can't believe it's being discussed. But the point is that what I wrote was sarcastic -- and while I wasn't being a jerk per se, YESTERDAY when I went online and read it back to myself, I just felt I had been a little too harsh. And I was sorry about that, okay? And after all, the newspaper yesterday had that article about how all these people were going to see it -- so I just thought, "Oh, well, maybe the best thing is to do something I've never done before, and actually DELETE that post, since it sounded kind of like I was making fun of people"... 

So all last night I felt so comfy and warm inside, "Glenn, you did the right thing, you took that entry off the site and replaced it with a nice entry yesterday that wasn't too soft but wasn't being a jerk, and yadda yadda yadda"... And I went to bed feeling that, yes, Virginia, maybe people aren't so nutty after all. 

Then I get this e-mail this morning, from one of my friends who is a member on that e-mail list, and who saw the film last night:

I was VERY tempted to write back a reply that said, "Well, I heard that there's a scene where the disciples take drugs; and then after they take the drugs, they all listen to rock music and get their ears pierced!! There's even one scene where they play cards and go DANCING!!! Then they all pray to Mary and deny Jesus is God!!"

But I didn't do that. 

I say again, I'm not trying to support the film, or argue that it is "great art" or that it's "horrible art" or that it's "accurate to the Bible" or "a total sham" -- but I'm just saying, "Mary drinking blood"?!?!? "Nude Jesus"?!?!? Who out there is spreading these kinds of ideas and rumors?!? I just can't believe it... Nor can I believe that we are, as the Church, at a place where we actually have to address these stupid ideas as if they were possibly true. 

What I'm trying to say is that "the discussion" is FINE -- that's HEALTHY! -- but when people start trying to "scare" people away by suggesting that certain images or ideas are there when they obviously aren't, that's just annoying. 

Anyway, I just thank my friends Kenny and Him Sir for having seen the film and sharing their feelings. Now that they've "set the record straight," maybe the fear and trembling can be laid aside and people can actually go see the movie and judge for themselves... 

1 April 2004

I completely deleted my post from yesterday about that movie, The Passion Of The Christ -- it's because I found out that I had misunderstood some things, and in fact had gotten the wrong idea, in so much as I gave the impression in what I wrote that most Christians in HK were not going to even go see it. 

I had said, so you know, that a LOT of HK pastors were telling their members to NOT go see the film, and I know there has been plenty of controversy because even my friends here have gone back and forth about it. I was getting all hot and bothered about it because I knew they were saying a LOT of things negative about the film when almost none of them had even SEEN it. I mean, hey, I'm not trying to defend the film or say "you need to see it" or anything like that -- but to go spouting off a bunch of quotes from OTHER PEOPLE when you haven't even seen it yourself, that just was making me ticked off. Shades of The Last Temptation and all, you know... 

So there has been controversy over it, and I was getting a little bugged about that ONLY because they hadn't even SEEN it -- but turns out that there are also a lot of HK people wanting to check out this film, and an article in the paper today says that many of the theaters are already booked solid for the first 20 or 30 showings of the film. Churches have bought blocks of tickets, and so what I'd said yesterday was sort of moot. 

So I deleted it -- never done that before but I felt bad having the WRONG THING stuck out there... if you catch my drift. 

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