The Hypocrisy of Red Nose Day

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Let me clarify from the start: I am not against the goals of Red Nose Day. I believe raising money to help children in need is important. More on that later on.

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So what is my problem? My problem is that most, if not all, of the celebrities that participated in the Red Nose Day are pro-abortion. They believe that if a child is going to be born into poverty or other situations where their life would be less than "ideal" then the child should be murdered before they are even born. And then these pro-abortion celebrities participate in a telethon to raise money to help out the children they believe should be dead in order to keep the children from dying of hunger, thirst, etc. Hypocrites!!!

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The worst hypocrites are the self-described atheists, like Ian McKellan, Stephen Merchant, and Julianne Moore, that participated. Their worldview does not believe in absolute morality and has no reason to want to help the children. In fact, from an evolutionary viewpoint, shouldn't the children be allowed to die because of "survival of the fittest"? Hypocrites!!!

Why is it important to give money to charities to help the children? Because they were created in God's image and He commands us to help them. Only in the worldview of biblical Christianity does helping the children make sense. Sure, those who are not Christians know what the right thing to do is. They were created in God's image too, and he has written his moral Law on their hearts. Non-Christians can be moral, they just have no justification as to why they should be. They may give a reason along the lines of "Treat others the way you want to be treated", but that is a Christian concept. Morality only comes from the Creator God and His Word.

So the liberal celebrities need to stop acting like hypocrites. They need to repent of denying and sinning against the God they know exists, and trust in Christ instead of their success. Then they can be moral in the proper context, as children of God.

See also: Why Christianity