Have you ever run into someone who seems to have a self-righteous attitude? Someone who thinks they are so much better than everyone else? Do you know any self-righteous preachers?

These are people who have such big ego. They build themselves up by making others look small. They are quick to judge and condemn others. When confronted on it, they are quick to condemn you by ridiculing you. They look down on you because you are not like them.

Do you ever wonder why some people refuse to go to church?

There are self-righteous preachers and people in the church who are quick to judge and condemn you for whatever reasons.

Have you noticed that there are churches propping up with no denominational affiliation?

It’s to attract those who are so against self-righteous preachers and people.

Well, Jesus Christ, himself came across that with the Pharisees in his days. He accused them of being hypocrites. He told them to take a good look at themselves before condemning someone else.

Even though, I’m a Christian, there was a time I felt like leaving the church because of a self-righteous preacher at that time. I believed in God and Jesus as my Lord and Savior; I just had a big problem with these self-righteous people.

Apostle Paul said in Romans 3:12, “All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

Like the song, “Follow Your Arrow,” If you save yourself for marriage, you’re a bore. You don’t save yourself for marriage, you’re a horrible person. If you won’t have a drink then you’re a prude. But they’ll call you a drunk as soon as you down the first one. If you can’t lose the weight, then you’re just fat. But if you lose too much, than you’re on crack. If you don’t go to church, you’ll go to hell. If you’re the first one in the front row, you’re self-righteous.

In another song, “Mississippi Squirrel Revival,” by Ray Stevens, A Young boy took a squirrel that he caught and put it in an old shoebox to the First Self-Righteous Church. I don’t know about you, but that would be fun to see happen in a self-righteous church with a self-righteous preacher and people. It might shake them up a little.

People like Michelle Bachman are quick to condemn someone for being gay and want to pray the gay away. I believe their tune would change if they actually had a family member who is gay. Believe me, I had gotten in a debate with this self-righteous preacher over that, ever since I discovered that I have a cousin who is gay. There are family members who doesn’t accept him and want not much to do with him. Now he’s missing and we don’t know where he is or if he’s still alive.

If you have a drink and posted it on Facebook, there are self-righteous people who are quick to condemn you for it. I would get into debate with these people over that. The Lord knows I drink, that don’t give you the right to judge me for it. It’s between Jesus and I; and if he’s not condemning me, why should you?

If you keep it up, I will just have a beer with Jesus and tell Him about how you are so quick to condemn and judge.

I know a co-worker, who thinks that he’s so damn good; when in reality he’s as not good as he think. Not just me, but there are other co-workers who gets so frustrated with him.

People like that has such a big ego. They would bragged just about anything, making themselves look better than you. I got family members like that. My dad would get so upset with them when they come to visit, because they would be constantly bragging.

Those who lives in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. There are people just because they are rich they think that they are so much better than everyone else. I mean, Mikey Hoeven, even said to the staff at Apple Creek Country Club in Bismarck, “You know who I am?” Well, I wish I personally heard that, I would had said, “do you know who I am?” Believe me, if I ever run into John Hoeven, I would say, “ask your wife if she knows who I am.” Because of that I have no respect to John Hoeven.

I would love to get a shirt made up with what Mikey Hoeven said, “you know who I am.” When I wear it people would ask where I got that shirt. It would draws a lot of attention.

Yet these rich people looks down on anyone who is poor, either lived in an apartment or a trailer. If you are homeless, they look down on you as well.

They want to improve the city but they forget about the homeless and/or the poor who cannot afford to live in these fancy buildings.

The next time you are tempted to think you are better than another, remember that no one is righteous. To those who think they are, get off your high horse and walk a mile in my shoes. Or as the woman in the movie, “The Help”, who made a pie and then said later, “eat my shit.”

Let us not be so quick to condemn someone just because of their lifestyle choices. Let us stop judging others because they don’t have what you may have. This is America and we are a melting pot.