Trading what is Sacred for Smut

A student group at the University of Texas-San Antonio recently started a campaign that has garnered a fair amount of media attention (which is probably what they wanted in the first place). The atheist group advertised a booth where you could drop off your “sacred text” and, in return, get a pornographic magazine.

I first heard of this “effort” by watching “The Situation with Tucker Carlson” on MSNBC Monday night. Please take the time to read the transcript of the interview with Thomas Jackson, president of the group. In reading the interview, you will probably be appalled by at least two things: (1) the idea of doing such a thing, and (2) his obvious lack of knowledge about the Bible after claiming that “atheists tend to be rather knowledgeable about scripture.”

That there are people who are this sick in our world should truly frighten us. It should also build our resolve to teach people the Gospel, for it is “the power of God unto salvation to all who believe” (Romans 1:16, emphasis added).

There is one small victory in all this, though. The group, remember, said that any “sacred text” would be welcome to be exchanged. Of course, in America, that equates mostly to the Bible. But, according to one Texas news outlet, only five were brought in over the course of the three-day event. While it is tragic that five decided to make this trade, it is encouraging that many, many more decided their Bible was worth far more than some silly promotion.

Psalm 14:1 sums up the attitude of these college students well: “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.”