Based on a True Story

Have you noticed that many books, movies, television programs, news stories, etc have the phrase, “Based On A True Story” before the “story” begins.   That’s because such things are highly fictionalized.

Take for example:

• Green Book
• Apollo 13
• Zane Grey books
• The King’s Speech
• Seabiscuit
• Erin Brockovich
• Schindler’s List
• The Evening News (any station)
• Weather Reporting
• Murder on the Orient Express (inspired by the Lindberg Kidnapping)
• Titanic books and movies
• A Long Walk to Water

So why is it that so much that we’re “fed” is fictionalized?

The revisionists tell us that what was taught in our classrooms during the last Century was highly fictionalized as well.    Sure there have been tall tales – Washington and the “Cherry Tree Incident” or was it an apple tree – that story might be different depending upon where you went to school.

But revisionists have a motive.  The goal is to wipe out the truth and lead us to accept their version of things, moving us toward a one world government or socialism.  Again, depending on which news source you watch – for some are worse than others.

There is another situation we should consider that deals with what we take in every time we look at the news or read a paper or magazine.  The overused phrase “unauthorized to speak about this” or something like it greets our reading eyes and ears.   It wouldn’t surprise me that such a statement appears in almost half what we read or see.

This morning in just three news articles I found the following:

• “But a person close to this-town’s city government, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said . . . “
• “…according to a business associate who heard Mr. ___ say”
• “… The current and former employees, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigations, said”

If they are not authorized to comment – why the heck does the media go to them for any reason – much less quote them?

Yes, it’s true the media needs the disclaimer to prevent their being sued, but are we so hard up to find legitimate news to fill those 24-hour broadcasts that they must turn to really far out sources.   And MUST it carry over into every other form of “news” as well?

Or is it to provide the income for the stations to pay the salaries of their reporters and executives?    And, is it sensationalized so that listeners, watchers and readers don’t go somewhere else for the daily feeding?

Wait!  How about the bestselling book of all time? The Bible!

Is it Truth?  Yes!
Is it fictionalized? No!
It is sensationalized?  No!
Is it based on random contributors who are not “authorized”?  No!

It contains God Breathed inspiration to perhaps 40 authors over what some scholars say is 1500 years.  Each writer was called by the Author of Creation to write their portion and the very breath of God inspired their writing.

There are no odd-ball comments, or pieces that do not fit the overall span of thousands of years, no outlandish claims, just the Truth from God that has for two millennia (or more if you consider the time when there was no written word), guided civilization.

The very underpinnings of our local, state and federal government are based on the principles found within the pages of the Bible, or have been until the revisionists and their ilk began removing the Triune God from our land.

First they successfully removed Him from the classrooms, moved on to remove Him from the public square, and then replaced it with pluralism and narcissistic manipulation, where what the individual wants trumps even God’s design and intention.

It’s time we put God back into our society.  My take, is that it starts with each of us taking a deep look at our beliefs, actions and yes, even the words that come from us, and begin to give honor and commitment to His leading and calling on our lives.