4 Mar 2017

Beauty vs. The Beast

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It is amazing the posts on my news feed over the hoopla concerning another Disney movie. First Disney has been headed down this road for a while, and we need to quit being surprised. Next, this topic brings up some real discussions, we as Christians need to have. The world sees the hypocrisy in our actions. But this is what happens when we run around telling people “we don’t need to worry about all that theology stuff, we just need to let people know Jesus loves them”. We end up not having any answers or giving poor, if not just wrong, answers to the world’s questions.

So what is the question of the day? It is this… why would Christians boycott Beauty and the Beast when it goes against their values, yet continue to see movies that involve all kinds of other sins; murder, bad language, sex, and more? This is a valid question. And this is how the world sees the argument.

Let’s look at where we agree. I remember when another movie debuted. It was called Magic Mike. This movie did not get the scorn you would expect from the Christians. Instead Facebook news feeds were filled with ladies talking about going to see this movie. These same ladies were posting bible verses the day before. The same argument above works here. Why would you call down condemnation on men for going to the strip club but then justify going to a movie which involved men stripping? I suppose you just use the Playboy argument, “it had a good story”.

The real question being ask is this, why do you justify one sin and condemn another? There is a tendency we have to avoid our own failings and point out the sin in others. This is the meaning of judge not lest ye be judged. Not that we should never judge but that we when we judge we should judge rightly because the same standards will be applied to us. So if we are to boycott a movie like Beauty and the Beast then we should also boycott Magic Mike.

So why don’t we just boycott all movies that contain any sin? There are always distinctions to be made and the distinction is this; both Beauty and the Beast and Magic Mike glorify sin. If a movie contains a murder, it is typically understood that it is wrong and justice is sought by searching for the guilty party, arresting them, and putting them on trial. The fact that a movie contains sin is not a reason not to watch it. The question should be what does the movie say about that sin? The question is not how many cuss words are used. It doesn’t matter if it is 3, 7, or 24, but what is the world view being promoted. Truth is that Christians should probably quit watching most of what is on television and in movies, and read a book. If you need a reference let me know, there is one that has been around a while.

We need to learn to define our worldview and what is important. Christians need to stop defining their worldview based on their own personal preferences. This is what makes it hard to answer the world’s questions. This is how we are hypocritical. We need to learn to rightly define our own sin, as well as sin in general. It is time we take self evaluations and honestly review our own lives. What we watch, what we wear, how we speak and how we spend our time.

Sin is sin is sin. We need to call sin what it is. Truthfully, Christians need to quit justifying their sin and the world needs to quit glorifying their sin. We need to learn that not agreeing is not hate. Truth is true regardless of our emotional reaction. Truth may elicit emotions but they don’t define it. Because I call what you enjoy sin does not mean I hate you. I understand the struggle because I struggle myself. Our sins are different and the same. But sin is sin and we must bring light to the darkness. It is the beast that separates us from our creator but if we turn from it he will redeem us and therein lies true beauty.

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    Anthony Albanese has tried to claim his relationship with Alan Joyce was a
    strictly professional one between a Prime Minister and a corporate titan, as he battles claims the Qantas boss was his ‘personal travel agent’
    for free flights and upgrades.

    However that characterization of the relationship was at odds with that made by Mr
    Joyce, who said he was ‘good mates’ with Mr Albanese and had been ‘for years’.

    In the wake of the explosive claims that the Prime Minister had Mr Joyce arrange free tickets and upgrades, Mr Albanese
    distanced himself from the Qantas chief.

    When asked about about their relationship on Sunday Mr Albanese implied it was purely in a professional capacity,
    having been Transport Minister and shadow transport spokesperson before becoming Prime Minister. 

    ‘He (Joyce) was the CEO of the national airline
    … I had the same relationship with him that I have with John Borghetti as the
    CEO of Virgin,’ Mr Albanese said.

    That assessment was at odds with the many photos showing Mr
    Albanese and Mr Joyce apparently greatly enjoying
    each other’s company. 

    Mr Albanese and Mr Joyce were pictured in high spirits on the red carpet at the Qantas 100th Gala Dinner in March last year.

    In photos from the event, Mr Joyce proudly walks the red carpet with
    one arm around the prime minister and the other around Mr Albanese’s partner,
    Jodie Haydon.

    Just five months later, in August, a smiling Mr Albanese
    attended Qantas’s unveiling of it’s special ‘Yes 23′ emblazoned airplanes
    for the Voice referendum.

    Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce jovially walked the red carpet with one arm around the prime minister and the other around his partner, Jodie Haydon for a
    special anniversary event last year

    Mr Joyce was seen touching Mr Albanese’s arm, with the PM bursting into laughter.

    Even when Scott Morrison was PM,  Mr Joyce enjoyed an apparently close relationship with Mr Albanese as the
    pair stood close together at the launch of the Qantas’ landmark Perth to London flight in March, 2018. 

    During a Senate hearing in September 2023, Mr Joyce said he had been ‘friends for years’
    with Mr Albanese.

    Asked about why he gifted Mr Albanese’s son Nathan a
    membership to the prestigious and exclusive
    Chairman’s Lounge Mr Joyce refused to confirm or deny but
    talked up his relationship with the Prime Minister.

    ‘I’ve been good mates with Albo for some time,’ Mr Joyce said. 

    However, the then Qantas CEO refused to say whether he lobbied the Prime Minister on the controversial decision to lock competitor Qatar
    Airways out of domestic routes.

    It has since emerged in a new book about Qantas, The Chairman’s Lounge, by former
    Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston that Ms Haydon is also a Chairman’s Lounge member. 

    Mr Albanese and Mr Joyce also appeared to greatly enjoying each other’s
    company at  a Qantas event in August last year

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    Reports have emerged in a new book Mr Albanese received 22
    upgrades from economy from Qantas and he would liaise
    personally with the former airline boss for them. 

    Aston also alleged Mr Albanese directly contacted Mr Joyce while in his various parliamentary jobs to ask for special upgrades for himself or
    his family.

    According to unnamed Qantas ‘insiders’ 11 of the 22 flights Mr Albanese received upgrades for were ‘privately funded’ and included
    overseas trips to Rome, London, Los Angeles and Honolulu,
    with some being for holidays.

    Mr Albanese insisted on Tuesday that the London flights was for work purposes and all were ‘declared in the appropriate way’.    

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has leapt on the accusations describing
    Mr Albanese as being the ‘best friend’ of Mr Joyce. 

    Mr Dutton told Sky News on Monday night it was ‘strange’ Mr Albanese had directly contacted Mr Joyce to request upgrades while holding a regulatory position in the
    transport sector.

    ‘If you’re the Transport Minister and you’re picking up the phone to one
    of the most important stakeholders in the portfolio asking for a free upgrade,
    then again, I think the Prime Minister would be able to
    answer those questions more effectively than anyone else because I’m not aware of anyone else having done it,’
    Mr Dutton said.

    It has since emerged that Ms Haydon also has membership of the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge

    The Prime Minister denied frequently asking Mr Joyce for upgrades on Tuesday at
    press conference in the NSW city of Newcastle.

    ‘The only discussions that I can recall with Alan Joyce certainly were not discussed through
    calls – we discussed the first flight from Australia to Dubai on the
    A380,’ he said.

    ‘I’ve declared everything in accordance with all of the rules.’

    Aston was asked on Monday night by ABC interviewer Sarah Ferguson about
    how confident he was that Mr Albanese had made calls personally to Mr Joyce for upgrades.

    ‘I am very comfortable with my sourcing,’ Aston said.

    Asked whether he thought Mr Albanese had been influenced by Mr Joyce’s lobbying to block UAE airline Qatar domestically Aston said it was ‘implausible’ to think that the Prime Minister’s office had nothing to do with the decision.

    Mr Albanese’s son Nathan, 24, has reportedly also been granted access to the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge (pictured, Mr Albanese and
    son Nathan in May, 2022)

    ‘It’s very hard to imagine a decision of any political sensitivity in the Albanese government that would
    not go through the Prime Minister’s office,’ Aston replied.

    He noted the opening up of the Australian domestic
    market Qatar had seemingly been sailing through with Transport Minister Catherine King speaking warmly about
    the proposal until ‘everything changed’ to stop it dead in tracks. 

     Ms King repeatedly denied in parliament the decision to block Qatar was due to Qantas lobbying her or any Labor colleagues.

    Despite Mr Albanese claiming he declared every upgrade received from Qantas the Australian Financial Review reported
    on Tuesday that he failed to do for his former wife Carmel Tebbutt when the two traveled together.

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has  questioned the alleged personal requests Mr
    Albanese made to Mr Joyce  while in his various parliamentary jobs

    Even when Scott Morrison was prime minister, Mr
    Joyce appeared to have a close relationship with Mr Albanese (the
    pair are pictured at an event in 2019)

    Sky New host Sharri Markson on Monday night labeled Mr Joyce as ‘basically Albanese’s personal travel agent.’

    ‘This is all a question of integrity. Most Australians struggle to
    afford even an economy airfare. They’d never be able to
    afford the luxury of business class. It’s out of our reach,
    ‘ she said.

    ‘Can Albanese truly be impartial when it comes to making decisions
    about Qantas when he’s been getting tens of thousands
    of dollars worth of free upgrades to business class?

    The revelations puts the decision he made as transport minister
    and prime minister under a cloud.

    ‘Aside from the integrity issues, this revelation is
    also politically lethal. Albanese took care to
    curate a self-image of a housing commission boy who made
    it. But now the perception is cementing of a long-term pollie
    enjoying the perks of public office.’

    Another awkward paradox of Mr Albanese’s  apparent close relationship with Mr Joyce is
    that the Labor leader in a trade unionist advocate while Qantas attempted to break the power
    of the Transport Workers Union by sacking 1700 staff during
    Covid. 

    The sacking has since been ruled illegal by Federal Court in a case brought by the union with
    Qantas facing possible hundreds of thousands in compensation payouts. 

    The friendship however did find one perhaps unlikely defender in semi-retired 3AW
    radio star Neil Mitchell. 

    ‘Quick test: upgrade Albo is a bad look,’ Mitchell wrote
    on X.

    ‘But does anybody believe he was seriously compromised by having Alan Joyce
    as a bestie? Time to rewrite rules governing politicians.’ 

    WHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN’S CLUB?

    The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge is an invitation-only club approved by
    the company chairman, with the guest list a closely-guarded secret.

    It has been dubbed ¿the most exclusive club in the country¿ and comes with a distinct black
    card.

    Members include senior-ranking MPs including ministers, state premiers and the Prime Minister, leaders of
    major unions and sporting groups, Qantas ambassadors, selected A-list celebrities,
    major corporate figures and high-profile media personalities.

    The clubs can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra,
    Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide but are not signed, you have
    to know where to look.

    Inside you will find expensive wood and brass furnishings, wool carpet and marble flooring all bathed in natural light. 

    Members enjoy fine à la carte dining with a complimentary premium array
    of beers, spirits and Australian wines. Wine bottles are often given as departing gift

    Facilities may also include spas, showers and an assortment of books
    and magazines.

    Members may bring in two guests at a time. 

    Lounge attendants personally alert you when your flight is to board and your personal preferences are logged for each flight.
    Membership also entitles you to first-class facilities at Qantas partner airlines.

    free upgrades where they are available and a hotline to Qantas’s customer service for any and all travel needs. 

    Source: Executive Traveller

     

     

     

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