Accountability

Vying for a million dollars the final three contestants on Survivor Fiji got an ear full from the jury of their peers. I was especially interested in the confrontation between Boo, a member of the jury, and Dreamz, a runner-up. Not only did Dreamz seal a promise by swearing an oath to God , he portrayed himself as a street survivor, a man of faith, a truth teller and one who wanted his son to be proud of him. In reality, he was none of those. Boo verbally confronted Dreamz’s by comparing his actions with his professed Christianity. It was hard to listen to, but what a powerful statement. On one hand I felt embarrassed for Christianity being publicly flayed on primetime TV, but on the other hand, Christian hypocrisy needs to be exposed. Later during an interview Boo was asked about his aggressiveness toward Dreamz. He said, “I think Dreamz wants to do the right thing [to be a man of his word]. I wanted to pull that out of him.” When we fail to do the right thing, we need others who are willing to pull it out of us.