Resurrection

In thinking about 'resurrection' in general I decided to Google it since that is easier than going to the library, searching through endless amounts of books, and then searching for countless hours to get any sort of answers. But this is 2010, so you probably think that libraries don't exist anymore. It is hard enough to get people to read anyway. You probably wish this was a video blog.


The first page Google gives me is from Wikipedia which is pretty typical. Since we all trust Wikipedia to be completely truthful and accurate even though it is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, I will comment on the first line of the article.


"The resurrection of dead humans is a central doctrine of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam."


I never realized how closely related zombies and religion are. (From now on I will speak from a Christian point of view not because I shun the others, but because this is what I know from going to Catholic and Episcopalian churches my whole life.) Jesus was dead and then he was brought back from the dead. In church they call that 'eternal life' which sounds a lot better than "reanimated corpse, or a human being who is being controlled by someone else by use of magic" from the zombie wiki page. I suppose there is a big difference I am leaving out where Jesus was supposedly resurrected back to actual life and not just zombie life. But in my opinion, if you were once dead and now you are not, then that makes you a zombie.


Next on the Google search is a Chicago Hospital, Resurrection Health Care which is a "system of affiliated not-for-profit Catholic organizations sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection" according to their website. That's a mouthful! Don't you think that naming your hospital with the word 'resurrection' is giving yourself a little too much credit? If you don't include zombies or characters from movies, the last person I ever heard of being resurrected was Jesus Christ. Plus they are a "not-for-profit" organization and a hospital at the same time. Isn't that an oxymoron?


Their mission statement says, "Faithful to the spirit of our Sponsors, Resurrection Health Care exists to witness God's sustaining love, through compassionate, family-centered care. Motivated by a reverence for life and respect for those we serve, we are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community. We promote a climate that empowers all of us to effectively steward our human and financial resources." In my opinion, you are going to need a lot more than improvements if you call yourself "Resurrection Health Care"! 


Anyway, Google is kind of disappointing me today for not being up with the times. I did mention that it is 2010 right? I can look up hospitals and Jesus in the library that I purposely avoided for you, Google. The first movie that comes up is the 1999 Resurrection starring Christopher Lambert. 5.9 rating on IMDB, ouch! Next is Tupac and Resurrection High School. Yes there is a Resurrection High School. I don't even want to know what they claim they offer.


I was expecting to see something more like Terminator or Resident Evil or at least Alien. And a lot more zombie stuff. I guess I am more of a movie buff than Google. This is what YouTube has: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzv7O9siFXY