{"id":754,"date":"2007-04-26T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-27T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-gods-bloodhound\/"},"modified":"2007-04-26T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T03:32:00","slug":"dog-the-bounty-hunter-gods-bloodhound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-gods-bloodhound\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog the Bounty Hunter \u2013 God’s Bloodhound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Fake man or man of faith<\/span><\/strong> \"\"<\/a>
<\/span>Duane Chapman<\/a>, who goes by the name \u201cDog the Bounty Hunter\u201d is a head busting, T<\/span>V<\/span> star<\/a> who chases criminals on the lam. He also claims to be a born-again Christian whose show on A&E<\/a> is filled with biblical references and expressions of faith.<\/p>\n

Before he goes to hunt a bounty, he gathers the family and they bow their heads and pray for safety and for the capture \u201cin Jesus name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right now, Chapman, his son<\/a> Leland, and his friend Tim Chapman<\/a>, face extradition to Mexico for their 2003 capture of Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster<\/a>. Luster was convicted of drugging and raping three women and is currently serving a 124-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

Chapman could very serve time<\/a> in jail himself for sneaking across the border and capturing Luster, \u2018depriving him of liberty\u2019<\/a> according to Mexican law. Chapman is currently free on $300,000 bail. He could face up to four years in prison.<\/p>\n

If you have ever seen the show, you will see that there is a dichotomy<\/a>. Chapman isn\u2019t necessarily the best representative for Christianity. He tells criminals to freeze \u201c#&*%\u201d<\/strong> He has fathered multiple children from multiple women. And he looks \u2013 rough. But then again he just might be perfect for the job.<\/p>\n

You see, Christ came to save sinners<\/a> \u2013 and this muscle bound, chain smoking, leather clad rough-neck is among the worst. He served jail \"\"<\/a>time himself \u2013 for accessory to murder, no less. But somewhere in time, he realized that he was on the wrong track \u2013 and is a living example of man trying to get it together.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how to react when I see him curse or listen to his foul-mouth wife Beth berate someone. I don\u2019t know how to react to see him wrestle a doped-up teen to the ground. I don\u2019t know how to react, because this isn\u2019t the lily-white Christianity I try to keep.<\/p>\n

After a sometimes violent capture, Chapman uses the time in the car with the caught crook to deliver a message that might just turn him around. Moments before the crook is handed back to courts, Dog reads him the riot act \u2013 and often the gospel.<\/p>\n

I do like the show \u2013 but am not settled. Is Chapman a Red Letter Christian, a believer<\/a> who lives out Christ in profession? Or is he a poser,<\/a> a phony who uses his faith for shock and for ratings. What\u2019s your opinion?<\/p>\n

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Read the beliefnet interview<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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