Happy birthday, Bibleman!

Happy birthday, Bibleman!

Willie Aames was born on this day in 1960 in Los Angeles.

Bibleman Spun Out of Control But Getting His Life Back on Track

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Willie Aames, who depending on your age range you'll remember as Tommy on "Eight is Enough," Buddy Lembeck on "Charles in Charge," or Bibleman, has an ongoing struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. He got his life in order when he became a Christian, but as life began to unravel for him last year he turned back to his old ways. This past Thanksgiving Aames tried to commit suicide. Beliefnet reports he said:

"I was also taking antidepressants and antianxiety pills. It got so bad, I put a knife to my throat and cut myself in six places. The police came, put me in handcuffs and whisked me away. I was completely devastated... I kept asking, 'What did I do wrong?'"

In the January 19 issue of Star Magazine, Aames opened up about about what drove him over the edge and what brought him back.

Resolution: Stop Judging Celebrities

Since we're just about halfway through January, let's take a moment to rehash all our over-ambitious resolutions. Statistically speaking, 90% of us have broken or will break said resolutions. Well, here's one we should add to our list and actually keep: stop "being self-righteous judgmental bastards," as per the tagline of Revolution Church.

An email pointed me to an article called "Suggested Celebrity New Year's Resolutions 2009," put out by beliefnet. In the article, the author picks apart everyone from Britney Spears to Sarah Palin, in essence publicly mocking their mistakes, heartbreaks, and traumas while offering advice on what they should do in the future.

If you're just dysfunctional friends with benefits, that's fine, but we'd recommend for the health of everyone concerned, admit it to yourself and to members of the tabloid press so we don't have to suffer through the daily "they're together!/they're broken up" dance. [image and quote]

The article is supposed to be light-hearted and funny, but it's in bad taste. Celebrtities get hounded and ridiculed enough by the secular press. Shouldn't an online magazine with the words "inspiration" and "spirituality" in the tagline be more compassionate and uplifting?

...Or maybe I'm just judging them. Either way, it's a lesson for us all.