I recently witnessed an example of this watching a History Channel
program explaining the "philosophy behind Star Wars", where it was
claimed that Luke's redemption of his father was a "Christian"
principle (!), when the Bible clearly teaches that Christ redeemed
The Father's CHILDREN, NOT the Father himself.

What's sad is that many people watching this show (unless they know
the Lord & His Word) most likely came away assuming what they saw
and heard on this program was true and "Christian".

How long will it be before priests from the Church of Satan
itself will be offering up before our governing bodies?

All I know is that the Bible clearly says the world was all
of one language, prior to building the tower of Babel, not
in Africa but in Mesopotamia.

I would NEVER presume believers sin more than non-believers.

Perhaps this Atheist encountered "Christians" who belive this
to be so, or he somehow misrepresented their position (straw-man?)

I actually tend to think the opposite is true.

Pastors and teachers are probably the greatest sinners of all,
since their enhanced position and authority present them with
greater opportunity to sin than either myself or this Atheist.

As a believer I'm far more succeptible to the sin of hypocracy
than the Atheist, who's much lower regard for God keeps him from
having to deal with such a sin as much as I do.

But for his many other sins, and we all sin, he will have to one
day give an account, not to man, but to God, which is why we need
the savior.

A person who is being guided by God's word and Holy Spirit could
easilly look like someone who is "picking and choosing" their
"morality" by one is not being guided by God's word or the Holy
Spirit.

Really? Guess I'll have to add your state to my list of possible relocation
destinations, should the opportunity arise .

Thanks, Pro-Gun Christian!

My only problem with the comparison of guns with "steak knives" is that the
former can be used to inflict harm at a stand-off distance, whereas the latter
is only good at close quarters and is therefore less dangerous.

Isn't it interesting that Atheists--those who claim to not
believe in God--so often assert their alleged capacity to
determine what God should or should not be like, were he to
"exitst"?

I find this to be supremely arrogant on their part, unless
they are basing their reasoning on their own presuppositions
that "God" is a product of the human mind, and they therefore
have just as much right to "define" him as the Theists do.

"Most who preach righteousness, do so out of the conviction that
they have more of it than those to whom they are preaching."

I actually see myself as being LESS righteous than those to whom
I try to witness.

Reasons for this include the fact that when I fail to live up
to Christ's standards (and all who take His name do) commit
hypocracy, which the unsave cannot do since they don't and can't
identify with Him.

My unsaved brother always was, and may yet be, a MUCH more righteous
person than I was. Difference is that I'm now trusting in Christ's
perfect righteousness while he remains confident in his own sense of
goodness, thinking that he'll fair better in this life (or the next)
than most others because of his own good works.

Something else I only recently noticed, to my own facination, is
that my unsaved brother has a MUCH more difficult time recalling
past events where he and I were caught in a sin for which we both
had to be punished.

Step right up and get yours today before they're all sold out!

But seriously, folks, I think the Bible (for the most part)
is WAY too profound to be adaquately represented by mere toys.

I first learned of Daniel in the lions' den from 1970's-era
Sunday-school flanelgraphs (those of you old enough to remember
know what I'm talking about).

I remember Daniel being saved from the lions but I don't remember
my teacher mentioning the fate of Daniel's accusers, torn assunder
by the very same lions Daniel was rescued from. I wonder if the
Daniel's lions' den toy incorporates this. I doubt it.

If this is the case, then Huckabee is essentially elevating
the second table of the law (dealing with man-to-man relations)
above that of the first table (dealing with man-to-God relations).

Hello, Social-Gospel!!

This man also reminds me of the rockey ground in one
of Christ's parabals, where the newly sown seed quickly
sprang up only to wither in the heat of the sun because
it had no root.

Even so, God can still convert this dear man as long as
he is still alive.

The Bible teaches that for anyone to qualify for the
office of bishop or elder or deacon, that person MUST
rule their household (wife, kids, etc.) well.

This one requirement totally illiminates ALL women
from consideration since it is the husband and not
the wife that is to be the head or ruler of the
household.

People who want women pastors are simply rebelling
against God. They don't want to listen to Him because
His Word demands what He wants rather than what they
want.

God, being the jealous God that He is *said* "I'll show you guys
how weak and phony your 'champion' is"... by allowing Eastern philosophies,
religeons, etc. to prevail, climaxing during the revolution of the 60's
and continuing today in the form of this Hindu Congressional prayer.

When I was a kid, telephone, TV and stereo were the
primary devices used by couch potatos, but today we
have computers as well, which may account for some
decrease in our kids' health.

Scott McMahan's point about evolving statistics being
a product of evolving standards rather than evolving
realities themselves is a good one, to which I would
add that our increasingly risk-averse, saftey-obsessed
culture may be to blame as well.