I think I just threw up in my mouth a little………..

Looking for that perfect gift? Why not give war, it creates jobs, stimulates the economy, and when done in the name of the one true God and his sidekicks Jesus and Holy Ghosty, brings us one step to meeting the maker himself. Think of the look of joy on the recipients face when they realized you’ve brought them one step closer to the rapture. Think of the countless innocents that can be “saved” as our holy warriors precision bombs them to smithereens, (and hopefully Heaven) and then come in to destroy what is left – ALL IN THE NAME OF GOD!

So write your representatives, and tell them you want to spread the blessing of war, especially to those less fortunate, non-christians.

“George W. Bush kept us safe. Providence kept us safe. But George Bush was the instrument in God’s hand as the leader of the free world.”

George W. Bush was a tool. ;-D

Cheney is filling the void in the Former President George W. Bush’s much welcomed absence.

“He immediately upon being told of the attacks knew that this was war and that we were being attacked existentially by radical Islam.”

Considering Dub would likely need to look up the word “existentially” in a dictionary first, and then someone to explain it further, I don’t think that’s really an accurate description of what he knew or didn’t know.

Now, only a great fool would “hear the voice of god” clearly and without question to the source, telling him or her to do something, and then ignore it.

Do you not know any “great fools”? I assure you they are plentiful. But it’s not only fools who would ignore God’s will. Those with a sinful nature (everyone) also ignore God’s will. Your premise is just silly.

And for the christ-ian, which etymologically means “Christ LIKE”, the concept of “a symbol of great self sacrifice out of love for others” should then be your guide to treating others. How much are YOU willing to sacrafice for the sake of others? Considering your political beliefs, not much (You don’t want to have YOUR “hard-earned” money pay for welfare, other’s medical care, or any other such things… YOU want to keep “YOUR MONEY”, all for YOURSELF. Greed, plain and simple. So, what would Jesus say about that? Of course, you have your free will. I believe that Jesus said, on a number of occasions, something along the lines of “The rich man has his reward here on earth, but the poor man will have his reward in heaven.”

Why do you assume that because you are a strict partisan that everyone else is too? I’m all for welfare as long as it carries requirements that recipients who are able are making progress toward becoming at least somewhat self sufficient. I want the govt to provide healthcare to those who can’t afford it and to prevent anyone from being bankrupted by medical costs. I don’t want the govt to create an enormous money pit in the process of trying to help people. The tens of billions of dollars of waste and fraud in the Medicare system is nothing compared to what we’ll see if great care isn’t taken in the process of insuring everyone. If that is greed, plain and simple, then I’m guilty.

I’m well aware of what the Bible says regarding wealth and helping others. I’m also aware of what it says about not making your good works known to others. Suffice to say I’m comfortable in the knowledge that, more often than not, I have done the right thing in helping people in need. Fortunately for all of us, we don’t judge each other in the end; Jesus does. ;)

And the Sneetches fought over who was better, the one’s with stars on their bellies, or the one’s without.

Both stories are pure fiction, but Dr. Seuss a much better writer and story teller.

God gave us free will.

Therefore there is no person who acts as the “instrument of god” or “performs god’s will” — because those sentiments imply that the direction of the action is from god (and not from dogma — actually from god), and thus god is telling a human what to do. This is contrary to free will. This concept requires that god has communicated a desired course of action, and any such direct communication is in defiance of free will — while you may like to argue that such communication could be just ’suggestion’ and that the person still has the free will to ignore god, the situation itself includes and requires that the person receiving the communication believes completely and unreservedly that the communication is directly and unambiguously from god. Now, only a great fool would “hear the voice of god” clearly and without question to the source, telling him or her to do something, and then ignore it. Therefore, god making it clear that it is god talking telling someone what to do is, implicitly, a compulsion to act as proscribed by god. This is not, then, a case of free will. One’s choice is not an open and free choice, since god stepped in and let the person know clearly that god expects a certain action — which is a compulsion to act, not an offer of a choice of actions.

Parse if youplease, but you are only fooling yourself. “The voice of god” in your head telling you to do something, and you do not question that it truly and absolutelyy is god speaking, is a compulsion to act in that way. God could subtly hint at desired actions without “making his will known” to a human clearly, thus allowing for more free will. However, to be truly “free will” requires that god does not attempt to influence any person’s actions at all, as once there is infulence the “free” of “free will” is lost — and is inherent in the descriptions used: was he acting according to his “free will”, or was he acting according to “god’s will”? The two are mutually exclusive when there is intervention involved.

And for the christ-ian, which etymologically means “Christ LIKE”, the concept of “a symbol of great self sacrifice out of love for others” should then be your guide to treating others. How much are YOU willing to sacrafice for the sake of others? Considering your political beliefs, not much (You don’t want to have YOUR “hard-earned” money pay for welfare, other’s medical care, or any other such things… YOU want to keep “YOUR MONEY”, all for YOURSELF. Greed, plain and simple. So, what would Jesus say about that? Of course, you have your free will. I believe that Jesus said, on a number of occasions, something along the lines of “The rich man has his reward here on earth, but the poor man will have his reward in heaven.”