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The guy was a far left professed atheist who got into some kind of squabble over a parking issue.

Christianity is *the* institution that the left and its mouthpiece dujour, Obama, despise the most. It is the foundation of Western Civilization, and as any university will tell ya, that's a bad, bad thing.

An addendum to my other post. This is from alz.org. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in unusual places. They may lose things and be unable to go back over their steps to find them again. Sometimes, they may accuse others of stealing. This may occur more frequently over time. What's a typical age-related change? Misplacing things from time to time and retracing steps to find them.

I'm not offering expert opinion, but this type of thing is *sometimes* connected with Alzheimer's/dementia. It is mentioned on various Alzheimer's sites.

I give Jindal a heartfelt 'attaboy' for that zinger.

That sounds like he believes God is restrained by time. To have free will does not limit God to only knowing the past and present, for He knows the future as He is already there. Agreed. His teachings and church have long struck me as 'off'.

That sounds like he believes God is restrained by time. To have free will does not limit God to only knowing the past and present, for He knows the future as He is already there. Agreed. IMHO, his teachings and church have long struck me as 'off'.

This sounds *somewhat* like the concept of "open theism", which, frankly, I don't know much about. One of it's main proponents is Pastor Greg Boyd, who is a senior pastor at a prominent church in my area. Boyd is a very brilliant and prolific author, and rather famous for being something of an iconoclast regarding dearly held Christian beliefs. I would say that he falls into the category of the 'Christian Left'. Lest I get too far afield, *I think* open theism holds that because of free will, God has limited omniscience, and can even be taken off guard. Here's Pastor Boyd in his own words: If I had to define “Open Theism” in one sentence, I would say that it as the view that the future is partly comprised of possibilities and is therefore known by God as partly comprised of possibilities. (By the way, I prefer to refer to this view as “the open view of the future,” since the most distinctive aspect of Open Theism is not its understanding of the nature of God, but its understanding of the nature of the future). To expound a bit on this definition, the open view of the future holds that God chose to create a cosmos that is populated with free agents – at least humans and angels (though some hold that there is a degree of freedom, however small, in all sentient beings). To have free will means that one has the ability to transition several possible courses of action into one actual course of action. This is precisely why Open Theists hold that the future is partly comprised of possibilities. While God can decide to pre-settle whatever aspects of the future he wishes, to the degree that he has given agents freedom, God has chosen to leave the future open, as a domain of possibilities, for agents to resolve with their free choices. This view obviously conflicts with the understanding of the future that has been espoused by classical theologians, for the traditional view is that God foreknows from all eternity the future exclusively as a domain of exhaustively definite facts.

Awesome vid and tune.

Yes there are. And there seem to be quite a number of them around my age (mid 50's) who sincerely seem to be returning to the fold after bouts of hard living. Vince Gill and Marty Stuart come to mind. Marty's band, The Fabulous Superlatives, all write and perform very evocative gospel tunes. And Ricky Skaggs has *always* been there. The one time I saw him, he had to cut his show short because he had the flu, but he didn't neglect to make a bold proclamation about his faith in Christ.

I love this one by Josh Turner, a bold, professing Christian, country artist. A morality tale. Don't go ridin', folks.

It takes a lot to break my heart, but in reading this, I am heartbroken. Unspeakable depravity and cruelty.

I think the chances of going adrift spiritually are much greater when one is not plugged into a church fellowship. There is a natural state of accountability when you are with your brothers and sisters each week, and the beauty of corporate worship does not happen in the church of the individual. Doctrinal issues are also placed in a precarious position when you are the sole arbiter of scriptural interpretation and moral issues.

There's something about that name. Praise God.

I didn't either. As I understand it, lots more 'investment' in the middle class, courtesy the ebil rich. Disgraceful covetousness and theft by government proxy.

I, too, have a bag of bags.

Yep. What a man earns is none of my business, provided he's doing it honestly. It's *his* property, and and hand-wringing over it is covetousness and envy. I *like* rich people. They've kept me employed the entirety of my adult life.

Great post. The Rev. Al shouldn't have a place at the table in any decent society, but we're long past that. Your remarks on "A Face In The Crowd" are spot on. A great, prescient movie. I suppose it pains me to say say it, but I hope the Rev finds Jesus. Maybe he did long ago, and needs to return.

I am reminded of the old joke about the dyslexic agnostic who was up all night pondering the existence of dog.

Agree, 100%.

I don't know if you're a Christian, but the Bible makes it abundantly clear that we are not to do what you advocate. Jesus was *always* right, and did not live to make others 'happy'. Here's an obvious example. Jesus stood by what was right and challenged what the rich young man held very dearly, and it made the rich young man very *unhappy*. Luke 18:18-23 New International Version (NIV) The Rich and the Kingdom of God 18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’[a]” 21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.

As a guy who's been married 27 years, I agree wholeheartedly. Sisters, don't give it away. ~Please~.

He can be counted on doing the wrong thing for America. imo, he has personal scores to settle with this country, and, in one of the most bizarre cases of truth being stranger than fiction, managed to become president. The fact that he still has legions of supporters is truly horrifying. The good and great America that once was doesn't exist anymore.

Amen, somebody! Thanks for posting.

The 1-3% seem to have a disproportionate voice in the public square. These are sick times. This guy is a hero.